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Objective panel

Objective panel

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Use the Objective panel to define the objective function for an optimization problem.

 

Subpanels and Inputs


There are no subpanels on the Objective panel. All inputs and command buttons are located on the main panel.

 

Panel Inputs

Input

Action

min / max / minmax / maxmin

Use this switch to select the desired objective type.

response =

This field only displays for min or max objectives.  Click it to select a response already defined in the model.

dobjrefs / dsysid

This toggle only displays for minmax or maxmin objectives.

For dobjrefs, use the selector to specify the desired objective references.
For dsysid, click the field and select the desired system ID from the list that displays.

 

Command Buttons

The following action buttons appear:

Button

Action

create

Creates the new objective entity.

update

Updates the selected objective entity.

review

Click this to populate the fields with data:

If the problem is a min or max problem the objective is displayed in the response = field.
If the problem is a minmax or maxmin problem, click dobjrefs to see which dobjrefs are selected (they will be highlighted in the model).

return

Exit the panel.

 

See Also:

Optimization Problem in the OptiStruct online help