LevelOpt Blocks¶
LevelOpt¶
The LevelOpt block performs a topology optimization to maximize the stiffness of the design with a target volume fraction of the original design.
It takes several inputs:
Component (C): Component that specifies design domain and material
Stress Simulation (Ss): Provides boundary conditions and assembly components, including the design domain
Iterations (N): Number of design iterations
Volume Fraction (V): Desired volume fraction
Starting Design Geometry (SG): Initial design
Solver Mode (SM): Manual or Auto mode for LevelOpt
The outputs of LevelOpt are:
Optimized Designs (OD): A list of the optimized geometries, one for each design iteration
Iteration Log (I): Log of each iteration
Design sensitivity (Ds): Boundary sensitivity and velocity
Advanced Settings¶
Advanced settings can be specified in a separate Advanced Settings block.
Level Set Cell Size (S): Controls resolution of level set
Move Limit (M): Controls the change per iteration
Smoothing Iterations (T): Number of smoothing iterations
Fix Thickness (F): Width of region around boundary condition to remain unchanged
Retain Interfaces (R): Preserves the interface between design and non-design components
