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Import, Export, and Visualization

Read, visualize, and write STL files and MSI planet antenna files, import or measure pattern data in 2-D and 3-D, reconstruct 3-D pattern from 2-D slices, create interactive polar plots

MSI planet antenna files contain antenna radiation patterns in ASCII text format. Using Antenna Toolbox™ functions, you can read and write data from MSI planet antenna files. You can also extract antenna data from CSV files and plot the radiation patterns and EM fields. You can reconstruct a 3-D radiation pattern from 2-D orthogonal pattern slices data using AI based method. You can import measured pattern data of an antenna and use it for applications involving reflector antennas. To learn how to read, visualize, and write data from MSI planet antenna files see Read, Visualize and Write MSI Planet Antenna Files.

Objects

polarpatternInteractive plot of radiation patterns in polar format
measuredAntennaUse measured pattern data as exciter for backing structures (Since R2023a)

Functions

smithplotPlot measurement data on a Smith chart
gerberWriteGenerate Gerber files
gerberReadCreate PCBReader object with specified Gerber and drill files (Since R2020b)
msireadRead antenna or array analysis data from MSI planet file
msiwriteWrite antenna or array analysis data to MSI planet file
stlreadCreate triangulation from STL file
stlwriteWrite mesh to STL file
patternCustomPlot radiation pattern using spherical coordinate system (phi and theta angles)
patternFromAIReconstruct 3-D radiation pattern of antenna or array from two orthogonal pattern slices using artificial intelligence (AI) based methods (Since R2024a)
patternFromSlicesReconstruct approximate 3-D radiation pattern from two orthogonal slices
PatternPlotOptionsCreates option list to customize 3-D radiation pattern for pattern overlay option
fieldsCustomPlot electric or magnetic field of antenna

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