{"id":170315,"date":"2023-05-22T09:07:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T09:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"\/knowledge\/?post_type=topic&#038;p=170315"},"modified":"2023-09-01T09:30:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T09:30:25","slug":"discovery-antenna-script-tool","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/discovery-antenna-script-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovery Antenna Script Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/05\/547-2023-05-22T050504.386.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-198710\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ansys13.ansys.com\/KnowledgeArticles\/Discovery\/Add-Ins_4_Electromagnetic_1_Antenna_Synthesis.dscript.zip\">Add-Ins_4_Electromagnetic_1_Antenna_Synthesis.dscript<\/a><br \/>\nThis is the first release of the Discovery Antenna Synthesis Script Tool for Discovery 2023R1.<br \/>\nThis is an embedded python-based tool in the Discovery interface that will assist in creating baseline designs for different types of antennas.<\/p>\n<p>This is an adaptation of the AEDT Antenna Toolkit ACT and uses fundamentally the same process for generating geometry and setup.<\/p>\n<p>User Inputs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\nAntenna architecture<\/li>\n<li>\nSubstrate material<\/li>\n<li>\nSubstrate thickness<\/li>\n<li>\nConductor material<\/li>\n<li>\nTarget frequency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Outputs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\nSynthesis geometry parameters<\/li>\n<li>\nCreate geometry<\/li>\n<li>\nCreate materials<\/li>\n<li>\nAssign materials<\/li>\n<li>\nSetup excitation port<\/li>\n<li>\nSpecify the frequency range of the analysis**<\/li>\n<p>Antenna Types included in this release:<\/p>\n<p>Dipole &#8211; Planar<br \/>\nDipole &#8211; Wire<br \/>\nPIFA &#8211; Shorting Pin<br \/>\nPIFA &#8211; Shorting Plate<br \/>\nPatch &#8211; Elliptical &#8211; Edge<br \/>\nPatch &#8211; Elliptical &#8211; Inset<br \/>\nPatch &#8211; Elliptical &#8211; Probe<br \/>\nPatch &#8211; Rectangular &#8211; Edge<br \/>\nPatch &#8211; Rectangular &#8211; Inset<br \/>\nPatch &#8211; Rectangular &#8211; Probe<\/p>\n<p>Installation:<br \/>\nDownload the attached .dscript file. Move the file to the directory listed below:<br \/>\n%appdata%\\Discovery\\Published Scripts<\/p>\n<p>This is a unique folder for each user on a machine. It should evaluate to something like this.<br \/>\nC:\\Users\\<username>\\AppData\\Roaming\\Discovery\\Published Scripts<\/p>\n<p>Restart Discovery and you should see a new &#8220;Add-Ins&#8221; tab on the ribbon bar. There is a new section in this tab called &#8220;Electromagnetics&#8221; and a single tool called &#8220;Antenna Synthesis&#8221;.<br \/>\nThis Add-Ins tab can be toggled on and off in the Settings > Customization > Ribbon Bar menu. <\/p>\n<p>Run the tool by clicking the icon in the ribbon bar.<br \/>\nThe HUD will be populated with the user inputs.<br \/>\nClick the check mark to complete the tool.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/05\/547-2023-05-22T050510.903.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"111\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-198711\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/05\/547-2023-05-22T050515.143.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-198712\" \/><\/p>\n<p>**NOTE: Currently the user needs to manually update\/edit\/refresh the frequency range to properly set the bounding region to make sure that the defaults updates. 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