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

Getting Started: A 2D Magnetostatic Problem
Installation
Getting Started
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Before you use Maxwell SV, you must:
1. Set up your system’s graphical windowing system.
2. Install the Ansoft software, using the directions in the Ansoft PC Installation Guide.
If you have not yet done these steps, refer to the Ansoft installation guides and the documentation
that came with your computer system, or ask your system administrator for assistance.
If you are using Maxwell SV for the first time, the following two guides are available for the Student
Version of Maxwell 2D:
• Getting Started: A 2D Electrostatic Problem
• Getting Started: A 2D Magnetostatic Problem
Additional Getting Started guides are available for the standard version of Maxwell 2D.
These short tutorials guide you through the process of setting up and solving simple problems in
Maxwell SV, providing you with an overview of how to use the software.
Other References
To start Maxwell SV, you must first access the Maxwell Control Panel.
For information on all Maxwell Control Panel and Maxwell SV commands, refer to the following
online documentation:
• Maxwell Control Panel online help. The Control panel online help contains a detailed
description of all of the commands in the Maxwell Control Panel and in the Utilities Panel.
The Maxwell Control Panel allows you to create and open projects, print screens, and
translate files. The Utilities Panel is accessible through the Maxwell Control Panel and
enables you to view licensing information, adjust colors, open and create 2D models, open
and create plots using parametric equations, and evaluate mathematical expressions.
• Maxwell 2D online help. The Maxwell 2D online help contains a detailed description of
the Maxwell 2D software and the Parametric Analysis module. Maxwell SV does not provide
parametric capabilities.