Creating a Design Shape

You can convert the finite element representation of the shape from a shape optimization study into a 3D shape.

Before you begin: You must have a completed shape optimization study with at least one design that met the study objectives.
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About Design Shapes
  1. From the Explore & Generate section of the action bar, click Generate designs .
    The app displays a preview of the concept shape.
  2. Optional: Enter a Shape reconstruction name.
  3. Optional: In the Advanced options, click Targeted number of faces and enter a value.

    The number of generated mesh faces might not exactly match the targeted number.

  4. Click Generate.
    The dialog box indicates whether reconstruction of the shape succeeded and the number of faces in the generated shape.
  5. Select one of the following:
    OptionDescription
    Finish Ends concept generation.
    Generate more concepts Repeats the action to create more concept shapes.
    Discard Deletes the shape.

The app creates a 3D shape under the original 3D shape from the finite element representation of the optimized shape.