The CST design environment
The CST design environment user interface is the common pre-processor
for all members of the CST STUDIO SUITE™. The 3D tools CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® (CST
MWS), CST EM STUDIO® (CST EMS) and CST PARTICLE STUDIO® (CST PS) rely
on the same technology that previously founded CST MWS reputation for offering the
user friendliest interface on the market:
- An intuitive, native Windows based GUI, makes beginners immediately feel at ease
with the program.
- New users are escorted through the program by a quick start guide and a collection
of online tutorials.
- The advanced ACIS kernel enables amazingly easy CAD modelling.
- A strong graphic feedback further simplifies device definition.
- Simulation runs and postprocessing can be controlled, via OLE automation server,
using applications such as Excel, Matlab, and PowerPoint.
Interface of CST STUDIO SUITE™. The different electromagnetic simulation softwares run harmonically in one frame.
In addition to the 3D-modeller the design environment features a block-schematic layout tool,
which is employed to set up CST DESIGN STUDIO™ (CST DS) models or to simply
complete CST MWS models by adding some circuit elements. A typical application can
be seen in the figure above. In the upper left corner a CST DS schematic is shown.
It contains besides some analytical microstrip elements one block which represents
a full 3D CST MWS model of a dual patch antenna which is shown below. This nodel
can be edited or parametrically modified throught the schematic interface.
Many software vendors claim to have an easy to use program. We find the most
convincing arguments for CST MWS come from our
users
themselves.