Version 0.5.16

* New function: add_structure_group in FDTDSimulation.
* Automatically search for new version API.

Author: Hideousmon

history.md

@@ -249,3 +249,7 @@
 * New function: get_point_list() for customized components.
 * Fix layout bug for CirclePixelsRegionwithGroup.
 * Layer operations for libraries apart from the common_lib.
+
+### Version 0.5.16 (Sep 6, 2025)
+* New function: add_structure_group in FDTDSimulation.
+* Automatically search for new version API.

splayout/__init__.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.5.15"
+__version__ = "0.5.16"
 
 ## Submodules
 from . import utils

splayout/lumericalcommun/fdtdapi.py

@@ -2250,4 +2250,14 @@ def get_port_transmission(self, port_name, direction=OUT, datafile=None):
             spectrum[i, 1, :] = transmission[:, i]
         if (datafile != None):
             np.save(datafile, spectrum)
-        return spectrum
+        return spectrum
+
+    def add_structure_group(self, group_script, structure_group_name = 'group', center_point = Point(0, 0), z=0):
+        self.fdtd.eval("addstructuregroup;")
+        self.fdtd.eval("set(\"name\", \"" + structure_group_name + "\");")
+        self.fdtd.eval("set(\"x\"," + "%.6f" % (center_point.x) + "e-6);")
+        self.fdtd.eval("set(\"y\"," + "%.6f" % (center_point.y) + "e-6);")
+        self.fdtd.eval("set(\"z\"," + "%.6f" % (z) + "e-6);")
+        self.fdtd.putv("groupscript", group_script)
+        self.fdtd.eval("set(\"script\", groupscript);")
+        self.fdtd.eval("clear;")

splayout/utils/utils.py

@@ -515,15 +515,27 @@ def find_lumerical():
     preset_disks = ["C:/", "D:/", "E:/", "F:/", "G:/", "H:/", "I:/", "J:/",
                     "K:/", "L:/", "M:/", "N:/", "O:/", "P:/", "Q:/", "R:/",
                     "S:/", "T:/", "U:/", "V:", "W:/", "X:/", "Y:/", "Z:/"]
-    preset_dir = ["Program Files/Lumerical/", "Lumerical/"]
-    version_numbers = [str(num) for num in range(202, 250)]
-    preset_version = [ "v" + version_number + "/api/python" for version_number in version_numbers]
-
+    # new versions
     lumerical_api_path = None
+    preset_dir = ["Program Files/Ansys Inc/"]
+    version_numbers = [str(num) for num in range(252, 300)]
+    preset_version = ["v" + version_number + "/Lumerical/api/python" for version_number in version_numbers]
     for disk in preset_disks:
         for pdir in preset_dir:
             for pver in preset_version:
                 if os.path.exists(disk + pdir + pver):
                     lumerical_api_path = disk + pdir + pver
 
+    if lumerical_api_path is None:
+        # old versions
+        preset_dir = ["Program Files/Lumerical/", "Lumerical/"]
+        version_numbers = [str(num) for num in range(202, 250)]
+        preset_version = ["v" + version_number + "/api/python" for version_number in version_numbers]
+
+        for disk in preset_disks:
+            for pdir in preset_dir:
+                for pver in preset_version:
+                    if os.path.exists(disk + pdir + pver):
+                        lumerical_api_path = disk + pdir + pver
+
     return lumerical_api_path