HFSS 3D Layout Export to HFSS Board Outline

- November 2, 2023 at 10:10 pm
  
  Thomas Capuano
  Subscriber
  
  Hi,
  I am trying to export my Analysis from HFSS 3D Layout to HFSS. Everything appears to transfer correctly, expect the board outline, which has a hole in it. Does anyone know how to do this operation? The help documention on board outline is sparse.
  Regards,
  Tom
- November 3, 2023 at 4:52 pm
  
  Rong Liu
  Ansys Employee
  
  Hi, Tom,
  You want to have Show Dielectrics checked, then turn on only one layer one by one to find out which layer has the outline with a hole in HFSS 3D layout. The Outline layer in HFSS 3D layout won't be transferred to HFSS. What you see might be a dielectric layer.
  Please feel free to open a support case. This links shows how.
  /courses/index.php/courses/ansys-customer-support-space/lessons/submit-a-support-case-in-the-ansys-customer-support-space/
  
  Best regards,
  Rong
- November 3, 2023 at 4:58 pm
  
  Thomas Capuano
  Subscriber
  
  Hi,
  Thank you for the information.
  So there is no way to export the dielectric shape to HFSS?
  Tom
- November 3, 2023 at 5:05 pm
  
  Rong Liu
  Ansys Employee
  
  Hi, Tom,
  
  No, the dielectric layer will be export to HFSS.
  If you take a look at the Stackup setting, there are non-stackup layers, one of them is called Outline. The non-stackup layers will not be exported to HFSS. Dielectric Layers are Stacup layers, the shapes on dielectric layers will be exported to HFSS.
  Best regards,
  Rong