Coax Conn Hfss

Getting Started with
HFSS TM
Coax Connector
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
Sample Project - Coaxial Connector . . . . . . . . . 1-2
HFSS Design Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
2. Set Up The Project
Launch HFSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Set Tool Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Insert HFSS design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Set Model Units (cm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Set Solution Type (Terminal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
3. Create The Model

Create Conductor 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Create Offset Coordinate System . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Create a Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Create Conductor Bend and the Sweep . . . . . . 3-5
Create Second Offset CS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Create Conductor 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Create Third Offset Coordinate System . . . . . . 3-8
Create Conductor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Set Material for Conductors 1, 2, and 3 . . . . . . . 3-10
Solve Inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Unite Conductors 1, 2, 3, and Bend . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Create the Female End . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Create the Female Bend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Contents-1
Set Working Coordinate System . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Create the Male End . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Unite Female, FemaleBend, and Male . . . . . . 3-14
Create the Ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Complete the Ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Create the Male Teflon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Assign Excitation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Assign Excitation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Create the Female Teflon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Complete the Vacuum Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Complete the Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Boundary Display (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
4. Analyze The Model
Add Solution Setup and Frequency Sweep . . . . 4-2
Analyze the Coax Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Review Solution Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Review the Profile Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Review the Convergence Panel . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Port Field Display (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Review the Matrix Data Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Review the Mesh Statistics Panel . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Create Plot for S-Parameter Vs Pass . . . . . . . . 4-8
Create dB S-Parameter Vs Frequency Plot . . . 4-10
Create S-Parameter Vs Frequency Plot . . . . . . 4-11
Create Electric Field Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Modify Magnitude of Field Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Modify Terminal Excitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Animate Field Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Net Visualization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Contents-2
1 Introduction
This document is intended as supplementary material to

HFSS for beginners and advanced users. It includes
instructions to create, simulate, and analyze a coaxial
connector.
This chapter contains the following topics:

 Sample Project - Coaxial Connector
 HFSS Design Environment
Introduction 1-1
Sample Project - Coaxial Connector

Coaxial connectors can connect co-axial cables with one
another or devices for which a signal requires to be carried
through co-axial cables.
Figure 1 illustrates a model of a co-axial connector that you
will draw in this project.
Figure 1. Co-axial Connector

HFSS Design Environment
You will use many features of HFSS and create this model as
follows:
• 3D Solid Modeling to design the device
• Set Co-ordinate Systems and offset the same as needed
• Use Primitives such as Cylinders and Polylines
• Boolean Operations to Unite, Subtract, and Sweep
• Assign Wave Ports and Terminals
• Analysis Setup and Fast Frequency Sweep to analyze
• Validate the Model
• Create Plots in Cartesian Co-ordinates
• Field Overlays to plot Electromagnetic Fields
• 3D Field Plots, Animations, Cut-Cut Planes
• Port Field Display
1-2 Introduction
2 Set Up The Project

 Launch HFSS
 Set Tool Options
 Open and Save a New Project
 Set Model Units (cm)
 Set Solution Type (Terminal)
Set Up The Project 2-1
Launch HFSS
Store a shortcut of the HFSS application on your desktop.
1 Double-click the HFSS icon to launch the application.
Figure 1. HFSS opens

Note If the application does not list the folder, go to File
and click New. If the Project Manager window does not
appear, go to View and enable it.
Set Tool Options

Verify the options under the Tools menu as follows:
1 Click Tools>Options>HFSS Options.
The HFSS Options dialog box appears.
Figure 2. Assignment Options

2 On the General tab ensure all Assignment Options are
checked and click OK to close the dialog box.
3 Click Tools>Options>Modeler Options.
The Modeler Options dialog box appears.
4 On the Operation tab check Automatically cover closed
polylines.
5 On the Drawing tab check Edit properties of new primi-
2-2 Set Up The Project
tives and click OK.

Note This option causes a Properties dialog box to
appear whenever you create a new object.
Insert HFSS design

The icon below represents the Insert HFSS design (IHd)
option.
Figure 3. IHd
1 Expand the project tree.
2 If IHd is present, proceed to rename and save the project
and if it is absent click the IHd icon to include it.
Note Inclusion of IHd modifies the project and hence the
asterisk appears on Project1.
Figure 4. IHd included
3 Click Project1*, hit F2, rename the project and save it.
Set Model Units (cm)

Define the model units as follows:
1 On the toolbar, click Modeler>Units.
The Set Model Units dialog box appears.
2 Select cm (centimeters) from the Select units drop-down
menu, and click OK.
Set Up The Project 2-3
Figure 5. Set Model Units dialog box
Set Solution Type (Terminal)

Specify the design’s solution type as follows:
1 Right click HFSSDesign1(DrivenModal) and select Solution
Type from the shortcut menu.
The Solution Type dialog box appears.
Figure 6. Solution Type dialog box

2 Select Driven Terminal and click OK.
Note Driven Terminal calculates the terminal-based S-
parameters of multi-conductor transmission line ports. The
S-matrix solutions will be expressed in terms of terminal
voltages and currents.
2-4 Set Up The Project
3 Create The Model
Outline of the tasks to create the model:

 Set Offsets and Coordinate Systems
 Create Conductors 1, 2, and 3
 Unite Conductors 1, 2, and 3
 Create Male End, Female End, and Female Bend
 Unite Female, Female Bend, and Male
 Create Ring, Male Teflon, and Female Teflon
 Assign Excitations
 Complete Geometry
 Verify Boundary Display(Solver View)
Create The Model 3-1
Create Conductor 1
To create a conductor, draw a cylinder of any size freehand
anywhere in the 3D Modeler window as follows:
1 Click Draw>Cylinder.
The cursor contains a snapping point indicator.
2 Click anywhere in the Modeler window to establish the xy
mini axes.
3 Drag the cursor along the mini xy plane to draw a circle,
and click the mouse again.
The mini z axis for the height appears.
4 Drag the mouse along the mini z axis and click to complete
the cylinder.
The Properties dialog box appears.
Figure 1. Command tab of the Properties dialog box
5 On the Command tab edit the fields as in Figure 1 and on

the Attribute tab rename the cylinder to Conductor1 and
click OK.
6 Finally, do CTRL+D to fit the view.
Note As you continue to build the model, whenever you
want to fit the view do Ctrl+D.
3-2 Create The Model
Figure 2. Conductor1
Create Offset Coordinate System

You can simply insert a coordinate system (CS) in the modeler
window and edit its dimensions as follows.
1 Click Modeler>Coordinate System>Create>Relative
CS>Offset
2 Click anywhere in the 3D Modeler window to put the co-
ordinate system.
3 Double-click Relative CS1 from the history tree and edit
the fields as shown in figure 3 and click OK.
Figure 3. Coord System dialog box
Figure 4. Offset Co-ordinates
Create a Section
You will now perform the following tasks:
• Create a cross-section of the conductor.
• Rename the conductor.
• Set the Grid Plane.
1 Do CTRL+A and click Modeler>Surface>Section
The Section dialog box appears.
Figure 5. Section box

2 Select XY as the Section Plane and click OK.
The section is created along the XY plane.
3 Click HFSS>List
The Design List dialog box appears. See Figure 6.
4 On the Model tab, click Properties.
Figure 6. Design List dialog box
5 Type Bend in the Name field on the Attribute tab.

6 Click OK to close the Properties dialog box and click Done
to close the Design List dialog box.
7 Select YZ from the Drawing plane drop down menu on the
toolbar.
Note As an alternative you can select Modeler>Grid
Plane>YZ.
Create Conductor Bend and the Sweep

You will perform the following tasks in this section:
• Create the Conductor Bend
•
Sweep the Bend
•
Set the Grid Plane
1 Click Draw>Arc>Center Point
2 Look for the status bar at the bottom of the application
and enter the following fields:
• Axis: X: 0, Y: 0.4, Z: 0, and hit Enter.
• Radial point: X: 0, Y: 0, Z: 0, and hit Enter.
• Sweep Arc Length: X: 0, Y: 0.4, Z: 0.4, and hit Enter.
Note If you make a mistake hit Esc and resume.
3 Right-click inside the modeler window and select Done
from the shortcut menu.
4 Click OK when the Properties dialog box appears.
5 Click Edit>Select>By Name
The Select Object dialog box appears.
6 Select Bend and Polyline1 and click OK.
.
Figure 7. Select Object dialog box

7 Click Draw>Sweep>Along Path and accept the default
settings as shown below, click OK.
Figure 8. Sweep along path

The bend is swept along the path. See Figure 9.
8 Click Modeler>Grid Plane>XZ.
Figure 9. Sweep the Bend
Create Second Offset CS

First make the working co-ordinate system RelativeCS1 and
then create the second offset co-ordinate system as follows.
Figure 10. Second Offset CS

1 Select RelativeCS1 under Global from the History Tree.
CS>Offset.
3 On the status bar enter the following and hit Enter:
• X: 0, Y: 0.4, Z: 0.4
The new co-ordinate system appears.
Figure 11. The new co-ordinate system
Create Conductor 2
The second offset CS is for creating the second conductor.
1 Click Relative CS2 from the history tree.
Note The icon “w” indicates working co-ordinates.
Figure 12. CS2

2 Draw a cylinder freehand.
3 On the Command tab edit the fields as in Figure 13 and on
the Attribute tab rename it as Conductor2 and click OK.
Figure 13. Command for Conductor 2
Create Third Offset Coordinate System

Create the third co-ordinate system for Conductor3.
CS>Offset
2 On the status bar, enter the following and hit Enter.
• X: 0.0, Y: 0.436, Z: 0.0.
Figure 14. 3rd offset co-ordinate system
Create Conductor 3
1 Make RelativeCS3 as the working co-ordinate system and
draw a cylinder freehand.
2 On the Command tab, edit the fields as in Figure 15 and
on the Attribute tab rename the cylinder to Conductor3
and click OK.
Figure 15. Command tab for Conductor 3
Figure 16. The third conductor is drawn
Set Material for Conductors 1, 2, and 3

1 Select Conductor1, Conductor2, and Conductor3 from the
history tree and right click to generate the shortcut menu.
2 Select Add Material, enter pec in the Search field, and hit
Enter.
Figure 17. Select Definition window

Note The Message Manager window displays warning
messages about Solve Inside being unset for the 3 objects.
No action is required to deal with this message. Since the
electric field inside a perfect conductor is zero, HFSS
deselects this option.
Solve Inside
By default Solve Inside gets unchecked for metals or highly
conductive materials. In such cases, the conductive material
is represented by a boundary condition that removes the need
to solve inside the metal. For most projects, we recommend
you use the default settings for solve inside.
Unite Conductors 1, 2, 3, and Bend

1 Do CTRL+A.
2 Go to Modeler>Boolean>Unite.
Create the Female End
To create the Female End you will draw a cylinder freehand
and set vacuum as its material.
1 Click RelativeCS3 under Coordinate Systems from the
History Tree and draw a cylinder freehand.
2 On the Command tab edit the fields as in Figure 18.
Figure 18. Command tab of the Properties window

3 On the Attribute tab rename the object to Female, ensure
Material is vacuum and click OK.
Create the Female Bend
You can now create the female bend.
1 Draw a cylinder freehand and edit the fields in the Com-
mand window as in Figure 19.
Figure 19. Female Bend Command window
Figure 20. The design so far.

2 On the Attribute tab rename the cylinder as: FemaleBend,
ensure Material is vacuum and and click OK.
Set Working Coordinate System

In this section, you will set the working co-ordinate system
and also the grid plane as follows:
1 Select Global under Coordinate Systems from the history
tree to set it as the working coordinate system.
2 Click Modeler>Grid Plane>XY.
Create the Male End

This section shows you how to create the Male End.
1 Draw a cylinder freehand and edit the fields in the Com-
mand window as in Figure 21.
Figure 21. Command tab for Male End

2 On the Attribute tab rename the cylinder as Male End,
ensure Material is vacuum and click OK.
The male end is created and the structure thus far is
accommodated in the Modeler window.
Figure 22. The model upto the creation of Male End
Unite Female, FemaleBend, and Male

1 Click Edit>Select>By Name.
2 Select Female, FemaleBend, and Male from the dialog box
and click OK.
Note Make these selections in the order mentioned.
3 Click Modeler>Boolean>Unite
Create the Ring

To create the ring draw a cylinder freehand and set new
material as follows:
1 Draw a cylinder freehand.
2 On the Command tab edit the fields as in Figure 23.
.
Figure 23. The Command tab for Ring
Figure 24. The structure with the ring.

3 On the Attribute tab rename the object as Ring.
4 Select Edit from the Material drop down menu.
The Select Definition window appears.
5 Click Add Material.
The View/Edit Material window appears.
6 Type My_Ring in the Material Name field and set Relative

Permittivity as 3.
Figure 25. View/Edit Material dialog box

7 Click OK to close the View/Edit Material dialog box and
repeat the same on the other dialog boxes to exit.
Complete the Ring

1 Click Edit>Select>By Name
The Select dialog box appears.
Figure 26. Select dialog box

2 Select Ring and Female, and click OK.
3 Click Modeler>Boolean>Subtract
The Subtract window appears.
4 Make the settings as shown in Figure 27 and click OK.
Figure 27. Subtract dialog box.

The ring is created and gets placed around the male cylin-
der.
Figure 28. The ring encasing the male cylinder of the structure.
Create the Male Teflon

To create the Male Teflon you will draw a cylinder freehand
and assign a material My_Teflon.
1 Draw a cylinder and edit the fields on the Command tab as
shown in the figure below and click OK.
Figure 29. Command dialog box for Male Teflon

2 On the Attribute tab rename the cylinder as MaleTeflon.
3 From the Materials drop-down select Edit.
The Select Definition dialog box appears.
4 Click the Add Material button.

The View/Edit Material dialog box appears.
5 Enter My_Teflon as the Material Name and Relative Per-
mittivity as 2.1.
6 Click OK to close the View/Edit Material dialog box and
repeat the same on the other dialog boxes to exit.
Figure 30. View/Edit Material dialog box.
Figure 31. Male Teflon.
Assign Excitation 1
For this model we will use wave ports to excite both ends of
the coax connector. This section describes how to assign the
first excitation.
1 Make XY the Grid Plane from the toolbar.
2 Hit F to enter face selection mode and select the bottom
face and right-click the mouse.
3 On the short-cut menu select Assign Excitation>Wave
Port.
The Reference Conductors for Terminals dialog box

appears.
4 Set the fields as shown in Figure 33 and click OK.
Note Rename terminal to p1_T1 on the project tree.
Remember you may see either of the Conductors1, 2, or 3
appear in the dialog box depending on the order of
selection when uniting them.
Figure 32. The bottom face selected

The excitation gets assigned and p1 and p1_T1 appear on
the Project Manager tree.
5 Select p1 and p1_T1 to see their presence in the model.
Figure 33. Reference Terminal dialog box
Figure 34. Project Tree

Assign Excitation 2
To assign the second excitation, set the working coordinate
system to CS3.
1 Click Relative CS3.
2 Click Modeler>Grid Plane>XZ.
3 Hit F, and select the face of the structure along the posi-
tive Y axis.
.
Figure 35. Select the face (right side) on positive Y axis.
4 Right click and from the shortcut menu select Assign Exci-
tations>Wave Port
The Reference Conductors for Terminals dialog box
appears.
5 Edit the fields as shown in Figure 36 and click OK.
Figure 36. Reference Conductor terminal dialog box

The dialog box closes, and the new wave port and terminal
icons appear in the Project tree.
Note Rename the terminal to p2_T2 under Excitations
on the Project Manager window.
Create the Female Teflon
Create another cylinder and place it inside the structure that
you have drawn so far as follows.
1 Draw a cylinder and edit the fields on the Command tab as
in Figure 37.
2 On the Attribute tab rename the field as FemaleTeflon
and click OK.
Figure 37. Command tab for the Female Teflon
Figure 38. The FemaleTeflon inside of the structure.
Complete the Vacuum Object

Complete the vacuum object.
1 Hit O to enter the object selection mode and click
Edit>Select>By Name
2 Select the objects Female, MaleTeflon, and FemaleTef-
lon, and click OK.
Figure 39. Subtract dialog box

The Subtract dialog box appears.
4 Set the fields as in Figure 39 and click OK.
Complete the Model

Complete creating the entire model as follows.
1 Press Ctrl and click each of Conductor3, Female, MaleTe-
flon, and FemaleTeflon from the History tree.
The Subtract dialog box appears.
3 Set the options as in Figure 40.
Figure 40. Subtract dialog box
Boundary Display (Optional)

Boundary display/solver view provides a snapshot of all
boundaries in the model including ports and surface residing
on the surrounding background object. It can be very useful
for diagnosing problems with design setups.
1 Click View>Visibility>Active View Visibility
Note The Active View Visibility dialog box appears
2 On the 3D Modeler tab uncheck Visibility for all options.
3 Click HFSS>Boundary Display (Solver View)
Solver View of Boundaries dialog box appears.
Note HFSS identifies all the unique boundary conditions
and ports to display where the boundaries are physically
located in the model.
Figure 41. Solver View of Boundaries

4 On the dialog box, click the Visibility check box for bound-
aries that you wish to display.
Note If you double-click the fields under Color, you can
change the color as you want from the palette that
appears. The background is displayed as the outer
boundary and the perfect conductors are displayed as the
smetal boundary.
Figure 42. boundaries displayed
4 Analyze The Model

 Add Solution Setup and Frequency Sweep
 Analyze the Coax Connector
 Review Solution Data
 Review the Profile Panel
 Review the Convergence Panel
 Port Field Display(Optional)
 Review the Matrix Data Panel
 Review the Mesh Statistics Panel
 Create Plot for S-Parameter Vs Pass
 Create dB S-Parameter Vs Frequency Plot
 Create S-Parameter Vs Frequency Plot
 Create Field Overlays
 Modify Magnitude of Field Plot
 Modify Terminal Excitation
 Animate the Field Plot
Analyze The Model 4-1
Add Solution Setup and Frequency Sweep

1 Right-click Analysis from the Project Manager and select
Add Solution Setup from the short-cut menu.
The Solution Setup dialog box appears.
2 Edit the fields on the General tab as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. Solution Setup General tab

Note This dialog box defines how HFSS will automatically
generate an accurate mesh and the stopping criteria for
the mesh adaption process.
3 On the Options tab, set Minimum Converged Passes to 2
and click OK.
The Solution setup is created and Setup1 appears under
Analysis.
4 Right click Analysis and go to Setup>Add Frequency
Sweep and click OK.
The Edit Frequency Sweep dialog box appears.
5 Edit the fields as shown in the Figure 2 and click OK.
Note Sweep Type is Fast because the bandwidth for
which we solve this design is narrow.
4-2 Analyze The Model
Figure 2. Edit Frequency Sweep General tab
Analyze the Coax Connector

The model has to pass the validation check to confirm con-
struction is perfect.
1 Click HFSS>Validation Check.
The Validation Check dialog box appears.
Note The dialog box should resemble what appears in
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Validation dialog box

2 Click Close.
3 Click HFSS>Analyze All.
HFSS solves the design and if the simulation completes
normally, the Message Manager notifies the same.
Review Solution Data

1 Click HFSS>Results>Solution Data.
The Solutions dialog box appears.
Note Subsequent sections describe all of the panels that
constitute the Solution dialog box.
Review the Profile Panel

1 One the Solutions dialog box click Profile.
The Profile window lets you view a synopsis of the simulation
results ranging from mesh creation and refinement to infor-
mation about the different adaptive passes, the matrix
assembly and solve along with extraction of electromagnetic
field and SYZ parameter data. The more highly refined the
mesh, i.e. higher the number of tetrahedra, more accurate is
HFSS’ solution of the design generating optimum results.
However, there is a trade-off in the number of tetrahedra
used and the computational resources required. Higher the
number of tetrahedra the more accurate the solutions. Keep
in mind that increased accuracy requires more computational
resources and more time.
Figure 4. Profile
Review the Convergence Panel

1 One the Solutions dialog box click Convergence.
The table showing convergence data is displayed.
Figure 5. Convergence Data Table

2 Click the radio button Plot.
A graph of the convergence data is displayed.

3 Select the X and Y axes for your plot from the drop-down
menu.
The plot for Max Mag. Delta S and Pass Number appears.
4 Click Close.
Note We will return to the Solution dialog box later.
Figure 6. The convergence graph
Port Field Display (Optional)

Port field display is useful for diagnosing problems with wave
port definitions. The visualization of the electric fields for the
port's modes can help identify problems with port definitions
such as an incorrect material definition for an object or con-
ductor on the port.
For instance, if you select p1_T1 and p2_T2 under Port Field
Display from the Project Manager window you will notice
that HFSS displays the electric field pattern on the model. See
Figures below.
Note For any this project but if you want to check the patterns and verify whether
your excitations are accurately assigned, use this feature.
Figure 7. port field display for p1_T1
Figure 8. port field display for p2_T1
Review the Matrix Data Panel

1 Open Solutions and click Matrix Data
Figure 9. Matrix Data
Note For a real-time update of the Matrix Data, set the

Simulation to Setup1, Last Adaptive.
Review the Mesh Statistics Panel
1 Click Mesh Statistics to see the information about the tet-
rahedra that were solved for the individual components.
Figure 10. Mesh Statistics panel

2 Click Close.
Create Plot for S-Parameter Vs Pass
Now that the whole design was analyzed thoroughly, you can
generate reports to further study the simulation results.
Note If you create this report before or during the solution process, a real-time
update of the results are displayed.
1 Click HFSS>Results>Create Terminal Solution Data
Report>Rectangular Plot
The Report window appears.
Figure 11. Report dialog box.

2 Edit the fields in the Report dialog box as in Figure 10.
3 Click New Report.
The report is generated.

4 Click Close.
Figure 12. Pass and S-Parameter plot.
Create dB S-Parameter Vs Frequency Plot

1 Click HFSS>Results>Create Terminal Solution Data
Report>Rectangular Plot.
The Report dialog box appears.
2 Edit the fields in the report dialog box as in Figure 14.
3 Click New Report.
Figure 13. report dialog
Figure 14. dB S-Parameter vs Frequency plot
Create S-Parameter Vs Frequency Plot

1 Right click Results>Create Terminal Solution Data
Report>Rectangular Plot and edit the fields as in
Figure16.
Figure 15. Report dialog box

2 Click New Report and Done.
Figure 16. S Parameter Vs Frequency
Create Electric Field Overlays

This section describes how to create field overlays.
1 Expand Planes and select Global:YZ
Figure 17. History Tree

2 Click HFSS>Fields>Plot Fields>E>Mag_E
The Create Field Plot dialog box apears.
3 Edit the fields as shown in the figure.
Figure 18. Create Field Plot dialog box

4 Click Done.
Field Overlay is created.
.
Figure 19. The Geometry with Field Overlay
Modify Magnitude of Field Plot

1 Click HFSS>Fields>Modify Plot Attributes
The Select Plot Folder dialog box appears.
2 Select E Field and click OK.
The E-Field dialog box appears.
3 Click Scale and edit the fields as shown in Figure 22.
4 Click Close.
Figure 20. Scale tab on E-Field dialog box
Modify Terminal Excitation

1 Click HFSS>Fields>Edit Sources
2 Edit the fields as shown in the Figure 23 and click OK.
Figure 21. Edit Sources dialog box
Animate Field Plot

1 Expand Field Overlays from the Project Manager window
and click E Field or Mag_E1.
2 The field plot is displayed.
3 Click View>Animate and edit the fields as follows.
Figure 22. Setup Animation dialog box
Figure 23. EField
Net Visualization
You can use the Show Nets command to visualize terminal
associations for 3D conductors and terminals assigned to the
two edges/faces when the face is assigned as a port.
1 Right-click Excitations and select Show Nets from the
shortcut menu.
The Net Visualization dialog box appears.
Figure 24. Net Visualization dialog box
Figure 25. Conductor Net

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Getting Started with

ANSYS, Inc. November 2012

ANSYS, Inc, is a UL registered ISO 9001:2008 company.

ANSYS, HFSS, and Optimetrics are registered trademarks or trade-

Conventions Used in this Guide

• Procedures are presented as numbered lists. A single bul-

3. Create The Model

Set Working Coordinate System . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

This document is intended as supplementary material to

This chapter contains the following topics:

Sample Project - Coaxial Connector

Figure 1. Co-axial Connector

This chapter contains the following topics:

Set Up The Project 2-1

Figure 1. HFSS opens

Set Tool Options

Figure 2. Assignment Options

2-2 Set Up The Project

tives and click OK.

Insert HFSS design

Figure 4. IHd included

Set Model Units (cm)

Set Up The Project 2-3

Figure 5. Set Model Units dialog box

Set Solution Type (Terminal)

Figure 6. Solution Type dialog box

2-4 Set Up The Project

Outline of the tasks to create the model:

Create The Model 3-1

Figure 1. Command tab of the Properties dialog box

5 On the Command tab edit the fields as in Figure 1 and on

3-2 Create The Model

Create Offset Coordinate System

Figure 3. Coord System dialog box

Figure 4. Offset Co-ordinates

Create The Model 3-3

Figure 5. Section box

Figure 6. Design List dialog box

5 Type Bend in the Name field on the Attribute tab.

Create Conductor Bend and the Sweep

Figure 7. Select Object dialog box

Figure 8. Sweep along path

Figure 9. Sweep the Bend

Create Second Offset CS

Figure 10. Second Offset CS

3-6 Create The Model

Figure 11. The new co-ordinate system

Figure 12. CS2

Figure 13. Command for Conductor 2

Create The Model 3-7

Create Third Offset Coordinate System

Figure 14. 3rd offset co-ordinate system

Figure 15. Command tab for Conductor 3

3-8 Create The Model

Figure 16. The third conductor is drawn

Set Material for Conductors 1, 2, and 3

Figure 17. Select Definition window

Create The Model 3-9

Unite Conductors 1, 2, 3, and Bend

Figure 18. Command tab of the Properties window

3-10 Create The Model

Figure 19. Female Bend Command window

Figure 20. The design so far.

Set Working Coordinate System