Generic

PyAEDT has some generic features.

File utils

The following methods allows to read and parse files.

normalize_path	Normalize path separators.
get_filename_without_extension	Get the filename without its extension.
check_and_download_file	Check if a file is remote.
check_if_path_exists	Check whether a path exists on a local or on a remote machine (for remote sessions only).
check_and_download_folder	Download remote folder.
generate_unique_name	Generate a new name given a root name and optional suffix.
generate_unique_folder_name	Generate a new AEDT folder name given a root name.
generate_unique_project_name	Generate a new AEDT project name given a root name.
recursive_glob	Get a list of files matching a pattern, searching recursively from a start path.
is_project_locked	Check if the AEDT project lock file exists.
remove_project_lock	Check if the AEDT project exists and try to remove the lock file.
open_file	Open a file and return the object.
read_json	Load a JSON file to a dictionary.
read_toml	Read a TOML file and return as a dictionary.
read_csv	Read information from a CSV file and return a list.
read_csv_pandas	Read information from a CSV file and return a list.
write_csv	Write data to a CSV .
read_tab	Read information from a TAB file and return a list.
read_xlsx	Read information from an XLSX file and return a list.
get_dxf_layers	Read a DXF file and return all layer names.
read_component_file	Read the component file and extract variables.
parse_excitation_file	Parse a csv file and convert data in list that can be applied to Hfss and Hfss3dLayout sources.
tech_to_control_file	Convert a TECH file to an XML file for use in a GDS or DXF import.
read_configuration_file	Parse a file and return the information in a list or dictionary.
write_configuration_file	Create a configuration file in JSON or TOML format from a dictionary.
compute_fft	Compute FFT of input transient data.

Quaternion

PyAEDT contains an implementation of fundamental quaternion operations.

Quaternions are only used to represent rotations in 3D space. They are not used to represent translations or other transformations. Only methods related to rotations are implemented.

Quaternion

Implements fundamental quaternion operations.

Math utils

MathUtils is a class that provides mathematical utility methods like numerical comparisons and checks.

MathUtils

MathUtils is a utility class that provides methods for numerical comparisons and checks.