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Category - Editing Wires

These articles provide guidance on editing wires in AN-SOF, including functions to transform wire coordinates and manipulate groups of wires in the AN-SOF workspace.

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Selecting a Wire
Any wire in the workspace can be selected in three different ways: 1. By clicking on the Select Wire button (arrow icon) on the toolbar and then...
Modifying a Wire
Right-clicking on a wire brings up a menu. Choosing the Modify command from the pop-up menu shows the Modify dialog box, where the geometrical parameters and attributes of the selected wire can be modified...
Deleting a Wire
Right-clicking on a wire brings up a menu. Choosing the Delete command from the pop-up menu deletes the selected wire with all sources and loads placed on it...
Modifying a Group of Wires
AN-SOF allows us to select a group of wires to edit them all at once. Click on the Selection Box button on the main toolbar. By left clicking on the workspace and dragging a box with the mouse, multiple wires can be selected...
Deleting a Group of Wires
Click on the Selection Box button in the main toolbar. Then, left clicking on the workspace a box to select multiple wires can be expanded...
Wire Color
Right clicking on a wire shows a pop-up menu. Choose the Wire Color command to display a dialog box that allows us to select a color for the wire...
Wire Properties
Right clicking on a wire will display a pop-up menu, where the Wire Properties command can be selected...
Connecting Wires
A wire junction is automatically established whenever the coordinates of a wire end are identical to the end coordinates of a wire previously specified. However, two wires will be also connected automatically when their ends are spaced one tenth of the wire radius...
Moving, Rotating, and Scaling Wires
After drawing the wire structure, we may need to modify the position or size of one wire or a group of them. To modify wires, we must first select them. Click on the Selection Box button on the toolbar and then expand a box using the mouse with the left button pressed...
Copying and Stacking Wires
When drawing a wire structure, it is often necessary to copy wires from one position to another. An antenna array is an example where this situation occurs. To copy wires, we must first select them by first pressing the Selection Box button on the toolbar...