Example Guide

The OptiStruct Example Guide is a collection of solved examples for various solution sequences and optimization types and provides you with examples of the real-world applications and capabilities of OptiStruct.

These examples contain the following information:
  • Summary
  • Model Description
  • Results
  • Model Files
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Bulk Data Entry, Parameters, and Run Options
Self Contact
PCONT
LGDISP
NLSTAT
Neuber Shape Optimization
DRESP1
DESVAR
DCONSTR
Thermal Compliance Response
DRESP1-TCOMP
DTPL
DESOBJ
Bore Distortion Responses
DRESP1-BOREDST
Grid Point Stress Response
DRESP1-RTYPE
Maximum Bead Width Constrain
DRESP1-BEADFRAC
Nonlinear Transient Heat Transfer
NLHEAT
MATT4
FLUX to OptiStruct Coupling
TABLED1
RLOAD2
DAREA
RGYRO
Follower Forces
FLLWER
Fast Contact
PARAM,FASTCONT,YES
Finite Sliding Contact
CONTACT (FINITE)
Model Change
MODCHG
Nonlinear Monitoring
NLMON
Nonlinear Incremental Output
NLOUT
Restart (NLSTAT to NLSTAT)
RESTARTW
RESTARTR
Restart (NLSTAT to COMPLEX EIGEN)
RESTARTW
RESTARTR
Thermal Fluid Structure Interaction (TFSI)
FSI
Multi-Model Optimization (MMO)
Design Scaling with Pattern-Repetition
MMO
Failsafe
DTPL (FAILSAFE)
Lattice Optimization
LATPRM
Local Stress Constraint
DRESP1
Seam Weld Fatigue
FATPARM (FATSEAM)
Spot Weld Fatigue
FATPARM (SPWLD)
Continuous Sliding
CONTACT (CONSLI)
Contact Smoothing
CONTACT (SMOOTH)
Infinite Element
CACINF3
CACINF4
Joints
JOINTG
MOTNJG
Layered Solid-Shell for Composites
PCOMPLS
Nonlinear Transient Analysis
NLPARM
TSTEP
Reliability-based Topology Optimization
RBTO