DS SIMULIA CST Studio Suite 2024 SP2

General / Environment
- Improved robustness for processor groups on Windows.
- Corrected positioning of voxel models during sub-project import.
- Corrected editing behavior of a loft.
- Accelerated opening time for projects with Mesh Shapes.
- Allow to specify alternate java path in environment variable (JAVA_HOME_CST_{release} with release = 2024, 2025, etc.) for CST PCB Studio, CST Cable Studio and Fest3D.
- Linux only, improve non interactive session handling for missing XDG_RUNTIME_DIR.
- Fixed a bug that caused the focus rectangle of widgets to be invisible.
- No folder suggested in RLC node dialog, if it is the first node to be created.
- Adjusted initial column sizes of the design responses in the non-parametric optimizer dialog box.
- Implemented a descriptive error message in case the solver has no acceleration settings.
- Enabled "Minimize" in License dialog box again.
- Fixed dBm and dBu plotting for results with logfactor but without valid unit.
- Corrected incorrect behavior of Field Source ports during solver start, if they were renamed.
- Corrected update behavior of CST Cable Studio simulation projects, sometimes nodes, segments and cable bundles were doubled.
- Solid to Mesh feature will no longer overwrite existing Mesh Shapes, due to similar name.
- Corrected edit properties behavior of a torus.
- Made zoom and pan behavior of 1D plots more reliable.
- Added support for SOLIDWORKS 2024 import.
CST Power'By
- Load published Knowledgeware Parameters from 3DEXPERIENCE when loading geometry. New Feature!
- Provided possibility to download run files of grid simulation on 3DEXPERIENCE cloud. New Feature!
- Fixed issue of embedded 3DSearch with changed prefilter syntax of 3DEXPERIENCE 2024x FD01.
System Assembly and Modeling (SAM)
- Setting parameters to Run ID in a 3D simulation project does no longer cause repeated assembly updates.
- Fixed the configuration of array task simulation projects for the excitation list setting in the T-solver dialog.
EDA Import / EDA Tools
- New Gerber Multilayer Setup and Import. New Feature!
- Python PCB API now supports creating and modifying components and padstacks. New Feature!
- Import failed, if all components were defined as shorts.
- Soldermask thickness was incorrect, if "effective stackup" was disabled.
Distributed Computing (DC)
- Fixed token/credit calculation in case of Parameter Sweep/Optimizer runs.
- Fixed abort of DC run after two hours because of expired authentication.
- Fixed resource problem of license threads if too many jobs are in queued in CST DC Main Controller.
Post-Processing
- Fixed initialization of secondary quantity field monitors for DC.
- Improved accuracy of the TDR from S-parameter result templates.
- ISAR Calculation result template: Fixed handling of polar reformatting option.
- Fixed use of renormalization result template after FD-Solver run.
- Corrected the displayed polar grid for zoomed polar far field plots.
- Fixed inconsistent activation of the "View Results" button in the SAR Calculation dialog box.
High-Performance Computing (HPC)
- Integrated Intel MPI 2021 Update 10 and use this version as default. New Feature!
CST Microwave Studio - General
- In case the HF time domain solver (-r) and "run discretizer only" (-r_discretizer) are both defined on command line, "run discretizer only" will from now on win.
- Improved data consistency check for filter combination design responses in the non-parametric optimizer dialog.
- Non-parametric optimization data check now only complains on errors of active design responses.
- CST Microwave Studio - Transient Solver
- Fixed setup problems in case of 4-socket systems.
- CST Microwave Studio - Transient Solver (TLM Mesh)
- Fixed enclosure of farfield monitor capture surface around voxel bodies.
CST Microwave Studio - Frequency Domain Solver
- Relaxed some requirements and checks when using frequency domain solvers in the schematic tasks.
- Added methods GetStimulationPort and GetStimulationMode to the FDSolver object, to retrieve the basic stimulation settings.
- Fixed some problems with the list of simultaneous excitations.
- Long names of simultaneous excitations could not be displayed in the "Select Excitation" dialog box. Also added a context menu for permanently hiding some.
CST Microwave Studio - Frequency Domain Solver (Tetrahedral Mesh)
- The power loss calculation "per solid" now distinguishes between volume and metal losses.
- Non-parametric optimization: Fixed farfield computation of single components for directivity or gain.
CST Microwave Studio - Integral Equation Solver
- Renamed mesh quality plots in navigation tree.
- ACA support for "enhanced CFIE type 2" PEC solid handling. New Feature!
- Fixed incorrect behaviors of solver dialog.
- Fixed radiated power calculation when infinite ground is activated.
CST Microwave Studio - Asymptotic Solver
- Display warning message when GO and PTD are simultaneously active.
- Fixed some problems for channel computation workflow.
CST EM Studio - LF Time Domain Solver (Tetrahedral Mesh)
- Non-parametric optimization: Fixed bug for design response "highpass filter" and "Fourier coefficient".
CST EM Studio - Partial RLC Solver
- Speed up automatic node pair creation for large mesh / many RLC nodes.
CST Mphysics - General
- Fixed unresponsiveness of import thermal field dialog in Mechanical solver.
CST Mphysics - Conjugated Heat Transfer Solver
- Improved stability of Rhie-Chow interpolation with dynamic fans.
- Fixed solid heat flux monitor reports in overlapping solids.
- Improved radiative heat flux handling for emissivity close to 1.
- Fixed volume fraction calculation at corners for thin materials.
Spark3D
- Solved issue causing sporadic CST DES locks after Spark3D was closed using the Spark3D Task.
Fest3D
- Fixed issues of Dual Mode Synthesis tool.
- Solved issue with Adaptive Frequency Sampling when number of Accessible modes in ports is large.
- Fixed issue regarding update of response when optimizing Design Studio projects with a Fest3D Block.
- Fixed issue in computation of resonances when selecting BIRME3D solver with cylindrical basis functions in Mushroom feed cavity elements.
CST PCB Studio
- Provided DDR4 reference nets (CLK/DQS) feature. New Feature!
- Conflicting differential pin settings can now be set manually.
- PI-Solver now warns about pin mismatch between part and component.
- Fixed group pin display and refresh in package instances and partlib.
- Fixed handling of untypical DDR4 topologies (branching), consider memory/controller when looking for pin on the other side of the connection.
- Fixed 2D PCBS result viewer help.
CST Boardcheck
- Fixed the non-standard name of the product CST BOARDCHECK in the project templates.
CST Design Studio - General
- Feature matrix format keywords "Upper" and "Lower" for imports of Touchstone 2.0 data files. New Feature!
- Include power awareness keywords ([Composite Current],[ISSO PD],[ISSO PU]) in IBIS buffer model. New Feature!
- Resolved instability for Clone Blocks when changing clonee to specific block types.
- Allowing to export CST Studio Suite block. New Feature!
- Improved error handling of transient task excitation setup via VBA.
- Relaxed some requirements and checks when using frequency domain solvers in the schematic tasks.
- A transient task excitation defined via VBA has now a defined signal type by default.
- Enable 1DSignal definition preview for transient tasks. New Feature!
- Fixed coverage test in specific scenarios for antenna placement.
- New Graphical User Interface to handle AMI Parameters in the IBIS-AMI task. New Feature!
- Ensure synchronization of "Tmax" and result option "Stop time" of transient tasks, if either of them is set via SimulationTask VBA command.
- Fixed issue in lumped element combining, leading to incorrect simulation results in rare cases, involving voltage-controlled switches. .
- Support LTSpice-specific TABLE syntax of behavioral sources for SPICE blocks with dialect LTSPICE.
- Fixed the execution of the combine results task for blocks with multi-mode ports.
CST Design Studio - Hybrid Solver Task
- Solved issue that under certain circumstances F-solver calculates more frequency samples than necessary.
- Fixed (de-)activation of antenna-to-antenna coupling across all coupling types.
IdEM Studio
- IdEM Studio, the new macromodeling tool embedded and integrated into CST Studio Suite, has been released. New Feature!
- Filter Designer 3D
- Fixed incorrect model image for Resonator Square Screw component in the Resonator Design Assistant.
- Fixed low order bandstop topologies.
- Fixed wrong reported units for Spurious-free stopband estimation in the Resonator Design Assistant.
- Fixed input of exponential operator in controls.
- Fixed Pfitzenmaier topology not available.
- Fixed Tuning Ribbon tab not updating.
- Automation / Macros / Result Templates / External Data Access
- Several enhancements in the macro "Transfer Model to Abaqus". New Feature!
- Macro for fitting a Generalized Debye Model to tabulated magnetic dispersion data, see Home->Macros->Python->CST Apps. Feature intended for -coupled biased ferrite workflows. New Feature!
- Added methods GetStimulationPort and GetStimulationMode to the FDSolver object, to retrieve the basic stimulation settings.