== Visualizing 3D Radiation Patterns ==
[[File:wire_pic37.png|thumb|300px|[[MoM3D Module]]'s radiation pattern dialog]]
Unlike the FDTD method, in the [[MoM3D Module]] you do not need a far field box to perform near-to-far-field transformations. Nonetheless, you still need to define a far field observable if you want to plot radiation patterns. A far field can be defined by right clicking on the '''Far Fields''' item in the '''Observables''' section of the Navigation Tree and selecting '''Insert New Radiation Pattern...''' from the contextual menu. The Radiation Pattern dialog opens up. You can accept most of the default settings in this dialog. The Output Settings section allows you to change the '''Angle Increment''' in the degrees, which indeed sets the resolution of far field calculations. The default value is 5 degrees. After closing the radiation pattern dialog, a far field entry immediately appears with its given name under the '''Far Fields''' item of the Navigation Tree and can be right clicked for further editing.
NOTE: Every time you change the angle increment of the far field, you have to start a new simulation, even if your structure has not changed.
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The [[MoM3D Module]]'s radiation pattern dialog.
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