Changes

At the end of an analysis, the 2D quantities usually have a single value that is written into an ASCII data file. Complex-valued quantities are written into complex data files with a "'''.CPX'''" extension. Real-valued quantities are written into real data files with a "'''.DAT'''" extension. Polar 2D radiation pattern data and some other radiation characteristics are written into angular data files with a "'''.ANG'''" extension. In this latter file type, polar data are stored as functions of an angle expressed in degrees. At the end of a sweep simulation of one of the many types available (frequency, angular, parametric, etc.), the ASCII output data files are populated with rows that correspond to the samples of the sweep variable(s). If a sweep simulation involves N sweep variables, then the first N columns of the output data files show the samples of those sweep variables. All the 2D data files are listed in the '''2D Data Files''' tab of EM.Cube's '''Data Manager'''. You can view the contents of these ata data files by selecting their row in the data manager and clicking the '''View''' button of the dialog.

3D output data, on the other hand, are defined as functions of the space coordinates and are usually of vectorial nature. Cartesian-type and mesh-type data such as current distributions and near-field field distributions are expressed as functions of the Cartesian (X, Y, Z) coordinates. Spherical-type data like far-field radiation patterns and RCS are expressed as functions of the spherical angles (?θ, fφ). The 3D radiation patterns are written into a file with a "'''.RAD'''" extension. This file contains the complex values of the ?θ- and fφ-components of the far-zone electric field (E_?θ and E_fφ) as well as the total far field magnitude as functions of the spherical observation angles ? θ and fφ. The 3D RCS patterns are written into a file with a "'''.RCS'''" extension. This file contains the real values of the ?θ- and fφ-polarized RCS values as well as the total RCS as functions of the spherical observation angles ? θ and fφ. The current distributions are written into data files with a "'''.CUR'''" extension. They contain the real and imaginary parts of the X, Y and Z components of electric ('''J''') and magnetic ('''M''') current on each cells together with the definition of all the node coordinates and node indices of the cells. The near-filed field distributions are written into data files with a "'''.SEN'''" extension. They contain the amplitude and phase of the X, Y and Z components of electric ('''E''') and magnetic ('''H''') fields as functions of the coordinates of sampling points. All the 3D data files are listed in the 3'''D 3D Data Files'''tab of EM.Cube's '''Data Manager'''. You can view the contents of these data files by selecting their row in the data manager and clicking the '''View''' button of the dialog.