ObjectiveFunction object

The ObjectiveFunction object defines the objective of the optimization.

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Access

        import optimization
        mdb.models[name].optimizationTasks[name].objectiveFunctions[name]

ObjectiveFunction(...)

This method creates an ObjectiveFunction object.

Path

          mdb.models[name].optimizationTasks[name].ObjectiveFunction

Required arguments

name

A String specifying the objective function repository key.

objectives

An OptimizationObjectiveArray object.

Optional arguments

target

A SymbolicConstant specifying the target of the objective function. Possible values are MINIMIZE, MAXIMIZE, and MINIMIZE_MAXIMUM. The default value is MINIMIZE.

Return value

An ObjectiveFunction object.

Exceptions

InvalidNameError and RangeError.

setValues(...)

This method modifies the ObjectiveFunction object.

Required arguments

None.

Optional arguments

The optional arguments to setValues are the same as the arguments to the ObjectiveFunction method, except for the name argument.

Return value

None.

Exceptions

RangeError.

Members

The ObjectiveFunction object has members with the same names and descriptions as the arguments to the ObjectiveFunction method.