Description

Solver of Maxwell’s Equations

Usage

Prerequisites

  1. The following instructions for HFSS installation are specific to those with a Windows machine, HFSS will NOT work on MacOS. However, you can still use HFSS through remote access to the UTAT CAD machine. The program is already installed on that machine, so all you would have to do is directly launch it.
  2. Anytime that you want to open HFSS and use it on your personal machine, you will need to be connected to the OpenVPN

How to install HFSS on your personal machine and connect to the license server****

  1. Go to https://analyticalgraphics.force.com/identity/s/login/SelfRegister and register for a personal AGI account, fill out the required information, then under account preferences, make the following selections:

    Select the link in the confirmation email from AGI to confirm your account.

  2. Sign into your account, go to https://support.agi.com/downloads/4/. When you open the link, you are first under the “AGI” tab. Click the “Ansys” tab then under the “Windows Packages” click on Ansys Electronics - Full Package **to install.   Note: This is an 8GB file so it will take some time.

  3. You will have downloaded a zip file. Extract it to a convenient location. Navigate to where you extracted it and open the autorun.exe file.

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  4. The file will guide you through the installation. Click install electronics suite. Follow the instructions until you are prompted for a license. See step 5 for this.

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  5. Input the following: Server Name: ansys.in.utat.space Port: 1055 Continue following the instructions and HFSS should work on your local PC.

Learning

  1. Intro to a Microstrip Patch Antenna
  2. Quick Microwave Circuits Tutorial: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrs8ZY6UVFwe3w1RiVeLUlI25nLbHd_uh&si=zr4NlFr3cSn997D7