Adding a PEC Ground Plane

A perfectly electric conducting (PEC) ground plane, parallel to the xy-plane, can be added to the model by means of the following procedure:

1. Go to Setup tab > Environment panel >.
2. Select the Perfect option in the Ground Plane box, Fig. 1.
3. Set the ground plane position under the Position label (Z-coordinate).

When the perfect ground is selected, an infinite PEC ground plane will be placed at the specified position, Z, from the xy-plane.

• If Z > 0, the PEC ground plane will be above the xy-plane.

• If Z = 0, the PEC ground plane will be the xy-plane.

• If Z < 0, the PEC ground plane will be below the xy-plane.