Copying Meshes in Optimetrics Sweeps

An option in the Optimetrics Analysis setups allows you to request Maxwell to copy a mesh that was calculated for one sweep variation for reuse on a geometrically-equivalent sweep variation. For example, with this option selected a sweep on a scan angle would not need to generate meshes for each solution. The option is available on the setups for sweeps on parametrics, optimization, sensitivity, and statistics.

To copy and reuse meshes on geometrically equivalent parametric variations:

  1. Define a variable for the kind of Optimetrics sweep you intent to setup.
  2. Select Maxwell 3D or Maxwell 2D and then select the appropriate Optimetrics > Add command to display a Setup window.
  3. Click the Options tab in the Setup window.
  4. Select Copy geometrically equivalent meshes.

    5. Maxwell will copy the mesh solution calculated for a particular parametric sweep for reuse on each geometrically-equivalent sweep variation.

Note: This option is available with all Optimetrics setups, and is applied when these analyses generate geometrically equivalent values. However, it is most relevant to parametric sweep, where such equivalences are more likely to occur.

The Copy geometrically equivalent mesh option is not recommended for use when the frequency is varying because meshing is frequency-dependent. You may wish to turn this option off when the first geometrically equivalent variation requires numerous passes after the initial mesh, but the other geometrically equivalent variations require fewer additional passes, so that it is cheaper to start with the initial mesh each time.