Automated process to record results from POSTFEKO based on a specified time signal

Michael R
Michael R Altair Community Member
edited October 2023 in Community Q&A

Based on results from CADFEKO, I want to specify a new time signal and obtain certain results based on that new time signal. For example, I want to be able to obtain, based on this new time signal, the electric field magnitude as a function of angle(s) and time. I know how to do this by using the GUI associated with POSTFEKO. However, I want to be able to do this in an automated way by using a script that I can call to run from, e.g., MATLAB, and I want the results to be automatically recorded to a .dat file or multiple .dat files (instead of .dat files, .txt files or something equivalent are also okay).  To be clear, this would look something like the following:

(1) Results are generated by using CADFEKO.

(2) Based on a specified time signal, the results from (1) are used to generate, as a function of time and angle(s), the electric field.

(3) The electric field values from (2), as well as the independent variable values they depend on (or at least a subset of those values) are then recorded to a .dat file or multiple .dat files.

I know about Lua scripting, but I don't know if what I want to do can be done with that. If it can be done with Lua scripting, I don't know how to do it. Is there anyone who knows if what I want to do is possible? If it is possible, can you please provide insight on how I may do this and/or direct me to any resources that will help me with figuring out how to do this? Any help would be much appreciated.

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  • Torben Voigt
    Torben Voigt Altair Community Member
    edited October 2023

    Hi @Michael R,

    this is quite an extensive project, and I'm not sure if you can do it completely with Lua. I can only advise you to have a look at the Scripting API Reference Guide. There are some small code snippets as an example.
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    However, I'm honestly not sure if your workflow can be completely mapped with it. At least I haven't found anything on the topic of Time Signal in a hurry.

    Maybe there is someone here in the forum who has already done something similar?

    Best regards,
    Torben

  • Michael R
    Michael R Altair Community Member
    edited October 2023

    Torben,

    Thanks for the response. I think I figured things out already.

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