How do I access DCONADD through Hypermesh interface? I am trying to run optistruct optimization while turning on/off certain responses & constraints.

Bertoni Leonardo
Bertoni Leonardo Altair Community Member
edited January 2 in Community Q&A

I am trying to run an Optistruct optimization with several active design constraints. I would like to see the effect of the outcome by turning certain constraints on or off. I have tried turning off the visibility of the constraints in the model tree and exporting only "visible." components to Optistruct but it doesnt work. I know that in the control deck, the DCONADD is the card that controls the constraint activations, however I dont know how to access this from the Hypermesh GUI interface.

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  • Adriano A. Koga
    Adriano A. Koga
    Altair Employee
    edited December 2023

    You could od this 2 ways, at least:

    The the optimization view/browser to create and manage different optimization problems/scenarios, with different constraint sets.

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    Or using the Entity State Browser to activate/deactivate export of your constraints.

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  • Bertoni Leonardo
    Bertoni Leonardo Altair Community Member
    edited January 2

    Thank you. I was able to find the entity state browser and activate/deactivate as needed! I was however unable to find the optimization view/browser. Can you tell me how to find this?

  • Adriano A. Koga
    Adriano A. Koga
    Altair Employee
    edited January 2

    Thank you. I was able to find the entity state browser and activate/deactivate as needed! I was however unable to find the optimization view/browser. Can you tell me how to find this?

    click here to launch it.

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