Grids

The Grid is the computational domain of the simulation. It can be 1D, 2D or 3D, and if working with a 2D electrostatic simulation, cylindrical coordinates are available in addition to cartesian.

Only objects that are inside of the grid will be simulated, those outside are ignored.

The grid can be uniformly discretized based on the number of cells specified for the respective axial direction. It can also be variably discretized based on the number of cells and the relative cell sizing at specific points in the respective axial direction.

kind (not editable)

The kind of grid used

xMin

For uniform cartesian grids, the domain extent in the negative x-direction.

xMax

For uniform cartesian grids, the domain extent in the positive x-direction.

yMin

For uniform cartesian grids, the domain extent in the negative y-direction.

yMax

For uniform cartesian grids, the domain extent in the positive y-direction.

zMin

For uniform cartesian and cylindrical grids, the domain extent in the negative z-direction.

zMax

For uniform cartesian and cylindrical grids, the domain extent in the positive z-direction.

rMin

For uniform cylindrical grids, the minimum domain extent in the r-direction.

rMax

For uniform cylindrical grids, the maximum domain extent in the r-direction.

xSectionBreaks

For variable cartesian grids, the points including the minimum and maximum domain extents in the x-direction at which the relative cell size is specified.

xDeltaAtBreaks

For variable cartesian grids, the relative cell sizes at each break point along the domain extents in the x-direction.

ySectionBreaks

For variable cartesian grids, the points including the minimum and maximum domain extents in the y-direction at which the relative cell size is specified.

yDeltaAtBreaks

For variable cartesian grids, the relative cell sizes at each break point along the domain extents in the y-direction.

zSectionBreaks

For variable cartesian and cylindrical grids, the points including the minimum and maximum domain extents in the z-direction at which the relative cell size is specified.

zDeltaAtBreaks

For variable cartesian and cylindrical grids, the relative cell sizes at each break point along the domain extents in the z-direction.

rSectionBreaks

For variable cylindrical grids, the points including the minimum and maximum domain extents in the r-direction at which the relative cell size is specified.

rDeltaAtBreaks

For variable cylindrical grids, the relative cell sizes at each break point along the domain extents in the r-direction.

xCells

For all cartesian grids, the number of cells in the x-direction.

yCells

For all cartesian grids, the number of cells in the y-direction.

zCells

For all cartesian and cylindrical grids, the number of cells in the z-direction.

rCells

For all cylindrical grids, the number of cells in the r-direction.

Note

The grid, or grid faces should never be deleted from the simulation. If they are it will be necessary to recreate the simulation file