Creating a Topology Study

You create a Topology study with a goal to find the best strength to weight ratio of the plate, while reducing its mass by 50%.

  1. Click New Study (Simulation CommandManager).
  2. Under Design Insight, click Topology Study and click .
    The Topology Study 1 study tab is created.
  3. Copy from the TopLoad_Ready static study the fixed restraint Fixed-1 and the load TopForce (:Per item: -750 N) to the new topology study.
  4. In the Topology study tree, right-click Goals and Constraints, and click Best Stiffness to Weight ratio (default). In the Goals and Constraints PropertyManager:
    1. Under Constraint 1, for Reduce mass by (percentage) set 50 (%) for Constraint Value.
    2. Click .
    The optimization algorithm will try to minimize the compliance of the model (reciprocal of stiffness) which is defined by the sum of strain energies of all elements.