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Boolean Operations
If two objects intersect, several
boolean operations are available
to produce the desired geometry
and material distribution.
None
The intersection is kept. The boolean operation
needs to be performed later on.
None to all
Same as None but no other intersection checks
are performed.

View/Picks/WCS Y

S
 phere (new shape)

Brick (existing shape)

Performing boolean operations later on

To perform a boolean operation select the first object,
choose the operation via icon or shortcut and then
select one or more additional shape to process.
Special treatment of some material combinations
Metallic objects always get priority over dielectric
objects if they overlap with dielectric media
(no boolean operation is required in this case).

Insert and trim

Add

Cutaway

Intersect

Insert highlighted shape

Sphere will be inserted into Brick.

Intersect both shapes

Only intersection is kept with
material properties of existing
shape.
Cut away highlighted shape
Sphere is subtracted from brick,
material properties of the brick
are kept.

Metallic

Add both shapes

Produces a single combined shape
with material properties of the
existing shape.

Materials

Dielectric

Trim highlighted shape

Brick will be trimmed from the
Sphere.

PEC

Perfect Electric Conductor.

Lossy Metal

 ighly conductive materials; considers skin

H
depth and surface losses.

Ohmic Sheet / Tabulated Surface Impedance

Definition of surface losses via complex

impedance.

Normal

 eneral dielectric material. Select , and

G
conductivity as a function of frequency with
different dispersion models
(Debye, Drude, Lorenz, Gyrotropic).

Anisotropic

Material of type Normal with anisotropic

properties.

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View/Picks/WCS

Boolean Operations Y

Structure Handling Modes

Pick Operations

Change the view of the model by

using the toolbar buttons or shortcut keys to choose the navigation
mode and drag the mouse while
pressing the left button.

Pick operations are used to select

geometric entities to base various
actions on them, e.g. aligning the
WCS or measure distances/angles.

Rotation

Ctrl

In-plane rotation

Panning

Ctrl

Panning
Dynamic zoom
to mouse pointer
Zoom
(suggested default)
Reset view
Zoom into
selected shape

Space

Space

View Options

Picked entities can be deselected by

again picking same entity.
Pick point, edge or face

Pick characteristic point

Pick edge center

Pick face center

Pick point on a circle

Pick circle center

Pick point on face

Pick edge

Pick face

Delete picks

Edge from coordinates

Working plane on/off

Working Coordinate System

(WCS)

Alt

Use the WCS to perform geometrical

operations in a local coordinate
system (u,v,w) independent of the
global coordinate system (x,y,z).
The following steps are required to
define a WCS:
Example
z y
x

1. Pick entity (see pick operations)

Wire frame on/off

Ctrl

2. Switch on WCS
3. Align center of WCS with selected point W
4. Rotate WCS around arbitrary axis
5. Define second brick
v

Cutting plane on/off

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z y
x

w
u

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1D / 0D Results
1D Results
The most relevant 1D results are stored in the corresponding
folder automatically. User defined results can be added.

2D/3D Field Monitors Y

Probes

Template Based Postprocessing

The E and H fields can be recorded at

specific positions inside and outside
the calculation domain.

Arbitrary 1D / 0D results can be extracted and postprocessed automatically after each run.
Each defined 1D or 0D quantity can be used as an
optimization goal.
Selected 1D graphs can be exported to
e.g. Excel, MATLAB, ...

E-field

H-field

E-field
H-field
RCS
(Farfield) (Farfield)

Time signals as well as the spectral

information are stored in 1D Results.

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via Windows Clip Board Copy-Paste:

copy Ctrl + C and paste Ctrl + V

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2D/3D Field Monitors
2D / 3D Field Monitors

1D / 0D Results Y

Plot Options

Different field quantities can be

recorded at a specific frequency or in
a certain time frame, in 2D or 3D.
The recording of fields can be limited
to a 2D plane in order to save computational resources.
Time domain monitor allows the
tracking of the (broadband) transient
signal.

3D arrow plot

Arrow plot (3D field on 2D plane)

Contour plot

Contour plot (3D fields on 2D plane)

Carpet plot (3D fields on 2D plane)

Isoline plot (3D fields on 2D plane)

Arbitrary numbers of frequency

domain monitors can be recorded in
time domain simulations.

Frequency domain monitor

Time domain monitor

Carpet plot of E-field at a specific frequency

(phase can be animated).

Carpet plot of E-field at three different time

samples.

t1
t2
t3

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