Error: addfdtd is not a valid function or a variable name

TAGGED: Lumerical-FDTD

- September 16, 2021 at 1:52 am
  
  momchil
  Subscriber
  
  Hi I am trying to run older scripts, and I get an error that "addfdtd is not a valid function or a variable name" -
  is addfdtd removed from MODE 2021 R1 release?
  I cannot find FDTD object under Simulation also, why is that?
- September 16, 2021 at 2:00 am
  
  momchil
  Subscriber
  
  Hi,
  answering my own question - the error is due to improper project start - when running scripts with FDTD engine command (i.e. addfdtd) start the launcher and open a "New FDTD Project".
  The error was due to my MODE application starting the default project with EME solver instead.
- September 16, 2021 at 5:01 pm
  
  gsun
  Ansys Employee
  
  You are right that if you use script you will need to launch the proper project first. If you manually open a new project from "File", you will be able to open any solver from the launcher as the recent a few versions have this compacity.

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