How to keep certain geometry on design body when optimizing?

Aidas Jasiulevicius

Hi, I'm new and I'm wondering if there is a way to asign certain points, planes or features for example and for these to keep their shape after optimizing. I'm working on this chair design and want the body to keep it's general shape while being optimized, and for the holes to be kept intact and connected to the body. Further, is there a way to keep the shape of the design body somewhat intact, so that the general shape is still recognizable after optimization?

MilanRaval

Hello Aidas,

The process you are asking is the generic true workflow of Optimization. You create two types of geometries. 1) Design space on which optimization will be performed and 2) Non-Design space on which all constraints are applied and/or the shape or locations you want to retain. For example, you can create a partition of holes to keep them in an optimized shape. 

Regards,

Milan