Shape optimization determines the displacement of each surface
node in an effort to homogenize the stress on the surface and satisfy the
objective function and any constraints.
You can use the optimization task editor to customize various
aspects of the shape optimization and to incorporate durability analysis into
the optimization. You can specify a condition-based shape optimization
(default) or a general (sensitivity-based) shape optimization.
To locate the editor, select
TaskEditoptimization
task name from the main menu bar. The
default settings for shape tasks provide reasonable results across a variety of
optimization models; and, in most cases, you do not need to modify the default
settings.