6.1.1   Ribbon

3D Radiation Pattern window Ribbon contains of the following tabs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.1.1.1    Radiation

 

button_3d - opens 3D Radiation Patterns dialogue for changing 3D radiation pattern parameters

button_directive - switches radiation pattern results to Directive gain scaling

button_power - switches radiation pattern results to Power gain scaling

button_abs1 - switches radiation pattern results to Absolute_1port gain scaling

button_abs - switches radiation pattern results to Absolute gain scaling

button_relative - switches radiation pattern results to Relative gain scaling

button_fields1m - switches radiation pattern results to Fields at 1m gain scaling

 - shows radiation pattern results for the next NTF Frequency (if more than one NTF Frequency defined in the NTF postprocessing and All Frequencies option was chosen in the 3D Radiation Pattern… dialogue)

 - shows radiation pattern results for all NTF Frequencies (if more than one NTF Frequency defined in the NTF postprocessing and All Frequencies option was chosen in the 3D Radiation Pattern… dialogue)

button_lin - sets Linear scale

button_db - sets Decibel scale

button_auto - sets scale to automatic

button_set - opens Set Scale dialogue for setting scale parameters

button_2dxy - opens Radiation Patterns dialogue for setting 2D radiation pattern parameters and then opens Results window with 2D radiation pattern results in XY Cartesian coordinates

button_2dpolar - opens Radiation Patterns dialogue for setting 2D radiation pattern parameters and then opens Results window with 2D radiation pattern results in Polar coordinates

button_help - opens help for Radiation tab commands (present chapter)

 

6.1.1.2    Components

 

button_3d - opens 3D Radiation Patterns dialogue for changing 3D radiation pattern parameters

 - shows 3D radiation pattern constructed from a vectorial sum of Etheta and Ephi

 - shows shows 3D radiation pattern constructed from magnitude of Etheta

 - shows shows 3D radiation pattern constructed from magnitude Ephi

 - shows 3D radiation pattern constructed from a vectorial sum of Eleft and Eright

 - shows shows 3D radiation pattern constructed from magnitude of Eright

 - shows shows 3D radiation pattern constructed from magnitude of Eleft

 - shows 3D radiation pattern results for the next NTF Frequency (if more than one NTF Frequency defined in the NTF postprocessing and All Frequencies option was chosen in the 3D Radiation Pattern… dialogue)

 - shows 3D radiation pattern results for all NTF Frequencies (if more than one NTF Frequency defined in the NTF postprocessing and All Frequencies option was chosen in the 3D Radiation Pattern… dialogue)

 

6.1.1.3    Display

 

Obraz zawierający tekst  Opis wygenerowany automatycznie - shows/hides 3D radiation pattern display components. See Show for more information.

 - normalize antenna characteristic to the maximum

 - switches to Points Art display of 3D radiation pattern

 - switches to Lines Art display of 3D radiation pattern

 - switches to Filled Art display of 3D radiation pattern

 - switches between discrete and smooth colours of 3D radiation pattern

button_display_free - enables free display rotation

button_display_x - enables display rotation around X axis

button_display_y - enables display rotation around Y axis

button_display_z - enables display rotation around Z axis

button_display_pan - enables display translation

button_display_zoom - zoom the display to the selected content

button_display_updown - zoom with the left mouse button and up and down mouse move

Obraz zawierający tekst  Opis wygenerowany automatycznie - change display to view from selected direction

 - change the colour palette, including user defined palettes, for the 3D radiation pattern display

button_display_isotropic - switches on/off isotropic view for the display

button_display_initial - resets display to the default view

button_display_colour - opens Background Colour dialogue for setting the background solid colour or background gradient colours of the display

button_help_display - opens help for Display tab commands (present chapter)

 

6.1.1.4    Show

 

 - shows/hides info table displaying parameters of the calculated 3D radiation pattern

 - shows/hides Colour Bar widget

 - shows/hides far field radiation pattern plot

 - shows/hides structure display

Obraz zawierający tekst  Opis wygenerowany automatycznie - shows/hides circle plot indicating the Phi angle plane

Obraz zawierający tekst  Opis wygenerowany automatycznie - shows/hides circle plot indicating the Theta angle plane

Obraz zawierający tekst  Opis wygenerowany automatycznie - shows/hides circle plot indicating the plane containing the reference axis and perpendicular to the Theta angle plane

 - shows/hides an axis of Cartesian coordinates system, perpendicular to Phi angle plane

Obraz zawierający tekst  Opis wygenerowany automatycznie - shows/hides an axis of Cartesian coordinates system, perpendicular to Theta angle plane

Obraz zawierający tekst  Opis wygenerowany automatycznie - shows/hides an axis of Cartesian coordinates system perpendicular to the reference axis plane (Ref. Axis Plane)

 - shows/hides Phi angle unit vector

Obraz zawierający tekst  Opis wygenerowany automatycznie - shows/hides Theta angle unit vector

 - shows all the above display components

 - hides all the above display components

 - opens help for Show tab commands (present chapter)

 

6.1.1.5    Structure

 

button_structure_show - shows/hides project structure display

button_structure_load - loads project structure

button_structure_filled - switches between wire and solid project structure display

button_structure_blend - opens Structure Blend dialogue for translucency effects for solid project structure display

button_structure_zoom - opens Structure Zoom dialogue for setting zoom of the project structure display

 - shows/hides non-geometrical simulation objects like ABC wall/box and NTF box

ribbon_help_structure - opens help for Structure tab commands (present chapter)

 

6.1.1.6    Export/Import

 

button_export_save - saves 3D radiation pattern results to the *.an3 file

button_sat - exports 3D radiation pattern results to the *.sat file

button_export_picture - saves the current display as a picture to the *.bmp, *.jpg or *.png file

button_export_clipboard- copies the current display to the Clipboard

button_export_bmp - exports the current display to the *.bmp file

button_export_jpg - exports the current display to the *.jpg file

button_export_png - exports the current display to the *.png file

 - exports the current display to the *.tif file

 - loads 3D radiation pattern results from the *.an3 file

button_help_export - opens help for Export tab commands (present chapter)

 

6.1.1.7    Antenna Array

 

Obraz zawierający tekst  Opis wygenerowany automatycznie - shows/hides 3D radiation pattern display components. See Show for more information.

 - opens Patch Antenna Array dialogue for checking patch antenna parameters (excitations’ amplitude and delay values)

 - shows/hides patch antenna array structure

 - shows/hides distribution of excitation amplitudes across the patch array

 - shows/hides distribution of excitation delays across the patch array

 - shows/hides a vector indicating direction of main radiation beam as set by the user in Patch Antenna Array module of QW-Modeller for QuickWave

 - opens help for Antenna Array tab commands (present chapter)