To create a dielectric brick in the project editor, do the following:
- Move to the circuit level where the base of the dielectric brick is to be located.
The dielectric brick that is created will rest on this circuit level, and will extend upward to the next level. Dielectric bricks can be placed on any level, including the ground plane. If a brick is placed on the highest circuit level (level 0), it will extend up to the top cover of the metal box.
- Create a base polygon which defines the cross-section of the brick.
This is done by selecting Insert - Draw - Brick Polygon or Insert ⇒ Draw ⇒ Brick Rectangle from the project editor’s main menu. The first option allows the vertices of arbitrarily shaped base polygons to be entered on a point by point basis. This option is used to create dielectric bricks with any cross-sectional shape. However, if the cross-section is rectangular in shape, it is often quicker to create dielectric bricks using the second option.
