Like the 2D static magnetic analysis described in 2D Static Magnetic Analysis, a 3D static magnetic analysis calculates the magnetic fields produced by one of the following:
Permanent magnets
The steady flow of direct electric current (DC)
An applied voltage
An applied external field.
Static magnetic analyses do not consider time-dependent effects such as eddy currents. You can model both saturable and non-saturable magnetic materials, as well as permanent magnets in a static magnetic analysis.
In a 3D static magnetic analysis, you can choose between a scalar formulation (described in this chapter) or an edge element formulation (explained in 3D Magnetostatics and Fundamentals of Edge-Based Analysis).
The following 3D static magnetic analysis topics are available: