Creating Design Validation Analysis Cases

You can create an analysis case that uses the same restraints and loads that were used in the reference case for a topology or shape optimization design improvement study.

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About Design Validation Analysis Cases
  1. From the Setup section of the action bar, click Validate designs .
  2. Click New Shape Validation.
  3. Optional: Enter a descriptive Name.
  4. Select the shape to use for the model.
  5. Click OK.

The app creates a new analysis case that has the same restraints, loads, output requests, and steps as those in the reference analysis case for the study. All the features are applied to a new finite element model based on the design from the study.