Creating a Shape Control

You can create a planar symmetry shape control that forces the optimized model to be symmetric about a selected planar face, or a cyclic symmetry shape control that forces the optimized model to replicate a region about a selected axis. .

Before you begin: Open the Topology Optimization assistant. See Performing an Optimization Using the Topology Optimization Assistant.
See Also
About Controls
About Constraints
  1. From the Optimization section, click Optimization constraints, and select Shape control.
  2. From the New list, select one of the following shape controls:
    OptionDescription
    Symmetry Select a planar face.
    Cyclic Symmetry In the Axis of symmetry box, select an edge, and enter the number of times the region is replicated.