tracePoint

Create custom line trace based on specified X and Y coordinates

Since R2021b

Description

Use the tracePoint object to create a custom line trace by tracing a line along the specified X and Y coordinates.

Creation

Syntax

trace = tracePoint

trace = tracePoint(Name=Value)

Description

trace = tracePoint creates a line trace using default properties.

trace = tracePoint(Name=Value) sets Properties using one or more name-value arguments. For example, tracePoint(Width=0.0050) creates a line trace with the width of 0.0050. Properties not specified retain their default values.

Properties

Name — Name of custom line trace

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

Name of the custom line trace, specified as a character vector or string scalar.

Example: trace = tracePoint(Name='tracepoint1')

Data Types: char | string

TracePoints — Coordinates of custom line trace

10-by-2array (default) | n-by-2-array

Coordinates of custom line trace, specified as a n-by-2-array of X and Y coordinates.

Example: trace = tracePoint(TracePoints=[0 0;0 -10;6 -10;6 0])

Data Types: double

Width — Width of line trace

0.002 (default) | positive scalar

Width of the line trace, specified as a positive scalar in meters. This value is applied to all line segments in the custom trace.

Example: trace = tracePoint(Width=0.005)

Data Types: double

Corner — Corner where two line segments interface

"Sharp" (default) | "Miter" | "Smooth"

Corner where two line segments interface, specified as either "Sharp", "Miter", or "Smooth". To apply the same value to all corners, specify a string scalar. For a different value for all corners, specify a (n-2)-by-1 vector of strings.

Example: trace = tracePoint(Corner="Miter")

Data Types: string

EnableRoundedEnds — Enables curves at end of trace point

0 (default) | 1

Enables curves at the end of trace point, specified as 0 or 1.

Example: trace = tracePoint(EnableRoundedEnds=1)

Data Types: logical

Object Functions

add	Boolean unite operation on two RF PCB shapes
subtract	Boolean subtraction operation on two RF PCB shapes
intersect	Boolean intersection operation on two RF PCB shapes
plus	Shape1 + Shape2 for RF PCB shapes
minus	Shape1 - Shape2 for RF PCB shapes
mirrorX	Mirror shape along X-axis
mirrorY	Mirror shape along Y-axis
and	Shape1 & Shape2 for RF PCB shapes
area	Calculate area of RF PCB shape in square meters
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
translate	Move RF PCB shape to new location
scale	Change size of RF PCB shape by fixed amount

Examples

Create Default Custom Line

Create a custom line using default properties.

customLine = tracePoint

customLine = 
  tracePoint with properties:

                 Name: 'mytracePoint'
          TracePoints: [10x2 double]
                Width: 0.0020
               Corner: "Sharp"
    EnableRoundedEnds: 0

View the trace.

show(customLine)

Rotate and Mesh Custom Line

Create a custom line trace using default properties.

customLine = tracePoint;

Rotate the trace by 45 degrees along the Z-axis.

customLine = rotateZ(customLine,45)

customLine = 
  tracePoint with properties:

                 Name: 'mytracePoint'
          TracePoints: [10x2 double]
                Width: 0.0020
               Corner: "Sharp"
    EnableRoundedEnds: 0

View the trace.

show(customLine)

Mesh the custom line trace at a maximum edge length of 1 m.

mesh(customLine,MaxEdgeLength=1)

Create Custom Trace with Smooth Corners

Create a custom trace line with smooth corners.

customLine = tracePoint(Name='tracepoint',Corner="Smooth")

customLine = 
  tracePoint with properties:

                 Name: 'tracepoint'
          TracePoints: [10x2 double]
                Width: 0.0020
               Corner: "Smooth"
    EnableRoundedEnds: 0

show(customLine)

Version History

Introduced in R2021b