Viewing the Near Fields
Display the calculated near fields in the 3D view. Animate the instantaneous near field.
- Select the 3D View1 window.
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Enable mesh opacity to view the near field inside the waveguide.
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On the 3D View contextual tabs set, on the Mesh tab, in the Opacity group, click the
Mesh opacity icon. From the drop-down list, select a value of 40%.
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On the 3D View contextual tabs set, on the Mesh tab, in the Opacity group, click the
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On the Home tab, in the
Add results group, click the
Near Fields icon. From the drop-down list, select NearField1.
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Animate the phase of the near field.
- In the result palette, in the Quantity panel, select Instantaneous magnitude.
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On the 3D View
contextual tabs set, on the Animate tab, on the
Settings group, click the
Type icon. From the drop-down list, select the
Phase icon.
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Start the animation process.
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On the 3D View contextual tabs set, on the Animate tab, on the Control
group, click the
Play icon.
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Stop the animation by clicking the
Play icon again.
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On the 3D View contextual tabs set, on the Animate tab, on the Control
group, click the

Figure 1. The near field in the power divider (refer to the WebHelp to view the animation of the instantaneous magnitude).