Exporting designs by themselves

[WorkQuoh]

Hi, so I was able to export geometries through the command line to ANSYS HFSS by using kqc singularity Chip_1.py. However, I forgot how I was able to do it yesterday. I was wondering what directory I should have my python file in. Every time I run kqc singularity Chip_1.py nothing happens (also I forgot the name of my file Chip_1.py is just an example) so I am wondering where the python file should be in order to export the geometry to ANSYS HFSS.

When I try to export in klayout I run into too many errors, so I would rather just be able to export from the command line.

Thanks in advance.

[qpavsmi]

I think you meant to use the kqc sim Chip_1.py command here. kqc singularity compiles the simulation into a Singularity image, which doesn't host Ansys as a simulator application. kqc singularity command is mostly useful if you're operating on a high-performance computing devices, but if you're using your personal computer then there isn't really use for kqc singularity command.

[WorkQuoh]

I see. I don't know how then, but I was able to export one of my geometries from the command line to HFSS. I was pretty sure I was able to do this with kqc singularity. Do you by chance know any other methods that would allow me to push only the geometry to HFSS using the command line? Because when I try in klayout it just simply doesn't work.

[qpavsmi]

What do you mean when you say it doesn't work in KLayout? What does Chip_1.py contain, does it resemble this simulation script for example?

[WorkQuoh]

So for example, if I have a geometry in klayout. Then if I go to the macro development to export the geometry with this code: https://github.com/iqm-finland/KQCircuits/blob/main//klayout_package/python/scripts/macros/export/export_ansys.lym

I get this error: export_ansys_json() got an unexpected keyword argument 'ansys_tool'

[qpavsmi]

We already covered this here: #102 (comment)

But if you have Chip_1.py you shouldn't need that macro. Do you have the geometry of this chip defined there, or in some other python file?

As long as you have following files:

• klayout_package/python/kqcircuits/chips/my_chip.py a chip class which defines geometry of the chip
• klayout_package/python/kqcircuits/simulations/my_chip_sim.py a simulation class which places the chip on the layout and defines ports for it
• klayout_package/python/scripts/simulations/my_chip_sim.py a simulation script which takes the simulation class, sweeps its parameters, and configures ANSYS to simulate it.

Then kqc sim my_chip_sim.py should work