Creating a Metallic Medium
Create a metal.
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On the Construct tab, in the Define group, click the
Media icon. From the drop-down list, select the
Metallic icon.
- Click Manually define medium.
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Specify the magnetic properties of the metal.
- To create a frequency-independent metal, from the Definition method drop-down list select Frequency independent.
- To create a frequency-dependent metal, from the Definition
method
drop-down list select Frequency list (linear
interpolation).
- To enter each frequency point manually, enter the magnetic properties for each frequency point.
- To import the frequency points from a file, click Import
points.
- In the File name field, browse for the file you want to import.
- [Optional] In the Scale by
field, enter a value to scale the points.
For example, if you import a value of “2”, scale it by “10e9” to change the value to 2 GHz.
- Under Delimiter, click the delimiter type you use in your file.
- Click OK to close the Import Points dialog.
- [Optional] To include the effects of a rough surface, select the Surface roughness (RMS value in m) check box and enter a value (root mean square value in metre).