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  3. Why do I get the warning message ‘Warning: more than one object enclosing source “xxx” which have different materials:’ despite this source having highest object priority over objects enclosing it?

Why do I get the warning message ‘Warning: more than one object enclosing source “xxx” which have different materials:’ despite this source having highest object priority over objects enclosing it?

Tagged: 19.2, Basic Object Types, Electromagnetics & Electronics, geometry, icepak, Other, thermal
    • March 17, 2023 at 2:15 pm
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      This occurs when using 3D source objects. A 3D source object doesn’t have a material specification so it gets its material from the object that encloses it. This warning occurs if there are multiple objects enclosing/intersecting the 3D source object. In this case, the 3D source object is assigned the material of the last object that encloses/intersects it, and this might not be the intention of the user. If the enclosing/intersecting material properties are the same, there’s no issue. To avoid material inheritance issues, a workaround is to use a 3D block object with specified power (and intended material property), in place of the 3D source object.

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