COMSOL Multiphysics™

ellipsoid2, ellipsoid3
the evaluation context provided by the property Const. The angle is assumed to be
in radians if it is numeric, and in degrees if it is a string.
obj = ellipsoid2(...) creates a surface ellipsoid object with the properties as
given for the ellipsoid3 function. ellipsoid2 is a subclass of face3.
Ellipsoid objects have the following properties:
TABLE 1-19: ELLIPSOID OBJECT PROPERTIES
PROPERTY
DESCRIPTION
a, b, c Semi-axes
x, y, z, xyz Position of the object. Components and vector forms
ax2
ax3
rot
Rotational angle of symmetry axis
Axis of symmetry
Rotational angle
In addition, all 3D geometry object properties are available. All properties can be
accessed using the syntax get(object,property). See geom3 for details.
Examples
The following commands create a surface and solid ellipsoid object, where the
position and semi-axis are defined in the two alternative ways.
e2 = ellipsoid2(1,1,1,'pos',[0 1 0],'axis',[0 0 1],'rot',0)
e3 = ellipsoid3(12,10,8)
Compatibility The representation of the ellipsoid objects has been changed. The FEMLAB 2.3
syntax is obsolete but still supported. If you use the old syntax or open 2.3 models
containing ellipsoids they are converted to general face or solid objects.
See Also
face3, geom0, geom1, geom2, geom3, sphere3, sphere2
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