This list provides an overview of the highlights in version 2013. For a more detailed list of the new features see New Features in Version 2013.
For important news related to upgrading to version 2013 from older versions see Upgrade Information.
Quick Introduction Video
This 8-min video presents the new Ribbon based user interface. More introduction videos can be found here.
Highlights of the New Version
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General
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CST STUDIO SUITE - New GUI with a Ribbon user interface - New Concept for New Project Templates (Application oriented Template Wizard) - Upgraded the CAD kernel to ACIS R23, including improved and updated CAD imports - Enhanced Voxel-Import including rotate, scale, translate, multiple voxel data sets - Improved workflows for simulation project creation |
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3D-EM Technology
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CST MICROWAVE STUDIO - CPU-Performance and Memory Improvements (T+F) - Ability to solve more than 2e9 meshcells (T) - Anisotropic thin panels, wire mesh for thin panels (TLM) - Power and Loss Values now easily accessible under "1D Results\Power", also for combined solutions and DS (T+F) - Parametric 1D results (all Solvers, also DS), all standard 1D results are available without requiring any result template - Tetrahedral based solvers now use curved elements by default (F+E) - Tetrahedral Eigenmode Solver now features External Q calculation, lossy dielectrics and sensitivity analysis (E) - Special handling for windshield antennas (I) - Symmetry Handling, GPU-support for direct solver (I) - Radar Range Profile, Ray Visualization (A) - Edge mesh refinement for fast & accurate solutions, also for thick metallization (M) CST EM STUDIO - Curved tetrahedral meshes used
by default (Es, Ms, Js, LF, LT) - Same Potential on multiple Bodies (Es, EQS) - Non-linear Inductance Handling (Ms) - Non-linear J-Static (Js) - Lumped Elements (LF) - Temperature dependent conductivity (Js) CST PARTICLE STUDIO - PIC Solver supports GPU computing - Simplified SEE-models - New gyro emission model - Particles are properly handled when crossing open boundary - New current injection scheme for the Wakefield Solver (Transmission line) |
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PCB / Cable / Circuit
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CST PCB STUDIO - Component models with Touchstone, CST Device Library - 2D TL: return conductor losses, delay lines - 3D PEEC: low frequency extraction model, improved channel width - PI Solver: support of Touchstone files, improved performance and result plot handling - Improved IBIS modeling (model selector, ODT) - CST BOARDCHECK CST CABLE STUDIO - schematic view handles port pins in addition to cable pins - Various improvements, e.g. modeling of shield breaks CST DESIGN STUDIO - Component Library - Block Connection Table - ability to use labels to wire pins - Performance improvements - Transient Task: norming of FD-results (similar to MWS)
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Multi-Physics
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CST MPHYSICS STUDIO - Temperature dependent EM-Materials for MWS-T and EMS-Js (Sequence Task allows loop and stopping criterion) - non-linear thermal properties: temperature dependent Thermal Conductivity and Heat Capacity - temperature dependent Young's modulus |
