Setting Maxwell 2D Options

To set Maxwell 2D options:

Click Tools > Options > General Options to open the Options window, displaying a hierarchical list of options.
Click the + button next to Maxwell 2D to show the following choices: General, Solution Type, Material Threshold, Boundary Assignment.
On the General panel, select or clear the following check boxes:
- Save before solving – Note that when you enable this setting, the project is only saved if it has been modified since its last save.
- Save Optimetrics field solutions
- Apply variation deletions immediately
- Generate model history when importing legacy 2D projects

On the Solution Type panel:
- To change the default solution type when you initially insert a design, select one of the following from the Default solution type drop-down menu: Magnetostatic, Electrostatic, Eddy Current, Transient, DC Conduction, AC Conduction.
- To change the default geometry mode when you initially insert a project, select one of the following from the Default geometry mode drop-down menu: XY, about Z.

On the Material Threshold panel, enter the Default perfect conductor and Default insulator/conductor values in siemens/m.
Note: Setting the material threshold affects the default setting for the current and all future projects/designs. To change the material threshold for the current design only, use the Maxwell > Design Settings window to change the material thresholds on the Set Material Thresholds tab.
On the Boundary Assignment panel, select or clear the following check boxes:

Use Wizards for data input when creating new boundaries – When this is checked, the creation of boundaries and excitations use Wizards to guide you through the process. When this is not checked, the creation of boundaries and excitations displays a Properties dialog with tabs for different kinds of information.

Duplicate boundaries/mesh operations with geometry – When this is checked, you can duplicate a boundary or excitation when its geometry is pasted or duplicated. See Duplicating Boundaries and Excitations.