FasterCap 2D Input Files

Name definitions ('N' statement)

Syntax: N <oldcondname> <newcondname>

The 'N' element at the beginning of a line renames a conductor. More specifically, it associates all the segments previously assigned to the conductor named <oldcondname> to the conductor named <newcondname>.

Example:
 
S circle 0.1 0 0.098768907 0.015642989
S circle 0.098768907 0.015642989 0.095105938 0.030900818
S circle 0.095105938 0.030900818 0.089101283 0.045397812
S circle 0.089101283 0.045397812 0.080902789 0.058777026
S circle 0.080902789 0.058777026 0.070712316 0.07070904
S circle 0.070712316 0.07070904 0.058780774 0.080900066
S circle 0.058780774 0.080900066 0.045401939 0.08909918
S circle 0.045401939 0.08909918 0.030905224 0.095104506
S circle 0.030905224 0.095104506 0.015647565 0.098768182
S circle 0.015647565 0.098768182 4.63268E-06 0.1
N circle  coax_outer_shell

This input file fragments specifies a conductor whose name is 'circle'. The conductor is then renamed to a more user-friendly name coax_outer_shell.