6.1.6    Wire

The Draw->Wire command from 2D Window menu indicates manual drawing of a wire.

Wire can be defined as a thin wire (of radius less than a cell size) parallel to any of the coordinate axes by manual drawing. Note that a more convenient and recommended way for drawing wires is via UDO commands from the ..elib/wires directory.

X- or Y-oriented wire is being introduced on the current level, with the height set to 0 and with medium PEC. To change current height and level settings please use Define Level dialogue.

Then invoke Draw->Wire, which will allow you to draw the wire as a line segment. Click the left mouse button two times to mark its corners or by entering the coordinates from the Keyboard Entry dialogue.

Drawing a Z‑oriented wire in slightly more complicated. First invoke the Define Level dialogue and specify the level of wire base and the height of the wire.

Then invoke Draw->Wire, which will allow you (as for the X- or Y-oriented wires) draw a segment of the line in the XY‑plane. Click the left mouse button two times to mark its corners or by entering the coordinates from the Keyboard Entry dialogue. Do this in such a way that one end of this line is at the desired position of the wire.

Then move the second end to the same position as the first one. The  button in the 2D Window toolbar and Edit->Edit Point command from 2D Window menu is used for moving a point belonging to a wire (see Edit Point).

Modification of the wire diameter can be accomplished through the Edit Wire dialogue. Remember that wire diameter should be set in current project units.

The define wire grids see Wire Grids chapter.

We suggest alternative and more convenient way of introducing the wire – by using special wire generating UDOs available in the UDO library.

For more details regarding the wires refer to Lossy wires.