{"id":458932,"date":"2026-05-27T18:34:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T18:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/how-to-convert-brd-into-aedt-in-a-way-that-preserves-rlc-active-models\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T18:34:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T18:34:52","slug":"how-to-convert-brd-into-aedt-in-a-way-that-preserves-rlc-active-models","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/how-to-convert-brd-into-aedt-in-a-way-that-preserves-rlc-active-models\/","title":{"rendered":"How to convert .brd into .aedt in a way that preserves RLC active models?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p&gt;Hi all,&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Any help is appreciated. I&#8217;m trying to extract s parameteres, but the first step is to convert the .brd file into .aedt using electronic desktop. The file in EDT seems to have the corresponding active model assicaited with the RLC components, but when I import the aedt file into SiWave, non eof the RLC components have their active models and are therefore deactivated. Any advice for preserving the active model?&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/27-05-2026-1779906768-mceclip0.png\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-458932","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_forum_id":["27793"],"_bbp_topic_id":["458932"],"_bbp_subscription":["683552"],"_bbp_author_ip":["170.85.9.5"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["0"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["458932"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2026-05-27 18:34:52"],"_bbp_reply_count":["0"],"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":["0"],"_bbp_voice_count":["1"],"_bbp_engagement":["683552"],"_btv_view_count":["27"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"]},"test":"julia-zhanghpe-com"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/458932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/458932\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}