Allowed Optimization Strategy for these Design Responses

The table lists properties to each variable type, inter alia which optimization strategy could be applied to which variable.

For more information see OPTIMIZE item STRATEGY. The explanation of the used abbreviations are listed below in the table.

Variable Type

Load case

dependent

Selection

area

usable as

CONSTRAINT

usable as

OBJ_FUNC

Description

ABQ_ND_PEEQ

X

N

 

SHAPE_C

Abaqus PEEQ nodal value.

BEAD_HEIGHT

N

BEAD_C

 

Height of the bead.

CENTER_GRAVITY_X

E

TOPO_S

SIZE

BEAD_S

TOPO_S

SIZE

BEAD_S

Center of gravity for the x-direction.

CENTER_GRAVITY_Y

E

TOPO_S

SIZE

BEAD_S

TOPO_S

SIZE

BEAD_S

Center of gravity for the y-direction.

CENTER_GRAVITY_Z

E

TOPO_S

SIZE

BEAD_S

TOPO_S

SIZE

BEAD_S

Center of gravity for the z-direction.

DAMAGE

X

N

 

SHAPE_C

Damage value from durability analysis.

DAMAGE_LC

X

N

 

SHAPE_C

Damage value from durability analysis with load case information.

NOTE:

Mustuse ONF 601.

DENSITY_MEASURE

 

E

TOPO_S

TOPO_S

Measurement of the amount of intermediate densities.

DISP_ABS

X

N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Absolute nodal displacement.

DISP_X

X

N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Nodal displacement in x-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

DISP_X_ABS

X

N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Absolute nodal displacement in x-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

DISP_Y

X

N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Nodal displacement in y-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

DISP_Y_ABS

X

N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Absolute nodal displacement in y-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

DISP_Z

X

N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Nodal displacement in z-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

DISP_Z_ABS

X

N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Absolute nodal displacement in z-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

DYN_FREQ

X

S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_C

BEAD_S

SHAPE_C

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Eigenfrequency from modal analysis.

DYN_FREQ_KREISSEL

X

S

 

BEAD_S

SHAPE_C

SIZE

TOPO_S

Eigenfrequency calculated with Kreisselmaier-Steinhauser formula.

ENERGY_STIFF_MEASURE

   

SIZE

TOPO_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Energy stiffness measure.

FS_ACCEL_X

X

N

BEAD_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Acceleration in x-direction for frequency response.

FS_ACCEL_Y

X

N

BEAD_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Acceleration in y-direction for frequency response.

FS_ACCEL_Z

X

N

BEAD_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Acceleration in z-direction for frequency response.

FS_COMP

X

E

SIZE

TOPO_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Dynamic compliance for frequency response.

FS_DBA_PRESSURE

X

N

SIZE

TOPO_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Sound Pressure Level [dBA].

FS_DB_PRESSURE

X

N

SIZE

TOPO_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Sound Pressure Level [dB].

FS_DISP_ABS

X

N

BEAD_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Absolute amplitude for frequency response.

FS_DISP_X_ABS

X

N

BEAD_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Amplitude in x-direction for frequency response.

FS_DISP_Y_ABS

X

N

BEAD_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Amplitude in z-direction for frequency response.

FS_DISP_Z_ABS

X

N

BEAD_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Amplitude in z-direction for frequency response.

FS_PHASE_X

X

N

BEAD_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Phase in x-direction for frequency response.

FS_PHASE_Y

X

N

BEAD_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Phase in y-direction for frequency response.

FS_PHASE_Z

X

N

BEAD_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Phase in z-direction for frequency response.

FS_PRESSURE

X

N

SIZE

TOPO_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Instantaneous Sound Pressure [Pa].

FS_RMS_PRESSURE

X

N

SIZE

TOPO_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Effective Sound Pressure(RMS)[Pa].

FS_VELOCITY_X

X

N

BEAD_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Velocity in x-direction for frequency response.

FS_VELOCITY_Y

X

N

BEAD_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Velocity in y-direction for frequency response.

FS_VELOCITY_Z

X

N

BEAD_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Velocity in z-direction for frequency response.

INERTIA_XX

 

E

TOPO_S

SIZE

BEAD_S

TOPO_S

SIZE

BEAD_S

Moment of inertia around x-x direction.

INERTIA_XY

 

E

TOPO_S

SIZE

BEAD_S

TOPO_S

SIZE

BEAD_S

Moment of inertia around x-y direction.

INERTIA_XZ

 

E

TOPO_S

SIZE

BEAD_S

TOPO_S

SIZE

BEAD_S

Moment of inertia around x-z direction.

INERTIA_YY

 

E

TOPO_S

SIZE

BEAD_S

TOPO_S

SIZE

BEAD_S

Moment of inertia around y-y direction.

INERTIA_YZ

 

E

TOPO_S

SIZE

BEAD_S

TOPO_S

SIZE

BEAD_S

Moment of inertia around y-z direction.

INERTIA_ZZ

 

E

TOPO_S

SIZE

BEAD_S

TOPO_S

SIZE

BEAD_S

Moment of inertia around z-z direction.

INTERNAL_FORCE_ABS

X

NE

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Absolute nodal internal force.

INTERNAL_FORCE_X

X

NE

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Nodal internal force in x-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

INTERNAL_FORCE_X_ABS

X

NE

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Absolute nodal internal force in x-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

INTERNAL_FORCE_Y

X

NE

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Nodal internal force in y-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

INTERNAL_FORCE_Y_ABS

X

NE

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Absolute nodal internal force in y-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

INTERNAL_FORCE_Z

X

NE

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Nodal internal force in z-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

INTERNAL_FORCE_Z_ABS

X

NE

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Absolute nodal internal force in z-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

INTERNAL_MOMENT_ABS

X

NE

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Absolute nodal internal moment.

INTERNAL_MOMENT_X

X

NE

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Nodal internal moment around x-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

INTERNAL_MOMENT_X_ABS

X

NE

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Absolute nodal internal moment around x-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

INTERNAL_MOMENT_Y

X

NE

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Nodal internal moment around y-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

INTERNAL_MOMENT_Y_ABS

X

NE

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Absolute nodal internal moment around y-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

INTERNAL_MOMENT_Z

X

NE

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Nodal internal moment around z-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

INTERNAL_MOMENT_Z_ABS

X

NE

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Absolute nodal internal moment around z-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

MOVE_GROWTH_TOTAL

N

   

Deformation by addition of material.

MOVE_SHRINK_TOTAL

N

   

Deformation by reduction of material.

MOVE_TOTAL

N

   

Node displacement referring to the initial model.

REACTION_FORCE_ABS

X

N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Absolute nodal reaction force.

REACTION_FORCE_X

X

N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Nodal reaction force in x-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

REACTION_FORCE_X_ABS

X

N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Absolute nodal reaction force in x-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

REACTION_FORCE_Y

X

N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Nodal reaction force in y-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

REACTION_FORCE_Y_ABS

X

N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Absolute nodal reaction force in y-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

REACTION_FORCE_Z

X

N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Nodal reaction force in z-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

REACTION_FORCE_Z_ABS

X

N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Absolute nodal reaction force in z-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

REACTION_MOMENT_ABS

X

N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Absolute nodal reaction moment.

REACTION_MOMENT_X

X

N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Nodal reaction moment around x-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

REACTION_MOMENT_X_ABS

X

N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Absolute nodal reaction moment around x-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

REACTION_MOMENT_Y

X

N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Nodal reaction moment around y-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

REACTION_MOMENT_Y_ABS

X

N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Absolute nodal reaction moment around y-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

REACTION_MOMENT_Z

X

N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Nodal reaction moment around z-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

REACTION_MOMENT_Z_ABS

X

N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Absolute nodal reaction moment around z-direction for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

ROT_ABS

X

N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Absolute rotation.

ROT_X

X

N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Nodal rotation around x-axis for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

ROT_X_ABS

X

N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Absolute nodal rotation around x-axis for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

ROT_Y

X

N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Nodal rotation around y-axis for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

ROT_Y_ABS

X

N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Absolute nodal rotation around y-axis for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

ROT_Z

X

N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Nodal rotation around z-axis for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

ROT_Z_ABS

X

N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Absolute nodal rotation around z-axis for global coordinate system or in an user defined coordinate system.

SIG_1

X

E/N

 

SHAPE_C

Maximum principal stress.

SIG_2

X

E/N

 

SHAPE_C

2nd principal stress.

SIG_3

X

E/N

 

SHAPE_C

Minimum principal stress.

SIG_11

X

E/N

 

SHAPE_C

11-component of stress tensor.

SIG_22

X

E/N

 

SHAPE_C

22-component of stress tensor.

SIG_33

X

E/N

 

SHAPE_C

33-component of stress tensor.

SIG_12

X

E/N

 

SHAPE_C

12-component of stress tensor.

SIG_23

X

E/N

 

SHAPE_C

23-component of stress tensor.

SIG_13

X

E/N

 

SHAPE_C

13-component of stress tensor.

SIG_ABS_123

X

E/N

 

SHAPE_C

Maximum of the absolute value of the principal stresses.

SIG_ABS_3

X

E/N

 

SHAPE_C

Absolute value of the minimum principal stress.

SIG_BELTRAMI

X

E/N

 

SHAPE_C

Beltrami stress hypothesis.

SIG_CONTACT_PRESSURE

X

N

 

SHAPE_C

Contact stress pressure.

SIG_CONTACT_SHEAR

X

N

 

SHAPE_C

Total shear contact stress.

SIG_CONTACT_SHEAR_X

X

N

 

SHAPE_C

Shear X Contact stress.

SIG_CONTACT_SHEAR_Y

X

N

 

SHAPE_C

Shear Y Contact stress.

SIG_CONTACT_TOTAL

X

N

 

SHAPE_C

Total Contact stress.

SIG_DRUCKER_PRAGER

X

E/N

 

SHAPE_C

Drucker-Prager stress hypothesis.

SIG_GALILEI

X

E/N

 

SHAPE_C

Galilei stress hypothesis.

SIG_KUHN

X

E/N

 

SHAPE_C

Kuhn stress hypothesis.

SIG_MARIOTTE

X

E/N

 

SHAPE_C

Mariotte stress hypothesis.

SIG_MISES

X

E/N

SHAPE_S

SHAPE_C

SHAPE_S

Von Mises stress hypothesis.

SIG_SANDEL

X

E/N

 

SHAPE_C

Sandel stress hypothesis.

SIG_SAUTER

X

E/N

 

SHAPE_C

Sauter stress hypothesis.

SIG_TOPO_MISES

X

E

TOPO_S

TOPO_S

Scaled centroidal von Mises stress.

SIG_TRESCA

X

E/N

 

SHAPE_C

Tresca stress hypothesis.

STRAIN_ELASTIC

X

N

 

SHAPE_C

Elastic Strain. Only Abaqus and ANSYS®.

STRAIN_ENERGY

X

E/N

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

BEAD_C

BEAD_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_C

TOPO_S

Strain energy.

STRAIN_ENERGY_DENS

X

E/N

 

SHAPE_C

Strain energy density.

STRAIN_PLASTIC

X

N

 

SHAPE_C

Plastic Strain. Only Abaqus and ANSYS®.

STRAIN_TOTAL

X

N

 

SHAPE_C

Total Strain (elastic + plastic). Only Abaqus and ANSYS®.

VOLUME

E

SHAPE_C

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_C

TOPO_S

SHAPE_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Volume of element.

WEIGHT

E

SHAPE_C

SIZE

TOPO_S

SIZE

TOPO_S

Weight of element.

Abbreviations

E

=Element based value

N

=Node based value

S

=Scalar value

NE

=Node with additional element information

BEAD_C

=BEAD_CONTROLLER

BEAD_S

=BEAD_SENSITIVITY

SHAPE_C

=SHAPE_CONTROLLER

SHAPE_S

=SHAPE_SENSITIVITY

SIZE

=SIZING_SENSITIVITY

   

TOPO_C

=TOPO_CONTROLLER

TOPO_S

=TOPO_SENSITIVITY