Integration with Product Engineering Optimization

For more details about the algorithm for constraints and derivatives providers, refer to the Product Engineering Optimization User's Guide - Basic Tasks - Using a Dedicated Structural Analysis Algorithm.

What are the authorized sensors?

You can find here what are the analysis sensors authorized in the algorithm for derivatives providers of the Product Engineering Optimization (PEO) product.
 

* only if the local sensor has been defined with None or Average as Post-Treatment option.

What are the restrictions?

You can find here the restrictions when using analysis sensors in the derivatives computation.

• Only the structural parameters (parameters that do not impact the mesh) will be taken into account in the derivatives computation.
  The geometrical parameters (those whose the variation invalidates the mesh) must not be taken into account in the derivatives computation.
  Open the sample17.CATAnalysis document from the samples directory.

  • The Thickness parameter (defined in the 2D Property) can be referenced in the optimization because its variation does not impact the 2D mesh.

  • The Length parameter (defined in the PartBody) cannot be referenced in the optimization because its variation impacts the 2D mesh.

• Analysis sensors will have to expose one single output parameter to be used as objectives inside the Product Engineering Optimization (PEO) product:

  • local sensor with post-treatment

  • global sensor with a single output parameter

• The sensors must have been defined in a mono-occurrence solution.
  You cannot use analysis sensors belonging to a multi-occurrence solution (Frequency Case, a Buckling Case or Dynamic Response Case) in the derivatives computation.