Creating a Model

To create a new model for an electromagnetic simulation:

Open the IC or package layout in Virtuoso Layout MXL.
Press the Shift+F bindkey to make all the layers in the layout hierarchy visible.
Press the F key to fit the complete layout in the canvas.
In the Electromagnetic Solver assistant, click on the toolbar of the Electromagnetic Solver assistant.

A new model is added in the Models table.
Observe the following:
- By default, the models are named as modelx, where x is an incremental number. However, you can double-click in the model name field and specify another name.
- The default simulator assigned to a model for a package design is EMX. The default simulator for a package design is Clarity.
  For IC layouts, you can also choose to use EMX.
  You can specify the default simulators to be used for package and IC designs by using the vem.ic defaultSimulator and vem.package defaultSimulator environment variables, respectively.
- The Status column of a model shows its simulation run status. By default, it is set as Pending.
- For IC layouts, the Models table shows an additional column named Corner. In this column, you can choose the name of the process corner to be used for your model. You can use the drop-down list to choose a corner name from the list of available corners. EM Assistant populates the list of corner names by reading the process corner definition files (.emproc or .proc files) provided in the directory specified in the Environment Settings form.