Configuring convergence options

You can configure a general topology optimization.

  1. In the optimization task editor, click the Convergence tab.

  2. Specify the Convergence Criteria. The following options allow you to specify the convergence criteria for a general topology optimization:

    Specifying when to start checking for convergence

    You can specify the iteration during which the Optimization module will begin to check the two convergence criteria. The optimization will always continue at least until this value has been reached. The default value is 4.

    Specifying which convergence criterion to check

    You can specify whether the optimization should end when either of the convergence criterion has been fulfilled or both of the criteria have been fulfilled. The default value is that both criteria must be fulfilled.

    Convergence based on the change in optimization function

    You can specify that the optimization will end based on the change in the objective function from one iteration to the next. The default value is 0.001.

    Convergence based on the change in element densities

    Element density is the design variable for a topology optimization. You can specify that the optimization will end based on the average change in the element density from one iteration to the next. The default value is 0.005.