HFSS15: Interface Changes for Stress Feedback from Mechanical to HFSS

When used through the Workbench for stress feedback projects, the HFSS interface contains some commands and information that does not appear in standalone HFSS.

Deformation of Objects dialog

Solution Profile information for Solve with Displacement Feedback

Plot Fields Menu with Displacement and Mag_Displacement

Deformation Scale tab for Modify Plot Attributes

Revert to Zero Displacement command under the Solve Setup menus

Fields Calculator Field Quantities for Stress Feedback Projects

Deformation of Objects Dialog  

When working with HFSS through the Workbench, the HFSS menu includes a Deformation of objects command that opens this dialog for specifying which objects shall be deformation dependent.

The Enable Stress Feedback checkbox enables object selection. All selections are disabled when this is unchecked. Changing the setting invalidates any existing solutions.

The objects listed do not include objects without materials assigned, non-model objects, or non-3D objects. Objects assigned materials such as air or vacuum are not deformed and don’t apply to stress feedback.

Solution Profile with Displacement Feedback  

The Solution Profile includes a report of Solve with thermal/displacement feedback, including information Maximum Delta T and Maximum Delta Displacement.

Plot Fields Menu with Displacement and Mag_Displacement  

The Plot Fields menu includes entries for displacement and mag_displacement.

Fields Calculator Field Quantities for Stress Feedback Projects  

The Quantity menu for the Fields Calculator lists Displacement for Stress Feedback projects

Plot Fields Context Menu for Stress Feedback Projects  

The Plot Fields>Other menu includes Displacement, a vector and Mag_Displacement, a scalar. A field plot remains empty until the displacement data applies to the HFSS solution.

Modify Plot Attributes Dialog for Stress Feedback Projects  

When an HFSS plot includes deformation, the HFSS>Fields>Modify Plot Attributes dialog includes a tab for scaling the deformation.