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particle tracing from the API: controlling and accessing individual particle coordinates
Posted 07.11.2013, 11:24 GMT-5 Charged Particle Tracing, Particle Tracing for Fluid Flow, API Version 4.3b 1 Reply
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Hello,
I would like to trace charged particles in an electrostatic device using the java API, and
1 - generate the input coordinates and velocities of each individual particle myself
2 - after the tracing has been done, I want to access the coordinates of each individual particle at the output so that I can calculate the transfer properties of the device (the transfer matrix).
Can somebody give a quick hint how this can be done in the API?
Thank you
Daniel
I would like to trace charged particles in an electrostatic device using the java API, and
1 - generate the input coordinates and velocities of each individual particle myself
2 - after the tracing has been done, I want to access the coordinates of each individual particle at the output so that I can calculate the transfer properties of the device (the transfer matrix).
Can somebody give a quick hint how this can be done in the API?
Thank you
Daniel
1 Reply Last Post 07.11.2013, 13:07 GMT-5
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1 decade ago
Well a very stupid solution to access the data is to export the trajectories into a text file and then read them back. But this is quite stupid.
(One needs to export the trajectories with compact=off, otherwise the initial velocities are not written out. However if compact=off, all intermediate points are written out as well, creating a huge file)
[code]
model.result().export().create("plot1", "pg2", "traj1", "Plot");
model.result("pg2").set("window", "graphics");
model.result("pg2").run();
model.result("pg2").set("windowtitle", "");
model.result().export("plot1").set("compact", "off");
model.result().export("plot1") .set("filename", "E:\\Users\\barna\\trajectories.txt");
model.result().export("plot1").run();
[/code]
So something more smart? And how can I control the initial parameters of each particle individually?
Thank you
Daniel
(One needs to export the trajectories with compact=off, otherwise the initial velocities are not written out. However if compact=off, all intermediate points are written out as well, creating a huge file)
[code]
model.result().export().create("plot1", "pg2", "traj1", "Plot");
model.result("pg2").set("window", "graphics");
model.result("pg2").run();
model.result("pg2").set("windowtitle", "");
model.result().export("plot1").set("compact", "off");
model.result().export("plot1") .set("filename", "E:\\Users\\barna\\trajectories.txt");
model.result().export("plot1").run();
[/code]
So something more smart? And how can I control the initial parameters of each particle individually?
Thank you
Daniel