Syntax: T <condname> <x1> <y1> <z1> <x2> <y2> <z2> <x3> <y3> <z3> [<xref> <yref> <zref>]
The 'T' element at the beginning of a line defines a triangular panel. If the triangular panel belongs to a conductor surface, the <condname>
parameter is used to associate the panel to a parent conductor named <condname>
. If the triangular panel belongs to a dielectric surface, the <condname>
parameter is ignored.
The (x1, y1, z1), (x2, y2, z2), (x3, y3, z3) 3D points specify the coordinates of the three corners of the panel; the coordinates must be entered in clockwise or counterclockwise order starting from any one corner.
In case the panel is part of a dielectric interface, you can use the optional coordinates (xref, yref, zref) to specify a reference point; see 3D Dielectric definitions ('D' statement) for more details about dielectric interfaces.
Example 1:
T mypyramid 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0
This input file fragments specifies a face of the surface of a conducting pyramid, whose name is mypyramid
.
Example 2:
T onepyramid 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
T otherpyramid 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
T onepyramid 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0
This input file fragments specifies two face of the surface of a conducting pyramid, whose name is onepyramid
, and one face of the surface of a second conducting pyramid, whose name is otherpyramid
.
Example 3:
T mypyramid 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
This input file fragments specifies a face of the surface of a dielectric pyramid, whose name is mypyramid
, with a panel-specific dielectric reference point at (0,0,2).