Defining Properties

For Direction-Sensitive surfaces, the Surface Property editor includes a separate page for entering the efficiencies of each side (see tab for Side 1 and Side 2 at bottom of Surface Property Editor Window).

The Temperatures, Wavelengths, Incident Angles, Azimuth Angles, and Grating Orders are all kept in sync between the two Sides of the property. When any of these parameters are added to the property, they are simultaneously added to both sides

Creating a new surface property

The steps listed below show the method to create a new property within Surface Properties.

1.Select Define|Edit Property Data|Surface Properties to open the Surface Property editor window.

2.Choose a catalog from the catalog dropdown list.

3.Click on Add Property, enter a name for your new property and values for initial angle and initial wavelength.

4.Edit the other values simply by selecting a value and making changes.

5.Select File|Save from inside the Surface Property editor window or close the Surface Property editor and answer yes to the question “property has changed, save data?” Your new property is now available in the Property Database for future use.

Editing an Existing Surface Property

The steps listed below show the method to edit an existing property within Surface Properties.

1.Select Define|Edit Property Data|Surface Properties to open the Surface Property editor window.

2.Choose a catalog from the catalog dropdown list.

3.Choose the name of your property from the dropdown name catalog.

4.Press on the Lock icon in the Toolbar to enable editing. You cannot make changes to a property that is Read Only. Pre-defined manufacturer properties cannot be edited unless you export them to text format, change their status to user defined, and re-import them into TracePro. See the Surface Import/Export Format Help topic for most up-to-date information.

5.Select the values you want to change and enter the new data.

6.Select File|Save or close the Surface Property editor and answer yes to the question “property has changed, save data?” The edited property is now available in the Surface Property database.

Exporting a Surface Property

The steps listed below show the method to export an existing property within Surface Properties.

1.Select Define|Edit Property Data|Surface Properties to open the Surface Property editor window.

2.Choose a catalog from the catalog dropdown list.

3.Choose the name of your property from the dropdown name catalog.

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