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Types of Wire Grids
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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. See in this report > the excellent accuracy obtained when modeling surfaces using grids in AN-SOF.
AN-SOF offers different types of wire grids. Each type of grid has its own geometric parameters and attributes that can be set in a specific Draw dialog box.
Go to Draw > Wire Grid in the main menu to see the following grid options:
- Patch: Displays the Draw dialog box for drawing a rectangular patch on the xy-plane (z = 0).
- Plate: Displays the Draw dialog box for drawing a plate or bilinear surface.
- Disc: Displays the Draw dialog box for drawing a disc.
- Flat Ring: Displays the Draw dialog box for drawing a flat ring or a disc with a hole at its center.
- Cone: Displays the Draw dialog box for drawing a cone.
- Truncated Cone: Displays the Draw dialog box for drawing a truncated cone.
- Cylinder: Displays the Draw dialog box for drawing a cylinder.
- Sphere: Displays the Draw dialog box for drawing a sphere.
- Paraboloid: Displays the Draw dialog box for drawing a paraboloid.
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Go to View > Drawing Panel in the main menu to quickly access the wire grids.
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