General User Interface

In order to open an empty CST CABLE STUDIO project, launch the CST STUDIO SUITE from the Windows Start menu or by clicking on the desktop icon. In the Welcome dialog choose to create a new CST CABLE STUDIO project as shown in the figure below:

After double-click on the CST CABLE STUDIO symbol an empty project will be opened.

Main View

The user interface is divided into five sub-windows:

• The Main View allows the 3D visualization of the harness and its metallic surrounding components.

• The Cross Section View allows the 2D visualization of cable cross sections.

• The Cable Navigation Tree allows the access to all objects necessary to define a complete cable assembly in 3D. When selecting an item it will be displayed in the Main View, Cross Section View or in both according to the objects characteristics.

• The MWS Navigation Tree allows access to all MWS related objects and therefore allows full access to solid modeling and 3D full wave simulation technology. When selecting an item it will be displayed in the Main View.

• The Message Window shows general information, solver progress, warnings and errors during project set-up simulation.

The Status Bar primarily lists the currently selected global units and the Main Menu allows the access to all relevant dialogs.

Interface to CST DESIGN STUDIO

Below the Main View there are two different tabs:

Currently the CST CABLE STUDIO view is active. Selecting the tab with symbol changes the view to CST DESIGN STUDIO, which grants access to the schematic editor and the circuit simulator.  The following list gives an overview about the meaning and usage of the two different tabs:

• The CST CABLE STUDIO tab presents all objects and dialog boxes necessary to define and edit cable bundles inside their 3D metallic environment. It includes appropriate solver technology to generate equivalent circuits which are passed to CST DESIGN STUDIO. It further enables the hybrid methods (uni-directional cable-field coupling for radiation/irradiation or general bi-directional field coupling) by exchanging the common mode currents and voltages of a cable between the circuit simulator of CST DESIGN STUDIO and the 3D field solvers from CST MICROWAVE STUDIO  (see Fundamental Methodology ).

• The CST DESIGN STUDIO tab is used to define and edit loads on the equivalent circuit of the cable harness by use of a schematic editor. It further enables the circuit simulation of the whole system in time and frequency domain, including a tight interface with  CST CABLE STUDIO to easily exchange impressed currents and voltages.