Getting Started with Ansys HFSS Software

This course introduces the Ansys Electronics Desktop (AEDT)™ electronics systems design platform and familiarizes new users with the graphical user interface (GUI) and all the basic simulation steps in the Ansys HFSS™ high-frequency electromagnetic simulation software workflow. This course also introduces 3D components, parametric and optimization analyses, and high-performance computing (HPC) options. The focus of the course is RF and microwave, including filters, microstrip and waveguide structures, and antennas.

Each lesson will have one lecture and the necessary workshops. Throughout the course, wire dipole antenna and rectangular waveguide examples are used in workshops. In the last lesson, additional simulation examples are provided that include a band pass filter, a coax bend, a patch antenna, and a microstrip stub with an SMA connector.

Learning Outcomes:

Following completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Different solution types and driven options of an HFSS design and their use case.
• Construct simple geometry models in the Ansys Electronics Desktop (AEDT) tool 3D Modeler.
• Simulation space and boundaries.
• Lumped ports and wave ports basics and assignment.
• HFSS finite element method (FEM), driven solution setup, and automatic adaptive meshing process.
• Post-process the different types of results and their use case
• HFSS 3D components creation and usage
• Parametric analysis, optimization analysis, and high-performance computing (HPC) options.

Prerequisites:

• A technical education and/or background in high-frequency electromagnetics is recommended, but having an engineering degree is not required.
• Familiarity with transmission lines, waveguides, and scattering parameters (S-parameters).
• Ansys Electronic Desktop 3D Modeling Getting Started self-paced training module.

Please note: These training materials were developed and tested in 2025 R1 release.