Why are the simulation output files obtained using the GUI program and WinPropCLI different?

3mz
3mz Altair Community Member
edited March 27 in Community Q&A

I used the WinProp application and WinPropCLI to perform propagation simulation (run pro) on test1.net, but obtained different results in the output folders.

The following is the content of the output folder obtained using WinProp:

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The following is the content of the output folder obtained using WinPropCLI:

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I don't need the ray files; I need the simulation results, including individual and total results,like in the first picture.

However, using WinPropCLI does not yield the total result.

The terminal displays: "The computation of the total received power requires the output of the propagation paths in the binary ray file."

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How can this be resolved? I noticed that the user manual has this option. Would it be helpful?

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In summary, I'd like to use WinPropCLI to obtain both individual antenna and total simulation results without needing ray files, as they are quite large. It would also be preferable to have these results in ASCII files (txt) for ease of importing into other software.

I can also edit test1.net using Visual Studio, but I'm not sure where to make the corresponding modifications. If you have any suggestions or methods, please let me know. Thank you very much.

Best Answer

  • reinerh
    reinerh
    Altair Employee
    edited March 27 Answer ✓

    The computation of the total power result (superposing all the defined transmitters) via the WinPropCLI is not yet available and will come with the 2024.1 version scheduled for August.

    In the meantime you might superpose the ASCII results (.txt files) outside of WinProp.

Answers

  • reinerh
    reinerh
    Altair Employee
    edited March 27 Answer ✓

    The computation of the total power result (superposing all the defined transmitters) via the WinPropCLI is not yet available and will come with the 2024.1 version scheduled for August.

    In the meantime you might superpose the ASCII results (.txt files) outside of WinProp.