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Get Started
The WinProp Getting Started Guide contains step-by-step instructions on how to get started with WinProp.
Base Stations in a City
This example considers the application of analyzing base stations in a city, set in an urban environment.
Creating the Geometry Database in WallMan
Create an urban geometry database in WallMan.
Courtyards and Towers
A courtyard or tower is a special type of building that allows you to create complex building structures.

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Get Started
The WinProp Getting Started Guide contains step-by-step instructions on how to get started with WinProp.
- Wi-Fi Router in a Building
  This example considers the application of analyzing a Wi-Fi router in a building.
- Indoor Cell-Phone Reception
  This example considers the application of analyzing the indoor cell-phone reception, set in an urban environment.
- Base Stations in a City
  This example considers the application of analyzing base stations in a city, set in an urban environment.
  - Example Overview
    This example considers the application of analyzing base stations in a city.
  - Topics Discussed in Example
    Before starting this example, check if the topics discussed in this example are relevant to the intended application and experience level.
  - Example Prerequisites
    Before starting this example, ensure that the system satisfies the minimum requirements.
  - Exporting the Antenna Pattern in Feko
    An antenna pattern is exported to a .ffe file using POSTFEKO.
  - Creating the Geometry Database in WallMan
    Create an urban geometry database in WallMan.
    - Launching WallMan
      Launch WallMan in Microsoft Windows using the Feko and WinProp Launcher utility.
    - Importing Geometry from a .DXF File
      Import geometry representing a city from a .dxf file. Convert the geometry to a WinProp format.
    - Display Settings
      Change the display settings of objects to validate the model visually.
    - Modifying the Height of a Building
      Change or correct the height of a building
    - Modifying the Shape of a Building
      Change or correct the shape of a building.
    - Courtyards and Towers
      A courtyard or tower is a special type of building that allows you to create complex building structures.
      - Adding a Courtyard
        Add a rectangular courtyard to the city.
    - Drawing Vegetation
      Draw a polygon and set the material properties to vegetation.
    - Saving the Database
      Save the new and completed urban database to file.
  - Setting Up the Simulation in ProMan
    Set up the propagation simulation parameters. Solve the urban database and inspect the coverage plots.
  - Final Remarks
    This example showed how to analyze base stations in a city, to create the urban database using WallMan and to obtain coverage plots using ProMan.
- Base Stations on Hills Near a City
  This example considers the application of analyzing base stations on hills near a city, set in a rural or suburban hilly terrain.
- Network Planning
  This example considers the application of analyzing three base stations, set in a building. The network planning simulation is based on a pre-defined air interface file.
Examples
The Altair installation directory contains a collection of examples that shows you WinProp concepts and essentials.
Introduction to WinProp
WinProp is a complete suite of tools in the domain of wireless propagation and radio network planning. With applications ranging from satellite to terrestrial, from rural via urban to indoor radio links, WinProp’s innovative wave propagation models combine accuracy with short computation time.
Typical Workflow in WinProp
View the typical workflows when working with propagation simulations in specific scenarios, how to add a network planning to a propagation simulation, include a receiver pattern, set up a time-variant scenario, include multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) at both the base station and the mobile station, connectivity analysis of sensor networks and optimization.
WallMan
The WallMan component offers a convenient facility to generate and edit vector building databases.
TuMan
The TuMan tool enables you to generate and modify tunnel scenarios.
AMan
Use AMan to generate, edit and analyze a single antenna. Superimpose multiple antennas radiating similar signals to determine the actual antenna pattern while taking into consideration the local environment.
ProMan
The ProMan component includes wave propagation models for different scenarios and network planning simulators for various air interfaces.
Methods
WinProp includes empirical and semi-empirical models (calibration with measurements possible), rigorous 3D ray-tracing models as well as the unique dominant path model (DPM).
Main Applications
In WinProp various air interfaces and applications are pre-defined: broadcasting, cellular, wireless access, WiFi, sensor networks, ICNIRP and EM compliance.
WinProp Utilities
The WinProp utilities consist of the Launcher utility and the Updater.
Appendix
Reference information is provided in the appendix.

Courtyards and Towers

A courtyard or tower is a special type of building that allows you to create complex building structures.

A standard building is defined using corners where you specify the X, Y, and Z coordinates for each corner. The height of the building is determined by the value of the Z coordinate. If you change the Z value of one corner, the height of the entire building changes.

Note: A standard building defined completely inside another standard building is ignored.

A courtyard/tower is a special building type where you define the courtyard/tower inside a standard building. Although this results in overlapping structures, a courtyard/tower object has a higher priority and will not lead to validation errors. Towers and courtyards are indicated in yellow (when unselected) in the X/Y view and 3D view.

The difference between a courtyard and tower is:

Courtyard: The height of the courtyard is less than the height of the standard building that contains it.
Figure 1. Top view of the courtyard (on the left) and 3D view (to the right). The Fill Objects display setting was disabled for demonstrative purposes.
Tower: The height of the tower is greater than the height of the standard building that contains it.
Figure 2. Top view of the tower (on the left) and 3D view (to the right).

Note: Courtyards are not visible when the Fill object¹ display setting is enabled but are still part of the geometry and included in the simulation.

¹ See the display settings in Display Settings on how to disable.