Managing Materials for RF PCB Toolbox

When to Use

• Creating dielectric substrates for transmission lines, filters, couplers, or custom pcbComponent designs
• Selecting metals (Copper, Gold, etc.) for realistic conductor loss modeling
• Building multi-layer dielectric stacks for stripline or embedded designs
• Choosing frequency-dependent dispersion models (DjordjevicSarkar) for wideband accuracy
• Looking up catalog material properties or adding custom materials

When NOT to Use

• Building the PCB layer structure itself — use matlab-assemble-pcb-layout
• Running EM analysis after materials are defined — use matlab-analyze-em
• Designing transmission lines that happen to need substrates — use matlab-design-pcb-txline (it references this skill for material details)
• Importing material properties from an existing board file — use matlab-read-pcb-layout

Typical Workflow