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Category - Grids and Surfaces
These articles guide on how to add and edit wire grids and solid surfaces in AN-SOF.
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Wire grids can be composed of curved or straight wires and can be used to model grids and approximate conductive surfaces. The wires of a grid do not overlap but are connected to each other...
The Attributes page belongs to the Draw dialog box of the chosen wire grid type. As an example, Fig. 1 shows the Attributes page for the Plate...
A wire grid can be modified by the procedure described in Modifying a Group of Wires...
Click on the Selection Box button in the main toolbar. By left clicking on the workspace and dragging a box with the mouse, a wire grid can be selected...
Click on the Selection Box button in the main toolbar. By left clicking on the workspace and dragging a box with the mouse, a wire grid can be selected...
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These articles describe the different grid and surface types and provide guidance on how to add them in the AN-SOF workspace.
The Patch refers to a rectangular patch on the xy-plane composed of wires having a flat or rectangular cross-section. Use this wire grid to model patch and microstrip antennas...
The Plate refers to a plate or bilinear surface. Go to Draw > Wire Grid > Plate in the main menu to display the Draw dialog box for the Plate...
The Disc refers to a disc or circular surface. Go to Draw > Wire Grid > Disc in the main menu to display the Draw dialog box for the Disc...
The Flat Ring refers to a disc with a hole at its center. Go to Draw > Wire Grid > Flat Ring in the main menu to display the Draw dialog box for the Flat Ring...
Go to Draw > Wire Grid > Cone in the main menu to display the Draw dialog box for the Cone. There are three pages: Cone, Attributes and Materials.
Go to Draw > Wire Grid > Truncated Cone in the main menu to display the Draw dialog box for the Truncated Cone. There are three pages: Truncated Cone, Attributes and Materials.
Go to Draw > Wire Grid > Cylinder in the main menu to display the Draw dialog box for the Cylinder. There are three pages: Cylinder, Attributes and Materials.
Go to Draw > Wire Grid > Sphere in the main menu to display the Draw dialog box for the Sphere. There are three pages: Sphere, Attributes and Materials.
Go to Draw > Wire Grid > Paraboloid in the main menu to display the Draw dialog box for the Paraboloid. There are three pages: Paraboloid, Attributes and Materials.