Setting Study Properties and Running the Study Right-click the top Topology Study1 icon, and select Properties. In the Options tab (Topology dialog box) do the following: For Solver, select Intel Direct Sparse. Select Run Static analysis before running topology study. Under Preserved (Frozen) Region settings, select Regions with loads and fixtures. Three regions remain unchanged by optimization. Click OK. Click Run This Study (Simulation CommandManager). The optimization algorithm through several iterations will try to reach convergence. Parent topicTopology Optimization of a Plate Previous topic Creating a Topology Study Next topic Viewing Results