The Symmetry Bar

The Symmetry Bar (below the Main Tool Bar) allows the user to remove wires from certain planes and regions. A depressed button indicates that the wires associated with the specified region (plane) have been removed (note that the major elements are NOT removed — the removed wires can thus be ``reintroduced'' if required). In order to specify a conducting surface lying orthogonal to a plane of symmetry or to the ground plane, the user must specify an element with at least one side lying completely in that plane. The symmetry bar allows the user to remove that wire without removing the element or having to manually construct the mesh of wires.