3D Component Library

The 3D Modeler lets you access predefined 3D component libraries and to create 3D components using:

• Geometry (objects and coordinate systems)
• Design data (boundaries, excitations and mesh operations)
• Material assignment and definition for components
• Component parameter, including variables used by geometries, design data, and material properties
• Optional logo or icon image to display with components in the modeler window
• Optional encryption with password definition or internal key as a password

3D Component Libraries may be included as part of Electronics Desktop, downloaded from third-party vendors, or created from scratch.

The ability to create components from models lets you easily share and reuse components. You can add components to a library and share components with other users. Once you insert a component into the target design, you can directly manipulate whole components using Arrange operations such as Move, Rotate and Mirror or Duplicate operations like Duplicate Along Line, Duplicate Around Axis and Duplicate Mirror.

Instances of an inserted component are grouped by definition in the model history. Multiple instances of identical components permit mesh reuse.

The documentation includes the following sections:

Creating a 3D Component from an Existing Model

Replace Selection with 3D Component

Layout Component in HFSS 3D (Beta)

Inserting a Component into a Design

Using the Component Libraries Window

Viewing Properties of 3D ComponentsViewing

3D Components in the Project Manager Window

3D Components in the History Tree

Editing 3D Component Properties

Editing a 3D Component Definition

Update 3D Component Definition

Additional Show, Show Only, Hide and Fit features, helpful in working with 3D components are described here:

Fit All Objects in a View Window.

Fit Selected objects in a View Window.

Showing Only Selected Objects in All or Active Views

Hiding Objects from View