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Altair WinProp 2025 Documentation
Altair WinProp 2025 Documentation

2025
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  1. Home
  2. Appendix

    Reference information is provided in the appendix.

  3. Application Programming Interface (API)

    The WinProp API enables you to run WinProp simulations from within other software.

  4. Application Programming Interface (API)

    The WinProp API enables you to run WinProp simulations from within other software.

  5. WinProp Wave Propagation Interface
  6. Handling Map and Vector Data
  • Welcome
  • Release Notes

    See what's new in the latest release.

  • Get Started

    The WinProp Getting Started Guide contains step-by-step instructions on how to get started with WinProp.

  • Examples

    The Altair installation directory contains a collection of examples that shows you WinProp concepts and essentials.

  • Introduction to WinProp

    WinProp is a complete suite of tools in the domain of wireless propagation and radio network planning. With applications ranging from satellite to terrestrial, from rural via urban to indoor radio links, WinProp’s innovative wave propagation models combine accuracy with short computation time.

  • Typical Workflow in WinProp

    View the typical workflows when working with propagation simulations in specific scenarios, how to add a network planning to a propagation simulation, include a receiver pattern, set up a time-variant scenario, include multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) at both the base station and the mobile station, connectivity analysis of sensor networks and optimization.

  • WallMan

    The WallMan component offers a convenient facility to generate and edit vector building databases.

  • TuMan

    The TuMan tool enables you to generate and modify tunnel scenarios.

  • AMan

    Use AMan to generate, edit and analyze a single antenna. Superimpose multiple antennas radiating similar signals to determine the actual antenna pattern while taking into consideration the local environment.

  • ProMan

    The ProMan component includes wave propagation models for different scenarios and network planning simulators for various air interfaces.

  • Methods

    WinProp includes empirical and semi-empirical models (calibration with measurements possible), rigorous 3D ray-tracing models as well as the unique dominant path model (DPM).

  • Main Applications

    In WinProp various air interfaces and applications are pre-defined: broadcasting, cellular, wireless access, WiFi, sensor networks, ICNIRP and EM compliance.

  • WinProp Utilities

    The WinProp utilities consist of the Launcher utility and the Updater.

  • Appendix

    Reference information is provided in the appendix.

    • Application Programming Interface (API)

      The WinProp API enables you to run WinProp simulations from within other software.

      • Scripts and Application Programming Interface (API)

        The WinProp application programming interface (API) enables flexible integration into other software tools or post-processing tools.

      • Application Programming Interface (API)

        The WinProp API enables you to run WinProp simulations from within other software.

        • WinProp Database Conversion Interface
        • WinProp Wave Propagation Interface
          • Functions
          • Functions for Allocating Structs

          • Project Management Functions

          • Functions for Wave Propagation Computation

          • Functions for Freeing Allocated Structs

          • Functions for Initialisation of Structures

          • Functions for database pre-processing

          • Outdoor Wave Propagation
          • Functions

          • Defines and constants

          • Callbacks for simulation progress

          • Defines and constants

          • Handling Map and Vector Data
          • Functions for Buildings

          • Functions for Clutter

          • Functions for walls

          • Defines and constants

          • Functions for Materials

          • Functions for Topography

        • Propagation results
        • Mobile Station Postprocessing
        • WinProp Network Planning Interface
        • Examples
        • WinProp_FMCW_Radar

        • Beam Generation

        • Beam type defines

        • File name defines

        • Additional callback defines

        • Error codes

        • Defines of ray paths.

        • Ellipsoid coordinate systems

        • Data Structures
    • FAQ

      A collection of frequently asked questions (FAQ) relating to advanced concepts are included.

    • Summary of Files

      WinProp creates and uses many different file types. It is useful to know what is stored in the various files and weather they were created by WinProp and if it is safe to delete them. The files are grouped as either native files that have been created by WinProp or non-native files that are supported by WinProp. Non-native files are often exported by WinProp even if the formats are not under the control of the WinProp development team.

Handling Map and Vector Data

Functions in this section are used to handle map and vector data.

This chapter contains the following:
  1. Functions for Buildings
  2. Functions for Clutter
  3. Functions for walls
  4. Defines and constants
  5. Functions for Materials
  6. Functions for Topography

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