# ansys-maxwell-3d

## Summary

+ **Module Name:** maxwell
+ **Support Level:** Secondary Support
+ **Software Access Level:** Limited Licenses
+ **Home Page:** [http://www.ansys.com/Products/Simulation+Technology/Electronics/Electromechanical/ANSYS+Maxwell](http://www.ansys.com/Products/Simulation+Technology/Electronics/Electromechanical/ANSYS+Maxwell)

## Software Description

Starting from version 20.1, Maxwell is bundled with ANSYS as part of
\'ANSYS Electromagnetics Desktop\'.

Ansoft Maxwell 3D Field Simulator uses electromagnetic field simulation
to accurately predict product performance from physical design
information. In addition to Ansoft Maxwell 3D, the Ansoft package
contains the Ansoft Optimetric, Maxwell 2D and the Schematic Capture.
## General Linux

To load this module for use in a Linux environment, you can run the command:

	module load maxwell

Depending on where you are working, there may be more than one version of maxwell available.
To see which modules are available for loading you can run:

	module avail maxwell
## Citrix

To run this software under Windows, connect using instruction provided
in our [Windows systems
page](https://www.msi.umn.edu/support/citrix/overview) .  Once logged
in, navigate to

    Start > All Programs > ANSYS Electromagnetics > Maxwell $VERSION> Windows-64 bit > Maxwell $VERSION (64-bit)

\$VERSION is the version number of the Ansoft installation. Maxwell is
not able to use the temp space it defaults to in users\' home
directories. MSI cannot change this default. Set your Maxwell temp
folder to scratch space when you start Maxwell.

More
information about Maxwell is available at the
[Ansys](http://www.ansys.com/Products/Simulation+Technology/Electronics/Electromechanical/ANSYS+Maxwell)
website.