Types of Wires

AN-SOF provides several wire types for creating antenna geometries. Each wire type has its own geometric parameters, attributes, and material settings, which can be configured through a dedicated Draw dialog box. This dialog box allows you to insert and customize new wires directly in the workspace.

Selecting Draw from the main menu displays the following wire types:

• Line – Opens the dialog box for drawing a straight (linear) wire.
• Arc – Opens the dialog box for drawing a circular arc.
• Circle – Opens the dialog box for drawing a circular loop.
• Helix – Opens the dialog box for drawing a helical wire.
• Quadratic – Opens the dialog box for drawing a wire following a quadratic curve.
• Archimedean Spiral – Opens the dialog box for drawing an Archimedean spiral.
• Logarithmic Spiral – Opens the dialog box for drawing a logarithmic spiral.

Accessing Drawing Commands

The wire drawing tools can be accessed through any of the following:

• Main Menu → Draw
• Right-click Menu – Right-click on the workspace to open the context menu
• Main Menu → View → Drawing Panel (see Fig. 1)