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Update for 3D structure layer stack
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What is the feature being requested?
Update metal to allow for 3D structure layer stack.
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Hi, I'm currently looking into the use of qiskit-metal for design and simulation of 3D systems. Is this being actively worked on at the moment by the metal team, or has been postponed to later dates? I have made some strides into this but I notice that, for instance most of the codes that I can get hold of are still assuming a single chip called 'main', and the chip should be drawn from the z=0 origin in ansys. I am actively editing renderer_ansys.py at the moment just to see how far I can imitate my usual workflow in ansys, but I have been wondering if I will at some point stray too far away from the intended structure.
Hi @zlatko-minev , I think so. I have been able to render the flip-chip stack in ansys using metal and let it do the things I would like it to do. Although I did notice that the team has enforced all chipname as 'main' in the latest code I got, any other name will give error as far as I remember. So I have disable that function in my case, because I'd like to have the chips to have different name in ansys, and when they are rendered later for gds file output.
The chip naming thing should be temporary. It would be nice to be able to be able to render even 3D cavities, etc. If you make a pull request with your update it will be easier to see.
Sorry I was not being precise enough with what I wrote, I was specifically looking into flip-chip layer stacks when I meant 3D systems, not 3D cavity system. Should the pull request still be made?
Excellent, very happy to contribute and be part of the community :). Will get it done soon!