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    Connecting Wires to the Ground

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    A wire will automatically connect to the ground plane when the z coordinate of one of its ends coincides with the position of the ground plane.

    • When a PEC ground plane > is chosen, the ground position is specified by the value of Z in the Environment panel > Ground Plane box.
    • When a real ground > is chosen, the ground position is Z = 0 (xy-plane).
    • When a substrate > is chosen, a PEC ground plane is placed at Z = -h (h: substrate thickness).

    Wire connections to the ground plane are shown with 3D symbols, Fig. 1.

    Fig. 1: 3D symbols showing ground connections.

    WARNING!

    All wires must be above the ground plane. Wires that cross the ground plane from one side to the other are not allowed.

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