Types of Results

Commands to Display Results

The output data of a simulation can be listed in tables or displayed in graphs. All results are found under the Results menu, and are categorized into four groups:

Results related to current distribution

• Results > Plot Current Distribution command.
• Results > Plot Currents command.
• Results > List Currents command.
• Results > Export Currents command.
• Results > List Input Impedances command.

Results related to the far field

• Results > Plot Far-Field Pattern command.
• Results > Plot Far-Field Spectrum command.
• Results > List Far-Field Pattern command.
• Results > List Far-Field Spectrum command.
• Results > Power Budget/RCS command.

Results related to the near E-Field

• Results > Plot Near E-Field Pattern command.
• Results > Plot Near E-Field Spectrum command.
• Results > List Near E-Field Pattern command.
• Results > List Near E-Field Spectrum command.

Results related to the near H-Field

• Results > Plot Near H-Field Pattern command.
• Results > Plot Near H-Field Spectrum command.
• Results > List Near H-Field Pattern command.
• Results > List Near H-Field Spectrum command.

Results related to the Power Density

• Results > Plot Power Density Pattern command.
• Results > Plot Power Density Spectrum command.
• Results > List Power Density Pattern command.
• Results > List Power Density Spectrum command.

Tip

See the most relevant results for transmitting antennas in the Results tab of the main window.

Lists and Plots

Listing the currents or input impedances means tabulating them as a function of frequency.

In the case of fields, they can be listed at a given point versus the frequency (Spectrum) or at a given frequency versus the observation point (Pattern).

AN-SOF includes a suite of four tools for plotting results: AN-XY Chart, AN-Smith, AN-Polar and AN-3D Pattern.