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[Rosmin_Elsa_Mohan]

Hi Team,
I would like to make a cross resonator (photo attached) by varying the vertices of a polygon geometry. Is it possible to make this cross shape from a single polygon geometry by adding in the vertices? Does the order in which the vertices are defined affect the final shape?

Also, while using the sweeping tool - how can we select individual vertices of the polygon to sweep ? I was able to select vertices but unable to view the vertices defined.
Thanks,
Rosmin

[Rosmin_Elsa_Mohan]

Image is taken from a manuscript - Physical Review Letters ┬À July 2011, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.045901

[Guilin Sun]

Yes, you can use polygon to create such object. The script can be like:
n_sides=12;
V=matrix(n_sides,2);
V(1:n_sides,1)=[9,1,1,-1,-1,-9,-9, -1,-1, 1, 1,9]*1e-6;
V(1:n_sides,2)=[1,1,9, 9, 1, 1, -1,-1,-9,-9,-1,-1]*1e-6;


then you will need to add its z and zspan, and its material.
I would suggest to have the points clockwise or counter-clockwise, in order to avoid any mistakes.
If you want to change any of the coordinate point, currently you have to redraw it, and delete the original one.

[Rosmin_Elsa_Mohan]

Thanks for the reply. It was helpful.