Set Material Threshold Tab
Maxwell 3D and Maxwell 2D Material Thresholds:
The material thresholds tell the Maxwell 2D and Maxwell 3D solvers how to deal with conductors and insulators. Materials with conductivities above the Perfect Conductor threshold are treated as having infinite conductivity and surface current only. Materials with conductivity values below the Insulator/Conductor threshold are treated as insulators with no conductivity and no current carrying capability. Materials that fall between the two thresholds are treated as normal conductors that can carry current throughout the volume of the material.
- Click Maxwell > Design Settings.
The Design Settings window appears.
The material thresholds are set in the Set Material Thresholds tab. You can also view and set design settings by selecting the current design, and then in the Properties window, select the tab for the solver. - Type a value in the Perfect Conductor text box.
- Type a value in the Insulator/Conductor text box.
- Click OK.
RMxprt Material Thresholds:
- Click RMxprt > Design
Settings.
The Design Settings window appears with the Set Material Threshold tab selected. You can also view and set design settings by selecting the current design, and then in the Properties window, select the tab for the solver. - Type a value in the Conductivity Threshold text box (Default=10,000).
- Type a value in the Permeability
text box (Default=100).
Note: RMxprt will treat materials with conductivity greater than 10,000 as conductors, and materials with Permeability greater than 100 as steels.
- If you want these values to be the default, change the values by clicking the Tools > Options > RMxprt Options menu and setting the material thresholds in the RMxprt Options window.
- Click OK.