Array

Create a block-shaped (3D), rectangular (2D, 3D), or linear array of geometry objects.

Syntax

model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).create(<ftag>,"Array");

model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).selection(property);

model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).set(property,<value>);

model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).getType(property);

Description

Use model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).create(<ftag>,"Array") to create an array of geometry objects.

Use model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).selection("input") to select the objects to array. The default selection is empty.

The following properties are available:

Table 3-27: Valid Properties
Name	Value	Default	Description
color	none \| custom \| integer between 1 and the number of colors in the current theme	none	The color of the selection, either given as an integer indicating a color in the color theme, or as a custom color in the customcolor property.
customcolor	RGB-triplet	Next available theme color	The color to use. Active when color is set to custom.
input	Selection		Objects to array.
displ	double[sdim]	1	Displacements in axis directions.
size	int \| int[sdim]	1	Array size.
selresult	on \| off	off	Create selections of all resulting objects of this feature.
selresultshow	all \| obj \| dom \| bnd \| edg \| pnt \| off	The highest available entity level except obj; usually dom.	Show selections, if selresult is on, in physics, materials, and so on; in part instances; or in 3D from a plane geometry. obj is not available in a component’s geometry. dom, bnd, and edg are not available in all features.

If size is a scalar, a linear (oblique) array with size copies of the input objects is constructed. The displacement between two consecutive copies is given by the vector displ. The names of the output objects are ftag(i), where ftag is the tag of the feature, and i is a 1-based index. If there are more than one input object, the output objects are named ftag(i,in), where in is a 1-based index corresponding to the input objects.

2D: If size is an array of length 2, a rectangular array with size[0]-by-size[1] copies of the input object is constructed. The x- and y-displacements are displ[0] and displ[1], respectively. The names of the output objects are ftag(i1,i2), where ftag is the name of the feature, and i1 and i2 are 1-based indices. If there are more than one input object, the output objects are named ftag(i1,i2,in), where in is a 1-based index corresponding to the input objects.

3D: If size is an array of length 3, a three-dimensional (block shaped) array with size[0]-by-size[1]-by-size[2] copies of the input object is constructed. The x-, y-, and z-displacements are displ[0], displ[1], and displ[2], respectively. The names of the output objects are ftag(i1,i2,i3), where ftag is the name of the feature, and i1, i2, and i3 are 1-based indices. If there are more than one input object, the output objects are named ftag(i1,i2,i3,in), where in is a 1-based index corresponding to the input objects.

The input object is deleted and an identical object is constructed as a part of the array.

For information about the selresult and contributeto properties, see Selections of Geometric Entities.

Additional properties are available with the Design Module, see Array.

Compatibility

In COMSOL Multiphysics 5.2, the selresult property replaced the createselection property. createselection is still supported for backward compatibility.

model.geom(<tag>).create(<ftag>,"arrayr") constructs an Array feature

Example

The following sequence creates a block with four equally-sized holes:

Code for Use with Java

Model model = ModelUtil.create("Model1");

model.component().create("comp1");

GeomSequence g = model.component("comp1").geom().create("geom1", 3);

g.create("cyl1","Cylinder");

g.create("arr1","Array");

g.feature("arr1").selection("input").set("cyl1");

g.feature("arr1").set("displ", "4 4 0");

g.feature("arr1").set("size", "2 2 1");