curve

Create curved shape on X-Y plane

Since R2021b

Description

Use the curve object to create a curved shape centered on the X-Y plane.

Creation

Syntax

curvedshape = curve

curvedshape = curve(Name=Value)

Description

curvedshape = curve creates a curved shape centered on the X-Y plane.

curvedshape = curve(Name=Value) sets Properties using one or more name-value arguments. For example, curve(ReferencePoint=[1 1]) creates a curved shape at the reference point [1 1]. Properties not specified retain their default values.

Properties

Name — Name of curved shape

'myCurve' (default) | character vector | string scalar

Name of the curved shape, specified as a character vector or string scalar.

Example: curvedshape = curve(Name='curvedshape1')

Data Types: char | string

ReferencePoint — Reference point

[0 0] (default) | two-element vector

Reference point of the curved shape in Cartesian coordinates, specified as a two-element vector.

Example: curvedshape = curve(ReferencePoint=[1 1])

Data Types: double

Radius — Radius of curved shape

0.0100 (default) | positive scalar

Radius of the curved shape, specified as a positive scalar in meters.

Example: curvedshape = curve(Radius=0.0300)

Data Types: double

Width — Width of curved shape

0.0020 (default) | positive scalar

Width of the curved shape, specified as a positive scalar in meters.

Example: curvedshape = curve(Width=0.0030)

Data Types: double

ArcAngle — Start angle and stop angle

[0 180] (default) | two-element vector

Start angle and stop angle in degrees, specified as a two-element vector.

Example: curvedshape = curve(ArcAngle=[90 140)

Data Types: double

Object Functions

add	Boolean unite operation on two RF PCB shapes
and	Shape1 & Shape2 for RF PCB shapes
area	Calculate area of RF PCB shape in square meters
intersect	Boolean intersection operation on two RF PCB shapes
mesh	Change and view mesh properties of metal or dielectric in PCB component
minus	Shape1 - Shape2 for RF PCB shapes
plus	Shape1 + Shape2 for RF PCB shapes
rotate	Rotate RF PCB shape about defined axis
rotateX	Rotate RF PCB shape about x-axis
rotateY	Rotate RF PCB shape about y-axis and angle
rotateZ	Rotate RF PCB shape about z-axis
subtract	Boolean subtraction operation on two RF PCB shapes
scale	Change size of RF PCB shape by fixed amount
show	Display PCB component structure or PCB shape
translate	Move RF PCB shape to new location

Examples

Create Default Curved Shape

Create a curved shape with default properties.

curved = curve

curved = 
  curve with properties:

              Name: 'myCurve'
    ReferencePoint: [0 0]
            Radius: 0.0100
             Width: 0.0020
          ArcAngle: [0 180]

View the curved shape.

show(curved)

Mesh Rotated Curved Shape

Create a curved shape with the of 8 m and width of 2 m.

curved = curve(Radius=8,Width=2);

Rotate the shape by 60 degrees.

curved = rotateZ(curved,60)

curved = 
  curve with properties:

              Name: 'myCurve'
    ReferencePoint: [0 0]
            Radius: 8
             Width: 2
          ArcAngle: [0 180]

show(curved)

Mesh the curved shape at a maximum edge length of 1 m.

mesh(curved,MaxEdgeLength=1)

Version History

Introduced in R2021b