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Subcase Information Entry

NORM - Optimization Parameter

Description

The NORM command can be used in the Subcase Information section to define a normalization factor used in the computation of the "combined compliance index" optimization response.

Format

NORM = option

Argument

Description

option

Normalization factor.

Default = OptiStruct determines a weighting factor based on the lowest eigenvalue and highest compliance of the initial iteration step. (Real)

Comments

1.Refer to Responses in the User's Guide for more information on the "combined compliance index" optimization response calculation.

See Also:

Subcase Information Section

The Input File