Drawing a Line in the Layout Editor

Draw an object with one or more straight segments using the Draw > Primitive > Line command.

From the Draw menu, select Primitive > Line.
Select the first point of the line in one of the following ways:

Click the mouse on the point.
Type the point’s coordinates in the X and Y fields.

Select the next point of the line using the mouse or the keyboard. Notice that HFSS draws a line between the two points.

To delete the last point that was entered, press Backspace or right-click and select Back Up.
To delete all selected points and start over, press Esc or right-click and select Cancel.

Repeat step 3 for each point to be entered.
Complete the line in one of the following ways:

Double-click the final point of the line.
Press Enter or right-click and select Finish.

The line is added to the active layer.

You can edit the line’s properties in the Property Control window to change the line’s width, bend type, and end type in the Line Styles window.

Note:

HFSS no longer displays the "Linewidth" property for primtives in the Properties Window. In order to make modifications to the linewidth, you must use the "Expand" function. Note that a zero-width line is ignored by the Meshmaker.

Stitch Lines

Click the Layout > Stitch Lines command to stitch together connected/crossing lines into polygons and lines. Selected lines with zero width are united to form polygons when the segments close. Selected zero-width lines are first split at all points of intersection. Then lines are stitched together into polygons. Stitching is done in such a way as to avoid forming lines that cross.