Creating Reports

After a solver generates a solution, you can analyze all the results for that solution. Ansys Electronics Desktop lets you create 2D or 3D plots. A 2D or 3D plot shows the relationship between a design's values and the corresponding results of the analysis. You can create reports using either the Create Quick Report option or the Create <type> Report commands. The Quick Report feature lets you select from a list of predefined categories (such as S-parameters) from which to create a rectangular plot.

For each solution <type> (for instance, Modal, Terminal, Transient, Eigenmode, Characteristic mode, Fields, Far Fields, Emission test, Partial Discharge, Multipaction, and so forth), the Results menus present a list of Create <type> Report commands based on the solution data of direct interest for the design. For example, for the Eigenmode solution type, the Results menu contains templates for Eigenmode Parameters and for Fields. These appear on the menus as Create Eigenmode Parameters Report and Create Fields Report. For the Modal and Terminal Solution types, several different types appear, appropriate to each solution type. Each of these Create <type> Report menu items includes a further cascading menu that lists the Display Types available for that report. For some reports you can modify the Display Type from the Properties for that Report. For reports for Transient designs, see this discussion.

The Results tab for the Ribbon will show icons and drop-down menus for available report types for the active project.

Modal Solution Data Report drop-down menu.

If you have created custom report templates (for example, including your company name or other format changes), you can also create a report based on that template by selecting HFSS > Results > Report Templates > <templateName>. You can also access previously defined 2D templates using Report2D > Report Templates > Apply Settings.... You can save the properties for a modified report to provide the custom default settings for all new reports.

You can also use the Report2D > Export or Report 3D >Export feature, select the Ansoft ReportData Files (.rdat) format, and Save the file, which you can later select to Create Report from File.