From the main menu bar, select
or
.
The Edit Optimization Process dialog box appears.
Type the name of the new optimization process in the
Name text field. The name that you specify must adhere to
the file naming rules for your operating system. A directory is created with
this name, and the output from the optimization process is stored in this
directory.
Select the model to associate with the optimization process from the
Model field.
Select the optimization task to associate with the optimization
process from the Optimization Task field.
If desired, type the description of the optimization process in the
Description text field. The description is stored in the
model database and the output database, and you can use this description to
help you manage your optimization processes.
Enter the maximum number of optimization design cycles that are
allowed before
Abaqus
ends the optimization process.
Choose how often to write the analysis results to the output database
file that is created by the
Abaqus
job that runs for each design cycle of the optimization process. This option
also specifies how often to create the related
Abaqus
analysis files, such as the status file and the message file. You can choose
the following:
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Initial: save data after the initial cycle
(n=0) . The
Optimization module
uses the initial cycle to prepare the model for the first design cycle; for
example, by creating groups and output requests. A finite element analysis is
not performed during the initial cycle.
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First: save data from the first design cycle
(n=1).
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Last: save data from the last design cycle.
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Every n cycles:
save data every n design cycles relative to the
initial (n=0) design cycle. For example, if
n=3, the optimization process will save data
corresponding to design cycle 2, 5, 8, etc.
-
Every: Save data after every design cycle,
including the initial (n=0) design cycle.
Note:
Selecting this option could lead to large disk space
requirements for
Abaqus
models that generate large output database files.
For more information, see
Understanding the files generated by creating and analyzing a model.
To postprocess the results of an optimization, you must combine the output
databases that were generated by each design cycle into a single output
database. For more information, see
Combining optimization results.
Use the Submission, Memory,
and Parallelization tabbed pages to define the initial
settings for each
Abaqus
job that runs during the optimization process, as described in the following
sections:
Click OK.
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icon in the module toolbox or clicking
in the Optimization Process
Manager.