shapes

Shapes

Since R2025a

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    Syntax

    shp = shapes(partobj)
    shp = shapes(partobj,compName)

    Description

    shp = shapes(partobj) returns all shape data of a part object.

    example

    shp = shapes(partobj,compName) returns the shape data of a part object for a specified component name.

    Examples

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    Open Live Script

    Use the shapes function to get shapes data of a pcb part

    Read-in a pcb file

    Use the pcbFileRead object to read in a file. Accepted file formats are:

    • ODB++

    • Allegro

    • Native

    Here we are using a native format file

    pfile = pcbFileRead('native_ExampleBoard_Allegro')
    pfile = 
  pcbFileRead with properties:

           FileName: 'native_ExampleBoard_Allegro'
          NumLayers: 5
         MetalLayer: [1 3 5]
    DielectricLayer: [2 4]
        LayerHeight: [0.0184 0.0104 0.0092 0.0012 0]
         NumCadnets: 7
       NumPadStacks: 6
      NumComponents: 8
           NumParts: 5

    Get part list

    Use the partList function to get the part list of the pcb

    plist = partList(pfile)
    plist=5×2 table
    PartIdx       PartName    
    _______    _______________

       1       {'IOSINGLEPIN'}
       2       {'IC6ANT'     }
       3       {'CAPGEN080'  }
       4       {'RESGENH40'  }
       5       {'RESGEN080'  }

    Create a part object

    Create a part object of 'IC6ANT'

    pobj = part(pfile,'IC6ANT')
    pobj = 
  part with properties:

          pcBoard: [1×1 pcbFileRead]
         PartName: 'IC6ANT'
    NumComponents: 1
    ComponentInfo: [1×7 table]

    Get the part shapes

    Use the shapes function

    shapes(pobj)
    ans = 
  1×6 Polygon array with properties:

    Name
    Vertices

    Input Arguments

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    The part object specified as a string.

    Example: shp = shapes(partobjname)

    Data Types: string

    Optional choice of component in the part specified as a string.

    Example: shp = shapes(partobjname,'U1') specifies the component name as 'U1'.

    Data Types: string

    Output Arguments

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    Returns the component shapes of a part object

    Version History

    Introduced in R2025a