CST2013: Combine Calculation Results

Post Processing: Combine Results

If you have made a calculation with two or more excitations (Waveguide Ports, Discrete Ports or Farfield Sources), you may combine the results using separate stimulation properties for each port. The new combined results will be shown in the navigation tree with a label in square brackets behind the monitor name.

The combine operation can be executed either for all frequency monitors or for all time monitors (see also: Reference Value and Normalizing).

Monitor settings frame

Type: Choose here between a Frequency domain monitor or a Time domain monitor.

Offset: The temporal delay between the stimulating time signals of the excitations may be specified by using either a time or phase shift. The phase shift offset requires a phase reference frequency: The phase values defined in the excitation list below are converted into corresponding time shifts for the time signals by use of this reference frequency. The offset setting applies only to time domain monitors.

Monitor selection frame

Selection...: Opens the monitor selection dialog.

Frequency: If a frequency is selected, only the results available at this frequency will be combined.

Monitor combination frame

Label: Displays the label for the combined calculation results either as a user input or generated automatically.

Automatic labeling: This check button enables or disables the automatic labeling for the combined result. The automatically generated label consists of  the selected excitation combination including the specific amplitude and phase values. In addition, if time domain monitor is selected, the automatically generated label contains the reference frequency as well. You may define your own label name if you switch automatic labeling off.

List: This list shows all previously defined labels belonging to combined calculation results, also including the labels created by a transient solver run with simultaneous port excitation activated.

Excitation list

Lists all excitations followed by the stimulation properties (amplitude and phase shift in degree resp. time delay) you have set. You can edit the amplitude and phase for each excitation here.

Combine

Performs your settings and creates a new result for each monitor. Leaves this dialog box.

Close

Closes this dialog box without performing any further action.

Help

Shows this help text.

Set all...

Opens the Excitation Properties dialog box where you can set the stimulation properties for all excitations.

Clear

Sets the stimulation properties for all ports to zero.