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Free Shape Panel

Free Shape Panel

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Free Shape Panel

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

 

Use the Free Shape panel to define design domains for free shape optimization.

 

Subpanels and Inputs


The Free Shape panel contains the following subpanels and command buttons:

hmtoggle_arrow1Create

Panel Inputs

Input

Action

desvar

Name for the design variable

nodes / set

nodes: Select surface or edge nodes that are to form part of the free shape design space.

 

hmtoggle_arrow1Update

Panel Inputs

Input

Action

desvar

Name for the design variable

nodes / set

nodes: Select surface or edge nodes that are to form part of the free shape design space.

 

hmtoggle_arrow1Parameters

Panel Inputs

Input

Action

desvar

Name for the design variable

direction

Choose a direction constraint. You can choose to allow the structure to grow only, to shrink only or not to enforce any direction constraints (default).

smoothing method

Choose between optimized for speed or optimized for accuracy

options

Select this checkbox to display further options

nsmooth

Enter the desired number of smoothing layers.

mvfactor

Enter the initial maximum perturbation factor.

 

hmtoggle_arrow1Draw/Extr

Panel Inputs

Input

Action

desvar

Name for the design variable

draw type

Select none or single

 

hmtoggle_arrow1Pattern Grouping

Panel Inputs

Input

Action

desvar

Name for the design variable

pattern type

Select none or 1-pln sym

 

hmtoggle_arrow1Gridcon

Panel Inputs

Input

Action

desvar

Name for the design variable

constraint type

Select fixed, vector or planar

 

hmtoggle_arrow1Sidecon

Panel Inputs

Input

Action

desvar

Name for the design variable

 

hmtoggle_arrow1Command Buttons

The following action buttons appear throughout the subpanels:

Button

Action

create

Create the design variable.

edit

Only appears when "set" is selected. Opens the Entity Sets panel to update the selected set.  

reject

Revert the most recent changes.

review

Review the design variable in the graphic area.

update

Update the design variable with the most recent changes.

return

Exit the panel.

 

 

 

See Also:

Free shape Optimization in the OptiStruct online help