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HFSS Layout UI modification#

This example shows how to modify the HFSS 3D Layout UI. 0020f11fd59e42ec86853285ecfce2c8

Keywords: HFSS 3D Layout, UI, user interface.

Perform imports and define constants#

Perform required imports.

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import sys
import tempfile
import time

from ansys.aedt.core import Hfss3dLayout
from ansys.aedt.core.downloads import download_file

Define constants.

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AEDT_VERSION = "2024.2"
NUM_CORES = 4
NG_MODE = True  # Open AEDT UI when it is launched.

Check if AEDT is launched in graphical mode.

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if not NG_MODE:
    print("Warning: This example requires graphical mode enabled.")
    sys.exit()

Download example board.

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temp_folder = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(suffix=".ansys")
aedb = download_file(source="edb/ANSYS-HSD_V1.aedb", destination=temp_folder.name)

Launch HFSS 3D Layout#

Initialize AEDT and launch HFSS 3D Layout.

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h3d = Hfss3dLayout(aedb, version=AEDT_VERSION, non_graphical=NG_MODE, new_desktop=True)
h3d.save_project()

Net visibility#

Hide all nets.

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h3d.modeler.change_net_visibility(visible=False)

Show two specified nets.

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h3d.modeler.change_net_visibility(["5V", "1V0"], visible=True)

Show all layers.

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for layer in h3d.modeler.layers.all_signal_layers:
    layer.is_visible = True

Change the layer color.

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layer = h3d.modeler.layers.layers[h3d.modeler.layers.layer_id("1_Top")]
layer.set_layer_color(0, 255, 0)
h3d.modeler.fit_all()

Disable component visibility#

Disable component visibility for the "1_Top" and "16_Bottom" layers.

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top = h3d.modeler.layers.layers[h3d.modeler.layers.layer_id("1_Top")]
top.is_visible_component = False

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bot = h3d.modeler.layers.layers[h3d.modeler.layers.layer_id("16_Bottom")]
bot.is_visible_component = False

Display the layout#

Fit all so that you can visualize all.

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h3d.modeler.fit_all()

Release AEDT#

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h3d.save_project()
h3d.release_desktop()
# Wait 3 seconds to allow AEDT to shut down before cleaning the temporary directory.
time.sleep(3)

Clean up#

All project files are saved in the folder temp_folder.name. If you’ve run this example as a Jupyter notebook, you can retrieve those project files. The following cell removes all temporary files, including the project folder.

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temp_folder.cleanup()

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