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-====== The Area Input File .IN ======
-{{ :eddi_example3d.jpg?|3D View of a simple 2.5 ENVI-met Area}}
-<fs smaller>3D View of a simple 2.5D ENVI-met Area</fs>
-===== Overview =====
-**Area Input Files** are one of the basic files when working with ENVI-met. They specify the geometry of model environment such as buildings, plants or soils in detail.\\
-Information stored in the Area Input files include:
-  * position and height of buildings
-  * position of plants
-  * distribution of surface materials and soil types
-  * position of sources
-  * position of receptors
-  * database links
-  * geographic position of the location on earth
-//From Version 3.1 on, the [[number of nesting grids]], the [[soil information for the nesting grids]], the [[model rotation]] and the position on earth are now stored in the Area Input File, not in the Configuration File!
-**ENVI-met will not accept .IN files in an old format. If you want to re-use some older file, you must open it in the Editor first and save it once to convert it into the V4.0 format!**//
-The model domain is organised as a rectangular area which extends in x-, y- and z- direction.\\
-In area input files, you don't "see" the z-direction as you work in the horizontal view only (since Version 3.1), but it is an important part of the model.\\
-The following figure shows the same example shown in 3D above in the horizontal view as it appears in the ENVI-met Editor:
-The area input files are ASCII files using a matrix format with strict format rules that must be followed to decode the data correctly.
-**Normally it is not necessary for you to deal with the internal details of the file format. It is recommended that you use the ENVI-met editor to create and maintain your area input files!**
-  * [[Click here to learn more about the format of Area Input Files]]