Setting Maxwell 3D Options

To set Maxwell 3D options:

  1. Click Tools > Options > General Options to open the Options window, displaying a hierarchical list of options. Click the + button next to Maxwell 3D to show the following choices: General, Solution Type, Material Threshold, Boundary Assignment.
  2. On the General panel, select or clear the following check boxes:
    • Save before solving – Note that when you enable this setting, the project is saved only if it has been modified since its last save.
    • Save Optimetrics field solutions
    • Apply variation deletions immediately
  3. 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: Electrostatic, Magnetostatic, Eddy Current, Transient, DC Conduction, ElectroDCConduction, Electric Transient, TransientAPhiFormulation, EddyCurrentAPhiFormulation.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
    • Visualize boundaries on geometry – When checked, enables visualization of boundaries on geometry.

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Setting the Material Threshold