Higher Order Basis Based Integral Equation Solver (HOBBIES)

APPENDIX A

A BRIEF SUMMARY OF SOME COMMANDS USED IN HOBBIES

A.0 SUMMARY

In this appendix, a brief summary is provided for some commands used in Higher Order Basis Based Integral Equation Solver (HOBBIES), such as Preferences and Layers. More details can be found in [1].

A.1 DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMANDS USED IN HOBBIES

The commands including Preferences and Layers are located in the Utilities menu and will be briefly described.

A.1.1 Preferences

Menu: UtilitiesPreferences…

Toolbar:

In this section, the Preferences window (Figure A.1) is shown and it has several tabs for different settings. Some of the commonly used options are explained as follows:

• General: The first tab of Preferences is the General option, and it is used to set the different ways of working with HOBBIES.
  • Create new point: it alters the way in which the points are entered in HOBBIES when trying to create a new point in the vicinity of an existing one. The options are:
    • Always: the new point is always created.
    • Ask: asks whether to make use of the existing point or create a new one.
    • Never: only allows existing points to be selected.
  • Display coordinates: If set, HOBBIES shows the coordinates in the graphical window.
  • Popup messages: If Beginner is selected then the user will receive more pop up messages.

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