CST Studio Suite: Introduction to CST Studio Suite

Lesson 1: 
Introducing CST Studio Suite

• 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
• How to extract 3D shapes from planar curves
• Moving & copying objects
• Advanced modeling features
• CAD import tips & tricks

Lesson 3: 
Solver Overview

• Types of solvers required for high frequency problem types
• When to choose the most appropriate solver
• Learn simulation attributes for the 2 main solvers used in HF domain (T-Solver & F-Solver)
• Hybrid solver overview 

Lesson 4: 
Ports, Materials and Boundaries

• Definition of ports
• When to use different types of ports for S-parameter computation
• Create & Import materials
• Boundary types & symmetry planes that are used in the high frequency domain

Lesson 5: 
High Performance Computing

• Learn the different acceleration that users can take advantage of when running simulations
• Which solvers support various acceleration methods
• Overview of the scalability of different solvers

Lesson 6: 
Results Handling and Postprocessing

• Results handling via Python scripting
• Plot visualizations
• How to use Result Navigator to view different result iterations
• 2D/3D plot options
• Post-processing templates/macros availabilities

Lesson 7: 
Optimizer Overview

• Introduction to the optimizer in CST Studio
• Setup
• Algorithms to use