| Variable Type |
Study
Quality |
| High
Quality |
Fast
Results |
| Continuous (Range)
|
Operation |
Finds the optimal solution using many
iterations (Box-Behnken design) and displays the initial scenario, optimal scenario,
and all iterations. |
Finds the optimal solution using few iterations
(Rechtschaffen design) and displays the initial and optimal scenarios. |
| Results
|
You display the plots and updated
bodies for all iterations in the Results View tab. You plot
local trend graphs for variables. |
You display the plots and updated bodies only for
the optimal and initial scenarios. You plot local trend graphs for variables. |
| Discrete (Discrete Values and Range with
Step)
|
Operation |
Fully calculates the results for each scenario. It
finds the optimal solution among the defined scenarios. If you
use continuous variables, the program fully calculates the results for all
iterations.
|
Calculates initial and optimal scenarios
accurately, and interpolates the results for the remaining scenarios. It finds the
optimal solution among the scenarios. A gray column indicates
interpolated results. To fully calculate an interpolated result, right-click its
column heading and select Run.
|
| Results |
You display the plots and updated bodies for all
scenarios. You plot design history graphs for variables. |
You display the plots and updated bodies for
initial and optimal scenarios, and only updated bodies for the remaining scenarios.
You plot design history graphs and local trend graphs for variables. Local trend graph plots include interpolated results.
|
| Combination of continuous and
discrete |
Operation |
Operates on a continuous space even for discrete
variables while finding the optimal solution but resolves back to the discrete space
while reporting the optimal solution. Finds the optimal solution using many iterations
and displays the initial scenario, the optimal scenario and all iterations. |
Operates on a continuous space even for discrete
variables while finding the optimal solution but resolves back to the discrete space
while reporting the optimal solution. Finds the optimal solution using few steps and
displays the initial and optimal scenarios. |
| Results |
You display the plots and updated bodies for all
iterations. You plot local trend graphs for variables. |
You display the plots and updated bodies only for
the optimal and initial scenarios. You plot local trend graphs for variables. |