Free Size optimization - literature

Rahul_P1

Hi,

I actually wanted to find out about the mathematical background of the Free Size Optimization? Maybe you can give me literature where this is described (some papers, where the method is described)

would be very helpful, thanks
Thomas

Rahul_P1

You can refer to the user guide

User's Guide > What is Altair OptiStruct? > Design Optimization:

The presentation in this page is a good place to start,

http://training.altairuniversity.com/structural/optimization/

You will definitely find the information in the Altair enlighten knowledge centre very useful,

http://altairenlighten.com/knowledge-center/