FEKO Interface 2019 Release Notes

Altair HyperMesh

New Features

New Feko solver interface

The Feko solver interface improves the transfer of mesh element and material data between HyperMesh and Feko.

Allows for the efficient generation and modification of mesh elements and the definition and modification of materials (called media in Feko). The Feko solver interface guides you through the process to create and edit such data in the format required by Feko.

Import and export of Feko mesh and media data

The import and export of Feko mesh and material data is supported through the import and export of the *.fhm file format. This new file format contains the mesh element data, the material definitions, and the assignment of material properties to the mesh elements.

Supported mesh elements

HyperMesh	Feko
Bar2	Straight wire segments
Bar3	Curvilinear wire segments
Tria3	Flat triangles
Tria6	Curvilinear triangles
Tetra4	Tetrahedra

Supported Feko media definitions

Feko supports the definition and assignment of several Feko medias.

The default Perfect electric conductor, Perfect magnetic conductor and Free space media.

Finite conductivity Metallic media assigned to wire segments and surface mesh triangles.

Isotropic Dielectric media, including optional magnetic properties, assigned to surface mesh triangles (modeled with the SEP in Feko) and tetrahedral mesh elements (modeled with the FEM in Feko).