jwh
Junior Member level 1
Folks,
I do a lot of work pulling GDS files in from Virtuoso and simulating distributed elements. I generally draw two separate layouts -- one with all the via arrays conforming to the foundry design rules and another than contains large blocks of metal in place of the via arrays to speed up the HFSS solver and reduce the mesh size.
I haven't been able to really get the HFSS modeler tools (heal and simplify) to merge these via arrays satisfactorily. Ideally I could use the heal function and provide it with a length that's just longer than the via spacing that I've used in my layout and it would merge those selected objects (in this case, all the vias on a given level) within that distance.
Any one else have any experience with this? I know Momentum provides the functionality, but I really require a full 3D solver.
Regards,
J
I do a lot of work pulling GDS files in from Virtuoso and simulating distributed elements. I generally draw two separate layouts -- one with all the via arrays conforming to the foundry design rules and another than contains large blocks of metal in place of the via arrays to speed up the HFSS solver and reduce the mesh size.
I haven't been able to really get the HFSS modeler tools (heal and simplify) to merge these via arrays satisfactorily. Ideally I could use the heal function and provide it with a length that's just longer than the via spacing that I've used in my layout and it would merge those selected objects (in this case, all the vias on a given level) within that distance.
Any one else have any experience with this? I know Momentum provides the functionality, but I really require a full 3D solver.
Regards,
J