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Export the desired fields using Fields Calculator in both designs. For example Input > Quantity > B Vector > Mag Output > Write > B_steel.fld\/B_iron.fld  4. Import the exported fields, subtract them form each other, and Create a Named Expression. For example Input > Read > B_steel.fld Input > Read > B_iron.fld General > &#8211; Add > B_diff > OK   5. 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