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MIF 1.2
The MIF 1.2 format is a minor modification to the MIF 1.1 format,
which supports limited 3D problem specification. It can be read by the
Oxs 3D solvers, and, with certain restrictions, by the mmSolve 2D
solvers as well. The mmProbEd problem editor can read and
write this format. The
mifconvert command line tool can be used to convert
between the MIF 1.1 and MIF 1.2 formats, and to convert from the
MIF 1.x formats to the Oxs MIF 2.1 format. mifconvert is also
called automatically by Oxs solvers when a MIF 1.x file is input to
them, so questions about the details of Oxs interpretation of MIF 1.x
files can be answered by running mifconvert separately on the
input MIF 1.x file.
There are four differences between the MIF 1.1 and 1.2 formats. In
the MIF 1.2 format:
- The first line reads:
# MIF 1.2
- The CellSize record takes three parameters:
x
-dimension, y
-dimension, and z
-dimension (in meters).
- The 3dSlab, 2dSlab, 3dCharge, and
FastPipe parameters of the DemagType record
are deprecated.
- The new record SolverType is introduced. Valid values
are Euler, RK2, RK4, RKF54,
and CG, requesting a first order Euler, second order
Runge-Kutta, fourth order Runge-Kutta, fifth(+fourth) order
Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg, and Conjugate-Gradient solvers,
respectively. This record is optional, with default value of
RKF54.
If the CellSize record has only one parameter, then it is
interpreted in the same manner as in the MIF 1.1 format, i.e., the
parameter is taken as the x
- and y
-dimension of the computation
cell, and the z
-dimension is set to the part thickness.
The mmSolve 2D solvers will accept files in the MIF 1.2 format provided
the CellSize record meets the restrictions of those solvers,
namely, the x
- and y
-dimensions must be the same, and the
z
-dimension must equal the part thickness. The SolverType
record, if any, is ignored.
The Oxs 3D solvers will read files in the MIF 1.2 format, but support
only the ConstMag and None demagnetization kernels.
All other DemagType records are silently converted
to ConstMag. The SolverType record is converted into
the appropriate solver+driver pair.
OOMMF Documentation Team
September 28, 2017