Altium export to HFSS

- November 20, 2018 at 3:35 pm
  
  philarama
  Subscriber
  
  Hi there
  
  I have a completed transmission line design created in Altium Designer 18 which I want to simulate in HFSS. Exporting from Altium as a .anf file allows me to import into the Electronics Desktop with all my layer information, dielectric constants etc intact. However, i can't figure out how to simulate in HFSS as Modeller / Import does not accept .anf files.
  
  I can export from Altium as .dxf but then I lose all my layer / materials information.
  
  If anyone can point me in the right direction I will be grateful.
  
  Thanks
  
  Philip
- November 20, 2018 at 5:49 pm
  
  slouie
  Ansys Employee
  
  Hi Philip,
  
  Best way to bring Altium files into HFSS and preserve padstack definitions, net names, layer thickness and material properties, etc. is to use ODB++ export from Altium. Then in Electronics Desktop, use menu item File>>Import>>ODB++ to bring it into HFSS.
- November 20, 2018 at 6:04 pm
  
  philarama
  Subscriber
  
  Thanks slouie - I tried this a couple of hours ago and found all the materials had become vacuum. I will try it again. Cheers.

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