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    • #12229
      Zhong Mei
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      As i learned from the DEMO given by your company, I know that a gold nanorod is composed of three parts: two spheres and one cylinder. Using this method, i can draw vertical or horizontal gold nanorod sitting on substrates. But what can I do if I want a gold nanorod sitting on the substrate with a tilt angle (0<angle<90 degree). If I set a Azimuth degree for the cylinder, the position of the spheres is hard to set, as shown in the attached file. Could someone help me?

    • #12274
      Damian Marek
      Participant

      Hi Zhong,

      There is a bit of added complexity here with the multiple objects, but a simple trigonometric calculation can locate the center points for your spheres. In this case, the center offset could be calculated as (sin(30)*lengthCyl/2).

      Since you are already using user variables you could automate this process, and automatically calculate the center points for multiple angles.

      Regards,
      Damian

    • #12276
      Zhong Mei
      Participant

      Hi Damian,

      Yes, your calculation is right. But I cannot input sin(30) since 30 is the degree, i try input π/6 instead. The system cannot recognize that. 🙁

      • #12277
        Damian Marek
        Participant

        Try making a new parameter called “pi” and then assigning the numeric value of pi. You can then use “pi” in any of your calculations.

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