=== Grouping Objects by Surface Type ===
EM.Illumina organizes physical objects by their surface type. Any object in EM.Illumina is assumed to be made of one of the three surface types (click on each type to learn more about it):
# {| class="wikitable"|-! scope="col"| Material Type! scope="col"| Applications! scope="col"| Geometric Object Types Allowed|-| style="width:150px;" | '''[[Defining_Materials_in_EMGlossary of EM.Cube's Materials & Physical Object Types#Perfect_Electric_Conductors_.26_Metal_Traces Perfect Electric Conductor (PEC) | Perfect Electric Conductor (PEC) Surface]]'''# | style="width:300px;" | Modeling perfect metal surfaces| style="width:250px;" | Solid and surface objects|-| style="width:150px;" | '''[[Defining_Materials_in_EMGlossary of EM.Cube's Materials & Physical Object Types#Perfect_Magnetic_Conductors_.26_Slot_Traces Perfect Magnetic Conductor (PMC) | Perfect Magnetic Conductor (PMC) Surface]]'''# | style="width:300px;" | Modeling perfect magnetic surfaces| style="width:250px;" | Solid and surface objects|-| style="width:150px;" | '''[[Defining_Materials_in_EMGlossary of EM.Cube's Materials & Physical Object Types#Impedance_Surfaces_.26_Conductive_Sheet_Traces Impedance Surface | Generalized Impedance Surface]]'''| style="width:300px;" | Modeling impedance surfaces as an equivalent to the surface of dielectric objects | style="width:250px;" | Solid and surface objects|}
Click on each category to learn more details about it in the [[Glossary of EM.Cube's Materials & Physical Object Types]]. EM.Illumina can only handle surface and solid CAD objects. Only the outer surface of [[Solid Objects|solid objects]] is considered in the PO simulation. No line or [[Curve Objects|curve objects]] are allowed in the project workspace; or else, they will be ignored during the PO simulation. You can define several PEC, PMC or impedance surface groups with different colors and impedance values. All the objects created and drawn under a group share the same color and other properties.
[[Image:Info_icon.png|40px]] Click here to learn more about '''[[Defining_Materials_in_EM.Cube#Defining_a_New_Material_Group | Defining a New Surface Group]]'''.