# Prep  (CAD and Meshing)

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## [About the Prep  (CAD and Meshing) category](https://nullspaceusers.discourse.group/t/about-the-prep-cad-and-meshing-category/29)

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**Author:** [@nullspace.admin](https://nullspaceusers.discourse.group/u/nullspace.admin)\
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**Last updated:** [September 12, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://nullspaceusers.discourse.group/t/about-the-prep-cad-and-meshing-category/29 "2024-09-12T19:31:16Z")

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Post questions here about Nullspace Prep

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## [Beamforming in Nullspace](https://nullspaceusers.discourse.group/t/beamforming-in-nullspace/92)

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**Author:** [@MiguelNeves](https://nullspaceusers.discourse.group/u/MiguelNeves)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 12:09pm UTC](https://nullspaceusers.discourse.group/t/beamforming-in-nullspace/92 "2026-05-04T12:09:23Z")

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Dear Nullspace Team, I am currently working on an Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) model using an 8x8 planar antenna array with polarization diversity employing wideband half-wavelength dipoles (tilted ±45º).…

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## [Trying using cubit.cmd()](https://nullspaceusers.discourse.group/t/trying-using-cubit-cmd/91)

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**Author:** [@Michael](https://nullspaceusers.discourse.group/u/Michael)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://nullspaceusers.discourse.group/t/trying-using-cubit-cmd/91 "2026-02-06T13:54:45Z")

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Hello everyone, After using a workaround for some time, I would now like to use the cubit.cmd commands directly within Python to improve my workflow. According to the Cubit User Documentation, the path to opt/Coreform …

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## [Electrode blocks not exported to \*.inp](https://nullspaceusers.discourse.group/t/electrode-blocks-not-exported-to-inp/87)

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**Author:** [@bepe](https://nullspaceusers.discourse.group/u/bepe)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2025, 1:55am UTC](https://nullspaceusers.discourse.group/t/electrode-blocks-not-exported-to-inp/87 "2025-04-25T01:55:21Z")

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Hi everybody, I’m just getting started using NS Prep and ES for ion trap simulations. When starting a newly created NS ES job I ran into the following error: “Error : electrode block (26) not found in mesh blocks … ex…

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## [Cad requirements for good mesh](https://nullspaceusers.discourse.group/t/cad-requirements-for-good-mesh/82)

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**Author:** [@Michael](https://nullspaceusers.discourse.group/u/Michael)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://nullspaceusers.discourse.group/t/cad-requirements-for-good-mesh/82 "2025-02-04T18:28:10Z")

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Dear all, Since my last call at the forum, I have been more in touch with NS EM and got a little bit more experience. But not enough to simulate successful CAD which is not explained by the examples. To make it clear i…

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## [Issue whith mesh](https://nullspaceusers.discourse.group/t/issue-whith-mesh/75)

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**Author:** [@diogo76](https://nullspaceusers.discourse.group/u/diogo76)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2025, 8:26pm UTC](https://nullspaceusers.discourse.group/t/issue-whith-mesh/75 "2025-01-03T20:26:54Z")

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Issue trying to create monopole with planar surface or rectangle underneath and attached to antenna, was trying to do it from half wave dipole example. i can’t remove surface 2 when perfomimg simulatiom, it says there …