Workflows ========= The **Home** panel provides workflows to perform these tasks: * :ref:`Import a geometry ` * :ref:`Load a solved HFSS design ` * :ref:`Duplicate an HFSS design ` * :ref:`Load an analysis setup file ` .. note:: The workflows for importing a geometry, loading a solved HFSS design, and duplicating an HFSS design are available only when the Radar Explorer Toolkit is connected to AEDT. For more information, see :ref:`Settings `. The **Home** panel also lets you access 3D settings. For more information, see :ref:`Access 3D settings `. .. _importing_geometries: Import a geometry ================= Use this workflow to import a geometry file into the toolkit's plotter window and HFSS: #. Go to the **Home** panel on the left sidebar. #. Set the toggles to **AEDT Mode** and **Import geometry**. #. Click the file icon to browse to and select a geometry file. Supported formats include STL, OBJ, GLTF, and GLB. #. Edit the material, which must be available in HFSS materials, and position the geometry relative to the global coordinate system. .. image:: ../../_static/import_geometry.png :width: 800 :alt: Import geometry :align: center #. Click **Load** to import the selected geometry. The **Load** button becomes unavailable to prevent redundant uploads. Once loaded, the geometry appears in the plotter window and is also available in HFSS. .. image:: ../../_static/import_geometries_loaded.png :width: 800 :alt: Geometry loaded in the plotter window :align: center .. image:: ../../_static/aedt_loaded_geometry.png :width: 800 :alt: Geometry loaded in HFSS :align: center #. Change 3D settings if needed. For more information, see :ref:`Access 3D settings `. #. Start radar configuration. For more information, see :ref:`Radar configuration `. .. _solved_design: Load a solved HFSS design ========================= Use this workflow to load a solved HFSS SBR+ design into the toolkit: #. Go to the **Home** panel on the left sidebar. #. Set the toggles to **AEDT mode** and **Load design**. #. Ensure that you are connected to an active AEDT session with a solved design open. The design detail text boxes automatically populate with the relevant data from the connected session. .. image:: ../../_static/solved_design_workflow_home.png :width: 800 :alt: Load a solved HFSS SBR+ design :align: center #. Set the toggle to **Get solution**. #. Click **Load** to load the solved HFSS SBR+ design. If the results load correctly, In the menu, two additional panels become available for 3D and 2D postprocessing: .. image:: ../../_static/postprocessing_tabs.png :width: 400 :alt: Postprocessing tabs :align: center For more information, see :ref:`3D postprocessing ` and :ref:`2D postprocessing `. #. Change 3D settings if needed. For more information, see :ref:`Access 3D settings `. .. note:: Once the design loads, you cannot modify the radar configuration. .. _duplicate_design: Duplicate an HFSS design ======================== Use this workflow to duplicate an HFSS SBR+ design: #. Go to the **Home** menu on the left sidebar. #. Set the toggles to **AEDT Mode** and **Load design**. #. Ensure that you are connected to an active AEDT session with a solved HFSS SBR+ open. The design detail text boxes automatically populate with data from the connected session. .. image:: ../../_static/duplicate_design_tab.png :width: 800 :alt: Design detail text boxes with populated data :align: center #. Set the toggle to **New solution**. #. Click **Load** to load the solved HFSS SBR+ design. .. image:: ../../_static/duplicate_design.png :width: 800 :alt: Solved HFSS SBR+ design :align: center In the menu, two additional panels become available for 3D and 2D postprocessing. For more information, see :ref:`3D postprocessing ` and :ref:`2D postprocessing `. #. Change 3D settings if needed. For more information, see :ref:`Access 3D settings `. #. Start radar configuration. For more information, see :ref:`Radar configuration `. .. _load_configuration: Load an analysis setup file =========================== Use this workflow to reload previous work by importing an analysis setup file or radar metadata file. .. note:: These files, generated by the toolkit when a simulation launches, are located in the ``*YourProjectName*.pyaedt`` directory. - If the file contains results, you do not need to connect to HFSS. - If the file contains results, you cannot modify the radar configuration. #. Go to the **Home** panel on the left sidebar. #. Set the toggle to **File Mode**. #. Click the file icon to browse to and select an exported data file. .. image:: ../../_static/load_file.png :width: 800 :alt: Load an exported data file :align: center In the menu, two additional panels become available for 3D and 2D postprocessing. For more information, see :ref:`3D postprocessing ` and :ref:`2D postprocessing `. #. Change 3D settings if needed. For more information, see :ref:`Access 3D settings `. .. _settings_3d: Access 3D settings ================== Access the **3D settings** panel by clicking the gear icon in the **Home** panel: .. image:: ../../_static/settings_3d_access.png :width: 800 :alt: Gear icon for accessing 3D settings :align: center The 3D settings shown under **Model settings** and **Plot settings** depend on whether an :ref:`object ` or :ref:`solved data ` is loaded. For either an object or solved data, the **Projection** setting can be **Perspective** or **Orthographic**. .. _settings_3d_object: 3D model and plot settings for an object ---------------------------------------- Under **Model settings**, these settings are available for an object: - **Name**: Name of the object. - **Show**: Whether to show the object. - **Color**: Color to show the object in. You can choose from `PyVista color options `_. - **Opacity**: Value between 0 (transparent) and 1 (opaque). Under **Plot settings**, these settings are available for an object: - **Solution**: Name of the solution. - **Name**: Name of the object, which is read-only. - **Show**: Whether to show the object. - **Colormap**: Color mapping for the results. .. image:: ../../_static/settings_3d.png :width: 800 :alt: 3D settings for an object :align: center .. _settings_3d_solved_data: 3D model and plot settings for solved data ------------------------------------------ Under **Model settings**, these settings are available for solved data: - **Color**: Color to show the data in. - **Opacity**: Value between 0 (transparent) and 1 (opaque). Under **Plot settings**, these settings are available for solved data: - **Show**: Whether to show the data. - **Colormap**: Color mapping for the results. - **Opacity**: Choose from available `PyVista opacity options `_ .. image:: ../../_static/plot_3d_settings.png :width: 800 :alt: 3D settings :align: center