Program Sequence and Data Flow of SIMULIA Tosca Structure

The program sequence of an optimization is the same independent of how SIMULIA Tosca Structure is started. You can either use Tosca ANSA® environment or Tosca Structure.gui or start SIMULIA Tosca Structure even in batch modus on the command line.

In order for the program to work, it is essential that the correct path specification is entered during installation. The startup of SIMULIA Tosca Structure first launches a process to check out and handle the necessary licenses and load the configuration information. This process launches the main control program. This program is responsible for controlling the complete data flow and calling the individual modules and programs.

The flow of optimization process is the same for all solver interfaces, only the solver specific data and file formats are different. The detailed optimization process with SIMULIA Tosca Structure and the corresponding data flow are pictured in the following figure: