2.4.3. MCF Restrictions

The MCF should include:

  • A header containing any number of lines. The number of lines in the header file is input in the MCF Options > Skip Rows property.

  • A space or tab separated list of coordinates, with the first column representing the index variable (time or frequency) and the rest of the columns being the modal coordinates. If n is the number of modes:

    • If the MCF is indexed by time, modes are real and therefore there should be n+1 columns in total (time column and 1 coordinate per mode and time step).

    • If the MCF is indexed by frequency, modes are complex and therefore there should be (2*n)+1 columns in total (frequency column and 2 coordinates per mode and frequency step, written in its real part and complex part format).