obj reference panel

Location: Analysis page – Optimization panel (OptiStruct profile only)

Use the OBJ Reference panel to define a response and its reference values for a minmax (maxmin) optimization problem.

Subpanels and Inputs

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

Input	Action
dobjref=	When creating a new reference, type in a name for the objective-reference definition. To edit an existing reference, click the button top reveal a list of objective references in the model and select one.
neg reference =	Enter the desired negative reference value in the text box, and activate the checkbox to make it active.
pos reference =	Enter the desired positive reference value in the text box, and activate the checkbox to make it active.
response =	Click this field and select the desired response.
all / loadsteps	Use this toggle to choose between using all loadsteps, or selecting only specific loadsteps. If you pick loadsteps, you must use the supplied selector to specify which ones should be part of the objective reference.

The following action buttons appear:

Button	Action
create	Creates the new dobjref entity.
update	Updates the selected dobjref entity.
review	Once at least one dobjref entity exists, specify it in the dobjref = field and then click review.
return	Exit the panel.