{"sections":[{"heading":"Keep the example files together","paragraphs":["Copy the complete examples/capacitance/parallel_plates directory to a writable location. The supplied parallelplates.ixi refers to process.ldf. Use that actual project reference when checking the inputs."]},{"figures":[{"asset_id":"studio-inline-inputs","caption":"This example defines geometry in the IXI, uses process.ldf and does not need an external GDS file or circuit netlist."}],"heading":"Inspect the model in Studio","steps":["Open parallelplates.ixi in Studio and check that the extraction mode is EQS.","Review the conductor summary under Electrical setup. The inline geometry labels the two conductors C1 M0 and C2 M1.","Inspect the supplied process definition and parameter d before changing geometry. The example describes plate spacing through the process definition.","For a calculation, resolve Check and run issues, save the project and run the extraction using a valid licence."]},{"code":"inductex parallelplates.ixi","heading":"Command-line alternative","paragraphs":["From the copied example directory, the supplied instructions use:"]},{"heading":"Output review pending","paragraphs":["The CLI setup was exercised. Numerical reference results are withheld while output-reporting issue KB-EQS-001 remains open.","Keep this project separate from the website's different capacitor bundle. Resolve the reporting issue and review the applicable convergence evidence before presenting a numerical success criterion."]}],"canonical_url":"https://www.sun-magnetics.com/knowledge-base/inductex-parallel-plates","url":"/knowledge-base/inductex-parallel-plates","known_issues":[{"disposition":"hold","id":"KB-EQS-001","title":"EQS run prints unusable GMRES summary values","public_notice":"Parallel-plate numerical reference values and convergence-summary statistics remain withheld. Setup guidance is available; no accepted numerical success criterion is presented until reporting and convergence are reviewed.","claim_scope":"Only the affected claim and recorded build/input; not whole-guide or final-release acceptance"},{"disposition":"hold","id":"KB-GUI-004","title":"Inline geometry has inconsistent layout status","public_notice":"The inconsistent inline-layout readiness display is not accepted as a clean setup or successful calculation. The misleading illustration remains withheld.","claim_scope":"Only the affected claim and recorded build/input; not whole-guide or final-release acceptance"}],"search_record":{"execution":true,"relatedProducts":[],"version_tags":["InductEx 8 preview"],"text":"Understand the parallel-plate capacitance example This parameterised example uses inline IXI geometry and EQS mode to calculate capacitance between two labelled conductors. It does not require a circuit netlist. InductEx 8 beta/preview Worked example Keep the example files together Copy the complete examples/capacitance/parallel_plates directory to a writable location. The supplied parallelplates.ixi refers to process.ldf. Use that actual project reference when checking the inputs.  Inspect the model in Studio Open parallelplates.ixi in Studio and check that the extraction mode is EQS. Review the conductor summary under Electrical setup. The inline geometry labels the two conductors C1 M0 and C2 M1. Inspect the supplied process definition and parameter d before changing geometry. The example describes plate spacing through the process definition. For a calculation, resolve Check and run issues, save the project and run the extraction using a valid licence.  This example defines geometry in the IXI, uses process.ldf and does not need an external GDS file or circuit netlist. Studio EQS Input files showing geometry defined in IXI, process.ldf available and an optional unselected netlist. Command-line alternative From the copied example directory, the supplied instructions use: inductex parallelplates.ixi Output review pending The CLI setup was exercised. Numerical reference results are withheld while output-reporting issue KB-EQS-001 remains open. Keep this project separate from the website's different capacitor bundle. Resolve the reporting issue and review the applicable convergence evidence before presenting a numerical success criterion. ","id":"inductex-parallel-plates","keywords":"","kind":"Worked example","title":"Understand the parallel-plate capacitance example","product":"InductEx"},"version":"8 beta/preview","id":"inductex-parallel-plates","related":["/knowledge-base/inductex-missing-input","/knowledge-base/inductex-run-unavailable"],"downloads":[],"publication_status":"published","numerical_output":{"issue_id":"KB-EQS-001","scope":"numerical reference and convergence-summary presentation","status":"withheld"},"provenance":{"execution_checks":[{"publication_gate":"KB-EQS-001","scope":"CLI completion observed; numerical presentation withheld","result":"numerical-output-review-pending","articles":["inductex-parallel-plates"],"version":"InductEx 8.0.1 Windows catalog payload","id":"VAL-002","records":["catalog-parallel-plates"],"limit":"Numerical results remain withheld while KB-EQS-001 is open. GUI and convergence verification remain pending."}],"figure_evidence":[{"evidence_limit":"Current-source UI illustration. No calculation or complete GUI walkthrough was performed; final-package applicability remains pending.","id":"studio-inline-inputs","reference_label":"InductEx 8 document view, rendered 3 November 2026"}],"review_notes":["SRC-001 resolved with owner authorisation: instructions.txt now names process.ldf, matching the IXI. Numerical inputs were preserved.","KB-EQS-001 remains open. Numerical reference values and convergence-summary fields are withheld from the preview; native walkthrough and issue closure remain pending."],"scope":"Recorded inputs/builds only. Complete walkthrough and final-package acceptance remain separate.","verification_requirements":{"gui_method":"product-native scenario or recorded operator walkthrough; screenshots required for GUI guidance","status":"review-incomplete","illustrations":"required","required":["technical-review","release-applicability","gui-workflow","execution","numerical-interpretation","illustrations"],"legacy_walkthrough_field":"pending retained; not evidence of a complete scenario"},"sources":[{"id":"inductex:docs/manual/studio_start.tex","section":"Other first examples"},{"id":"inductex:docs/examples/capacitance/parallel_plates/instructions.txt","section":"Owner-authorised filename reconciliation, 2 November 2026; numerical inputs unchanged"},{"id":"validation:windows-cli-20261102","section":"VAL-002; scope and limits recorded"},{"id":"owner:technical-review-20261102","section":"README correction approved; numerical presentation held pending KB-EQS-001"},{"id":"capture:studio-ui-20261103T103032","section":"Reviewed current-source document-view images; UI-only scope"}]},"title":"Understand the parallel-plate capacitance example","type":"Worked example","markdown_url":"/_functions/kbResource?path=markdown%2Finductex-parallel-plates.md","summary":"This parameterised example uses inline IXI geometry and EQS mode to calculate capacitance between two labelled conductors. It does not require a circuit netlist.","product":"InductEx"}