traceTapered

Create tapered trace in X-Y plane

Since R2022a

Description

Use the traceTapered object to create a tapered trace in the X-Y plane.

Creation

Syntax

trace = traceTapered

trace = traceTapered(Name=Value)

Description

trace = traceTapered creates a tapered trace in the X-Y plane.

trace = traceTapered(Name=Value) sets Properties using one or more name-value arguments. For example, traceTapered(ReferencePoint=[1 1]) creates a tapered trace with the reference point [1 1]. Properties not specified retain their default values.

Properties

Name — Name of tapered trace

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

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

Example: trace = traceTapered(Name="traceTapered")

Data Types: char | string

ReferencePoint — X and Y coordinate of tapered trace

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

Point of reference of the shape where it can be modified relative to initial position in meters, specified as a two-element vector of real elements.

Example: trace = traceTapered(ReferencePoint=[1 1])

Data Types: double

CurvatureRate — Curvature rate of tapered trace

50 (default) | real scalar

Curvature rate of the tapered trace in meters, specified as a real scalar. Set the property to 0 to create a linear trace.

Example: trace = traceStep(CurvatureRate=20)

Data Types: double

InputWidth — Width of tapered trace at input end

0.0050 (default) | positive scalar

Width of the tapered trace at the input end in meters, specified as a positive scalar

Example: trace = traceTrapered(Width=0.0060)

Data Types: double

OutputWidth — Width of tapered trace at output end

0.02 (default) | positive scalar

Width of the output side of the taper trace in meters, specified as a positive scalar

Example: trace = traceTrapered(Width=0.070)

Data Types: double

Length — Length of tapered trace

0.03 (default) | positive scalar | two-element vector

Length of the tapered trace in meters, specified as a positive scalar or a two-element vector. Use the two-element vector to additionally specify the dimensions of the extended line to the tapered trace.

Example: trace = traceTrapered(Length=0.040)

Data Types: double

Symmetry — Symmetry of tapered trace along X-axis

1 (default) | 0

Symmetry of tapered trace along X-axis, specified as 1 or 0. If set to 1, symmetry is enabled.

Example: trace = traceTapered(Symmetry=0)

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
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

Default Tapered Trace

Create a tapered trace with default values.

trace = traceTapered

trace = 
  traceTapered with properties:

              Name: 'mytraceTapered'
    ReferencePoint: [0 0]
     CurvatureRate: 50
        InputWidth: 0.0050
       OutputWidth: 0.0200
            Length: 0.0300
          Symmetry: 1

Visualize the step trace.

show(trace)

Nonsymmetrical Tapered Trace

Create a nonsymmetrical tapered trace.

trace = traceTapered;
trace.Symmetry = 0;

Rotate by 180 degrees about the Z-axis.

trace = rotateZ(trace,180);

Visualize the step trace.

show(trace)

Version History

Introduced in R2022a