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/* Building the Physical Structure in EM.Libera */
== Building the Physical Structure in EM.Libera ==
[[Image:wire_pic1.png|thumb|350px|EM.Libera's Navigation Tree.]]
All the objects in your project workspace are organized into object groups based on their material composition and geometry type in the "Physical Structure" section of the navigation tree. In [[EM.Libera]], you can create three different types of objects:
Both of [[EM.Libera]]'s two simulation engines, Wire MoM and Surface MoM, can handle metallic structures. You define wires under '''Thin Wire''' groups and surface and volumetric metal objects under '''PEC Objects'''. In other words, you can draw lines, polylines and other curve objects as thin wires, which have a radius parameters expressed in project units. All types of solid and surface CAD objects can be drawn in a PEC group. Only solid CAD objects can be drawn under '''Dielectric Objects'''.
 
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[[Image:wire_pic1.png|thumb|350px|EM.Libera's Navigation Tree.]]
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Once a new object group node has been created on the navigation tree, it becomes the "Active" group of the project workspace, which is always listed in bold letters. When you draw a new CAD object such as a Box or a Sphere, it is inserted under the currently active group. There is only one object group that is active at any time. Any object type can be made active by right clicking on its name in the navigation tree and selecting the '''Activate''' item of the contextual menu. It is recommended that you first create object groups, and then draw new CAD objects under the active object group. However, if you start a new [[EM.Libera]] project from scratch, and start drawing a new object without having previously defined any object groups, a new default PEC object group is created and added to the navigation tree to hold your new CAD object.
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