Creating the Bent Dipole

Create the bent dipole using a polyline.

1. On the Construct tab, in the Create Curve group, click the  Polyline icon.

   
   

   

   
   Figure 1. The Create Polyline dialog showing the default values. Active fields are outlined in yellow.

   Note: Default values are used on geometry creation dialogs to allow a preview in the 3D view. You may change the values as required.

   Tip: An active field allowing point-entry is indicated by a yellow outline.

   Point-entry allows a variable or named points to be entered by pressing Ctrl+Shift+left click on a variable or named point in the model tree.

2. Create a polyline.
   1. Under Corner 1, add the following coordinates:
      • Corner 1:
        • U: lambda/4*cos(alpha_rad) - d
        • V: 0
        • N: lambda/4*sin(alpha_rad)
   2. In the table, click on the second row to make Corner 2 active. Add the following coordinates:
      • Corner 2:
        • U: -d
        • V: 0
        • N: 0
   3. Click Add row for Corner 3. Click on the third row to make Corner 3 active. Add the following coordinates:
      • Corner 3:
        • U: lambda/4*cos(alpha_rad) - d
        • V: 0
        • N: -lambda/4*sin(alpha_rad)
   4. Set the Label to Bent_dipole.
   5. Click Create to create the polyline and to close the dialog.

Figure 2. The bent dipole with corner point on the X axis.