Drawing a Model

After you insert a design into the current project, you can draw a model of the electromagnetic structure. The general strategy is to build the model as a collection of 3D objects. You can assign any single material to each 3D object.

You can create 3D objects by using the modeler’s Draw commands or you can draw 1D and 2D objects, and then manipulate them to create 3D objects. Objects are drawn in the 3D Modeler window. You can also import objects from other systems.

To open a new 3D Modeler window, do one of the following:

• Insert a new design into the current project.

• Double-click an HFSS design in the project tree.

If a 3D Modeler window for an existing design is not open, do one of the following:

• Click HFSS>3D Model Editor.

• Right-click the design name in the project tree, and then click 3D Model Editor on the shortcut menu.

The model you draw is saved with the current project when you click File>Save.

When working with multiple projects, or when a project has multiple designs, you may have multiple Modeler windows available. To switch to the modeler window associated with a specific design:

1. In the Project Manager window, select the Design of interest.

2. Click HFSS3D Model Editor to focus the modeling window on the selected design.

If the menu command is unavailable, then the selected design is already in the modeler window.