{"id":311140,"date":"2023-10-11T18:53:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T18:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/reply\/311140\/"},"modified":"2023-10-11T18:53:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T18:53:47","slug":"311140","status":"publish","type":"reply","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/reply\/311140\/","title":{"rendered":"Reply To: Running Optimization in the background based on RCWA results"},"content":{"rendered":"

<p>It is doable but a little complicated.<\/p><p>First, you need to know how to run script file in background. please refer to Installing and running Lumerical on Linux without GUI<\/a><\/p><p>second, you need to specify the sweep parameters in “model” or structure group. If you want to sweep the layer thickess, you need to use script such as<\/p><p>setnamed(“RCWA”,”interface absolute positions”,[-2.25e-7+t1,4.3e-7+t2,1.1e-6+t3]);<\/p><p>where t1,t2, and t3 are the thickness parameters ( I have initial values there) you specify in “Setup” “Script”.<\/p><p>please test them before run sweep.<\/p><p>then set the sweep object to sweep the parameters.<\/p><p>finally, you need to write a simple script file with this line:<\/p><p>runsweep;<\/p><p>https:\/\/optics.ansys.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360034931413-runsweep-Script-command <\/p><p>Other parameters that can be swept can be found by<\/p><p>?getnamed(“RCWA”).<\/p><p>But you will still need to have available GUI license to run the simulation, though GUI can be not shown.<\/p><p>Please try.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-311140","reply","type-reply","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t