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, AC Magnetic, Transient, DC Conduction, Electric DC Conduction, Electric Transient, AC Conduction, Transient APhi, AC Magnetic APhi, or AC Magnetic with DC.
  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