How to Import Custom Antenna Patterns

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I would like to be able to import custom antenna patterns to use instead of the default. Does anyone know how to to do that or what file format is accepted by the system.

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Hi @michael.chiaramonte
custom antenna elements can be imported using the button
“Open Element File”, which supports a single element CSV or FFD file upload.
The file needs to have the section header [Antenna element parameters] and the pattern data for a single antenna element with header columns: Theta,Phi,EThetaReal,EThetaImag,EPhiReal,EPhiImag.
Once a pattern file is uploaded, the pattern will be added to the antenna_type selection box and can be applied to the selected elements.

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Thanks rfarhoodi. However, is there any way to convert MSI planet antenna pattern files into this format?

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Hi @michael.chiaramonte
There are software tools available to perform conversion of antenna pattern files between different formats, such as Antenna Pattern Editor or MATLAB Antenna Toolbox, just to give some examples.

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Thanks rdarhoodi, i will explore MATLAB Antenna Toolbox for this as i already have it.