HFSS15: Creating Frequency Animations

1. Create a field overlay plot to animate.

In the Create Field Plot dialog box, make sure to select a sweep solution to plot from the Solution pull-down list.

2. Click HFSS>Fields>Animate.

If you already created an animation, the Select Animation dialog box appears. Selecting an existing animation from that list starts it. To create a new animation, click New.

The Setup Animation dialog box appears.

3. Type a name for the animation in the Name text box or accept the default name.

4. Optionally, type a description of the animation in the Description text box.

5. Under the Swept Variable tab, select Frequency from the Swept Variable list.

6. Select the frequency values you want to include in the animation from the Select values list.

Use the Shift key to select a series of values, and the Ctrl key to select values that are not in sequence.

7. If the design has multiple project or intrinsic variables, click the Design Point tab to set the values of the non-animated variables.

a. Click the Design Point tab.

b. Deselect the Use defaults checkbox.

In the table, select the row corresponding to the variable setting of interest.

8. Click OK:

The animation begins in the view window. It will display one frame for each frequency value you selected.

The play panel appears in the upper-left corner of the desktop, enabling you to stop, restart, and control the speed and sequence of the frames.