Analysis Group Setting

This section introduces how to set up analysis group.

To add an analysis group, select the required analysis group in solver tab and set corresponding variables and scripts in Edit properties interface, which is displayed automatically.

Setting Analysis Group

Analysis group takes multiple structures, sources, and monitors as objects for batch processing, thereby simplifying program modification, maintenance, reuse, etc. Analysis group includes Setup tab and Analysis tab and their corresponding script-editing windows.

Geometry

Geometry tab is used to set position of analysis group. Note when Use relative coordinate is checked in this interface, coordinates of analysis group are incremented relative to coordinates of FDTD solver; if Use relative coordinate is unchecked, coordinates of analysis group are incremented relative to coordinate origin (0, 0, 0).

Settings

Setup tab is used to set the information of monitor or source required by analysis group, including variables and script setting.

Variables

Variables on Setup tab is used to set user-defined parameters, such as defining variables for geometric parameters of monitor or source.

Name	Description
Variable	Define variable name.
Type	Set variable type.
Value	Assign a value to a variable.
Units	Select a unit (if any) for a variable.
Add	Add a variable.
Delete	Delete selected variable.

Script

Script on Setup tab is used to set up script of monitors in analysis group. For related scripts on monitor setting, see Object Setting. Scripts can only be used to add, delete, edit, or get data for monitors inside group instead of monitors outside group;

Analysis

Analysis tab is used to set input and output parameters of analysis group and implement in-depth comprehensive analysis of simulation results.

Variables

Upper part of Variables of Analysis tab contains all input parameters, and lower part contains output results. Use corresponding buttons to add and delete variables.

Name	Description
Parameter Variables	Set name, type, value, and unit information of an input parameter.
Add	Add a variable.
Delete	Delete selected variable.
Result variables	Add output parameters for analysis group.

Script

Script on Analysis tab is used to set up analysis script for analysis group. Script can access input parameters defined in Variables on Analysis tab and can get data from monitors in analysis group. However, it cannot get data from monitors or sources not within analysis group.