Design Sensitivity Analysis using Optistruct

Sreekanth
Sreekanth Altair Community Member
edited December 2020 in Community Q&A

What is the meaning and necessity of Design Sensitivity Analysis in Topology Optimization and Can we see that analysis in the background/Output file

Answers

  • Unknown
    edited December 2020

    DSA -- It is "rate of change of a structural response with respect to Design Variable"

    DSA is given out for size and shape in .slk file

    For Topology 

    OUTPUT, H3DTOPOL, ALL and you can use Hyperview to view the sensitivities

  • PrasannaK
    PrasannaK
    Altair Employee
    edited December 2020

    Hi, 

    For more information, you can refer to help: OS-E: 0315 Design Sensitivity Analysis

    Thank You!