5.2 The File Menu

Left-click on File, or press ALT+F to open the File menu shown in Figure 1-2. Moving the cursor down the menu displays a short comment for each item in the Status Bar at the bottom of the active window. The items Save Johns Matrix and Save Text Report are disabled when such data have not yet been generated.
Figure 1-2: The File Menu.
New New creates a new document. Click New to bring up a dialog box entitled Mesh New and specify:
  • The number of cells in z-direction (Horizontal axis). Enter an integer from 3 to 250).
  • The number of cells in x-direction (Vertical axis). Enter an integer from 3 to 170.
  • The cell size Delta L in mm. (Enter a positive real number. It can be changed later.
  • Click OK or <Enter> to enter your choice. The dialog box is dismissed, and the newly specified TLM grid appears.
Open Open opens existing binary files that have a tlm file extension. Such files contain data describing a complete TLM structure and simulation results; they have been created previously by using either the Save or the Save As function of MEFiSTo-2D . 
Save Save saves the active data and simulation result to a binary file using the currently active filename with a tlm file extension. If the currently active file is Untitled, this function is the same as Save As. A data file created by this function can be opened with the Open function described above.
Save As Save As saves the active document with a new name that must be specified by the user. There is no need to enter a file extension since the Simulator enforces tlm as the file extension. 
Save Johns Matrix If the program has been set up in the Sampling Mode menu to generate a Johns Matrix (see Section 5.4), this feature allows you to save the generated Johns Matrix function in an ASCII file with a joh file extension. There is no need to enter a file extension since the Simulator enforces joh as the file extension.  A Johns Matrix function that conforms to this format can be used subsequently by the program to simulate a boundary property. This item is enabled only if a Johns Matrix has been generated.
Save Text Report Save Text Report saves the active data and simulation results to an ASCII file with a rep file extension. There is no need to enter a file extension since the Simulator enforces rep as the file extension. An ASCII report file cannot be read by the Simulator, however it gives the user access to the structure data and simulation results in text format. This item is enabled only if a structure has been entered.
All Other Items Print, Print Preview, Print Setup, as well as the list of files previously opened and the Exit command are standard functions that are described in the Microsoft Windows Manual. Note that whenever you place the cursor on one of these items, a brief comment appears in the status bar at the bottom of the MEFiSTo-2D window.