Maxwell SV Getting Started: A 2D Magnetostatic Problem - LES

Getting Started: A 2D Magnetostatic Problem
Draw the Coil
To draw the coil using keyboard entry:
1. Click Object>Rectangle.
2. To select the first corner of the coil, enter its coordinates on the keyboard. The u-coordinate of
the upper left corner, 0.375, lies between grid points. Select this corner as follows:
a. Double-click in the U field in the status bar.
b. Type 0.375.
c. Press the Tab key to move to the V field in the status bar.
d. Type 0.7.
e. Do one of the following to accept the point:
• Press Return.
• Click Enter from the status bar.
3. Select the lower right corner of the coil (0.775, – 0.8) in the same way:
a. Enter 0.775 in the U field in the status bar.
b. Enter –0.8 in the V field in the status bar.
c. Press Return or click Enter from the status bar to accept the point.
The New Object window appears, prompting you to change the object’s color and name.
4. Change the object’s Name to coil and its Color to red, and then click OK.
The coil should appear as shown below:
Note From this point on, help text that is displayed in the message bar will generally not be
included in this manual. Therefore, be sure to look at the message bar if you need to
know what effect clicking a mouse button has for a command.
3-12 Creating the Model