Hardware Podcasts

Making The Invisible, Visible with Sam Aldhaher

The Amp Hour · 4 Jun 2025 · 1h 15m · Episode 695

What this episode covers

Chris Gammell, a power electronics engineer and 3D artist, explains how he uses Blender to visualize invisible electromagnetic and magnetic fields for educational and design purposes. He details a workflow starting with KiCad designs imported into Blender, where he adds realistic materials and lighting to create engaging animations. Gammell also discusses his custom open-source tools, ElectromagnetNodes and FastHenry, which integrate simulation solvers directly into Blender to calculate and visualize fields on PCBs and coils. The conversation highlights how this approach helps engineers build intuition for RF and power electronics by making complex physics visible and interactive.

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early-stage companies

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Tools
Blender, KiCad, ANSYS, OpenEMS, FastHenry, ElectromagnetNodes, Elmer, CST, HFSS, Altium, Fusion

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