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Could someone lead me in the right direction?<\/p>\n<p>Here is the script used:<\/p>\n<p>y1=-1.5e-6-0.5e-6;<\/p>\n<p>y2=-1.5e-6-0.5e-6;<\/p>\n<p>y3=1.5e-6+0.5e-6;<\/p>\n<p>y4=1.5e-6+0.5e-6;<\/p>\n<p>y5=-1.5e-6;<\/p>\n<p>y6=-1.5e-6;<\/p>\n<p>y7=1.5e-6;<\/p>\n<p>y8=1.5e-6;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>z1=0;<\/p>\n<p>z2=0;<\/p>\n<p>z3=0;<\/p>\n<p>z4=0;<\/p>\n<p>z5=0.6e-6;<\/p>\n<p>z6=0.06e-6;<\/p>\n<p>z7=0.06e-6;<\/p>\n<p>z8=0.6e-6;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>vtx= [x1,y1,z1; #1<\/p>\n<p>x2,y2,z2; #2<\/p>\n<p>x3,y3,z3; #3<\/p>\n<p>x4,y4,z4; #4<\/p>\n<p>x5,y5,z5; #5<\/p>\n<p>x6,y6,z6; #6<\/p>\n<p>x7,y7,z7; #7<\/p>\n<p>x8,y8,z8]; #8<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>a = cell(6);<\/p>\n<p>for(i = 1:6){<\/p>\n<p>a{i} = cell(1);<\/p>\n<p>}<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>#facets:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>a{1}{1} = [1,4,3,2]; #bottom facet<\/p>\n<p>a{2}{1} = [1,2,6,5];<\/p>\n<p>a{3}{1} = [2,3,7,6];<\/p>\n<p>a{4}{1} = [3,4,8,7];<\/p>\n<p>a{5}{1} = [1,5,8,4];<\/p>\n<p>a{6}{1} = [5,6,7,8]; #top facet<\/p>\n<p>addplanarsolid(vtx,a);<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/03-10-2023-1696366016-Screenshot 2023-10-03 164321.png\" alt=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/03-10-2023-1696366041-vertical taper 1.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-309910","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I am currently trying to simulate a waveguide that has a vertical taper along with sidewall angles using the planar solid primitive. 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