PEO Quick Reference

• Optimization
• Design Of Experiments

Optimization

• Selecting the parameters to optimize

• Adding free parameters

• Adding ranges and steps to free parameters

• Creating a Constraint

• Creating a Constraint with Derivatives

• Deleting a Constraint

• Modifying the name of a  constraint

• Modifying the body of a constraint

• Assigning a Weight to a Constraint

• Modifying the precision

• Adjusting priorities from weight

• Applying values to parameters

• Selecting the parameters to display

• Valuating the ranges of free parameters using a relation

• Searching for a minimum value

• Searching for a maximum value

1. click the Optimization icon (). The Optimization dialog box is displayed.

2. Select the Optimization type in the Optimization type scrolling list.

3. Click Select.

4. In the Choose the parameter window, select the parameters that you want to optimize.

5. Click OK when done.

1. click the Optimization icon (). The Optimization dialog box is displayed.

2. Select the Optimization type in the Optimization type scrolling list.

3. Click Edit list.

4. In the Select the free parameters window, select the parameters that you want to use.

5. Click OK when done.

1. click the Optimization icon (). The Optimization dialog box is displayed.

2. Select the Optimization type in the Optimization type scrolling list.

3. Click Edit list.

4. In the Select the free parameters window, select the parameters that you want to use.

5. Click OK when done.

6. Select a free parameter in the Free parameters field and click Edit ranges and step.

7. In the Modify the ranges and the step dialog box, key in the ranges and the step.

8. Click OK when done.

1. In the Constraints tab, click New.... The Optimization constraints editor is displayed.

2. Enter the constraint body.

3. Click OK when done.

1. Click New (derivatives provider).

2. Select the Constraint in the Constraints list and use the lower part of the window to assign it a formula.

3. Click OK when done.

1. Select the constraint to delete in the Constraints tab.

2. Click Delete.

1. Select the constraint that you want to modify in the Constraints tab of the Optimization dialog box.

2. In the Name field of the Constraint definition section, enter the new name of the constraint.

3. Click Apply when done.

1. Select the constraint that you want to modify.

2. In the Name field of the Constraint definition section, enter the new name of the constraint. The Optimization constraints editor opens.

3. Enter the new body.

4. Click OK when done.

1. Create a constraint.

2. Click the constraint in the table and enter a digit in the Weight field.

1. Assign weights to the constraints in the Constraints tab.

2. Click Adjust priorities From Weights.

1. Select a row in the Sorted results table.

2. Click Apply values to parameters. The values displayed in this row will be applied to the parameters.

1. Click Select parameters to select the parameters of the optimization file whose evolution will display in the curves.

2. In the Select the parameters whose curve will be displayed dialog box, select the desired parameters.

3. Click OK when done.

• Create an optimization containing Free Parameters.
• Add ranges to the free parameters in the Optimization window.
• Access the Relation editor (Formula\Rule Editor,...) and click the Optimization in the specification tree. The free parameters are displayed in the editor.
• Click the free parameters that you need to value. Click OK when done.

1. click the Optimization icon (). The Optimization dialog box is displayed.

2. Select the Minimization Optimization type in the Optimization type scrolling list.

3. Select the other optimization criteria.

4. Click Run optimization when done.

1. click the Optimization icon (). The Optimization dialog box is displayed.

2. Select the Maximization Optimization type in the Optimization type scrolling list.

3. Select the other optimization criteria.

4. Click Run optimization when done.