CST Studio Suite: Low Frequency

Lesson 1: 
Introduction

• SIMULIA Brand overview
• Product portfolio
• CST's helping mechanisms for user guidance

Lesson 2: 
Basic and Advanced Modeling Techniques

• Introduction to the modeling GUI in CST Studio
• Modeling objects basics
• Viewing objects
• Scaling objects
• Sample exercises for new users to practice
• Introduction to the Component Library
• Extract 3D shapes from planar curves
• Moving & copying objects
• Advanced modeling features
• CAD import tips & tricks

Lesson 3: 
Solvers Overview

• Introduction to the low frequency solvers in CST (both for Static & Dynamic analyses)
• Detailed analysis of the electrostatic and magnetostatic solvers & for which applications to use them
• Low frequency solvers overview
• Approximations to satisfy with low frequency solvers

Lesson 4: 
Source Definition

• Overview of each solver's sources
• Defining potentials
• Field gradings
• Charge sources for Electro(quasi)static solvers
• Defining current
• Voltage paths for Magneto(quasi)static solvers
• Permanent magnet definitions
• Summary of all sources and which solver supports them

Lesson 5: 
Boundaries and Symmetries

• Setting up a problem in the low frequency domain
• Specify boundary and symmetry conditions
• Overview of different boundary conditions and which solver supports the corresponding ones
• Setup boundary potentials

Lesson 6: 
Material Definition

• Assigning material definition in the context of low frequency solvers
• Introduction to material library
• Creating materials from scratch
• Differences between linear, nonlinear, and anisotropic materials
• Specifying temperature-dependent materials

Lesson 7: 
Meshing Overview

• Basics of generating a good mesh for low frequency applications
• Obtaining a good mesh
• Adjusting global mesh settings for a more refined mesh
• Locally refine mesh in certain areas of the model

Lesson 8: 
Result Handling and Postprocessing

• Visualizing simulation results
• 1D, 2D, and 3D forms
• Add axis and curve markers on 1D plots
• Using post-processing templates to generate results

Lesson 9: 
Workshops