Performing Settings and Calculations

A model in CST DESIGN STUDIO™ is always based on global units that may be modified within the Units dialog box. Note that these units are also displayed in the status bar.

 

Simulation settings are not global settings, but they are capsuled in so-called simulation tasks. You can define an arbitrary number of tasks and access existing ones via the navigation tree. Therefore, you are able to edit existing tasks, delete them from your design and enable or disable them to perform the calculation defined there or to keep it for later use, respectively. To add a new task, choose Home: Simulation New Task. In the Select Simulation Task dialog box you can select the task to add. According to your selection, a specific task dialog box appears where you can define sweep ranges and the results to calculate.

 

Choosing Home: Simulation Update leads to the sequential execution of all enabled tasks. Alternatively, you can use the shortcut F5.  Note that the order in which simulation tasks are performed can be changed via Move Up and Move Down commands in the context menu of each individual simulation task.  

 

If a file on which a (measured or simulated) block is based is modified and saved in an external software program, CST DESIGN STUDIO™ recognizes that the file has changed. Before the execution of the tasks is performed, the Update File References dialog box is displayed, which contains a list of the modified files. You can select the files whose changes you want to consider.

 

See also

Creating a Design