[TowerTalk] gnuplot & eznec fairfield files

[Jim Lux]

On 3/12/12 7:54 AM, Felipe Ceglia wrote:
> Hi Jim,
>
> I've tried 4nec2, it does use gnuplot, but doesnt output exactly what I
> need...
>
> I will figure out how to script it. ;)
>
>

When I do stuff like this, I break it into two pieces..

1) Extract the pattern data from the NEC output file and dump it to 
another file with just the data I need.  It's pretty easy.. you look for 
the title header, count X lines down, and start reading lines until you 
hit a blank line.  I've got Matlab/Octave and C code (and probably VB 
too) that does this.

2) Use some plotting program to do the pattern plots.  I think there is 
a gnuplot/polar plot out there all setup for patterns. I seem to recall 
using it with Octave. I will volunteer that Excel is about the worst 
program for doing pattern plots.