Boundary Conditions - Boundaries

Simulation: Settings Boundaries Boundaries

Due to the fact that a computer is only capable of calculating problems that have finite expansion, you need to specify the boundary conditions. This can be done within this dialog box.

When you enter the boundaries property sheet, the modeled structure is displayed with a surrounding bounding box colored with regard to the boundary condition at each boundary. The picture on the right shows an example of such a bounding box.

The assignment of the colors to the boundary conditions is listed together with the description of the different boundary conditions below.

You may double-click on the boundary conditions icon in the main plot window to select one boundary. By pressing the right mouse button in the main plot window, you can set the type of the boundary condition for the selected boundary using the popup menu.

Boundary conditions : Xmin / Xmax / Ymin / Ymax / Zmin / Zmax

Several boundary types are available, each applicable to any face of the project's bounding box (xmin/xmax/ymin/ymax/zmin/zmax).

Open boundary...

Accepts your settings and leaves the dialog box.

Cancel

Closes this dialog box without performing any further action.

Help

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Boundary Conditions - Boundaries

Simulation: Settings Boundaries Boundaries

Due to the fact that a computer is only capable of calculating problems that have finite expansion, you need to specify the boundary conditions. This can be done within this dialog box.

When you enter the boundaries property sheet, the modeled structure is displayed with a surrounding bounding box colored with regard to the boundary condition at each boundary. The picture on the right shows an example of such a bounding box.

The assignment of the colors to the boundary conditions is listed together with the description of the different boundary conditions below.

Simulation: Settings Boundaries Boundaries