# Requirements for raw traces files

The files imported as raw traces must meet the following requirements:

- The file formats supported are *.qap and *.txt.

- The file must contain at least 10 lines.

- The file must contain the following three columns: time (ms), torque (Nm), angle (°).

- The separator of decimal places must be a comma or a period.

- The separator of thousands is not allowed.

- Each line of the file must contain at least 3 numerical values.

- Values must be separated by a semicolon or a tab.

- The maximum number of lines in a file is 50000.

- The file must be UTF8 or ASCII and must not start with the Byte Order Mark (BOM).

- Possible blank lines are ignored.

Below an example of the content of a file:

0;2.505;0.35
200;4.519;10.35
400;5.534;20.70
600;6.546;30.70
800;7.055;40.05
1000;7.363;50.05
1200;7.457;60.40
1400;7.483;70.40
1600;7.096;80.75
1800;2.608;90.75

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