Using Reduce Matrix > Move Sink
The Move Sink reduction switches the locations of a source terminal and a sink terminal. It lets you vary the placement of sink terminals in a conductor without having to change the terminal assignments and generate a new solution. Instead, the existing inductance and resistance matrices are modified to take the swapped source and sink terminals into account.
To switch the locations of a current source and sink point:
- Click Q3D Extractor > Reduce Matrix > Move Sink.
The Reduce Matrix - Move Sink window appears, with a list of source terminals in the left pane.
- Select a source to move. As soon as you click the source terminal, it is removed from the terminal list and added to the Reduced Net List.
- If you have a long list of terminals, you can filter the list by entering search criteria and clicking Filter. Use multiple search criteria with a comma separator (for example, "Redsource*, BlueSource*").
- Click one of the following:
- Save and Create to save and leave the Reduce Operation window open to add an additional operation. You must select the next operation from the drop-down menu before clicking this button.
- Save and Close to save the current operation and close the window.
- Cancel to close the window without making changes.
Operations that have been performed appear in the Project Manager:
