DV_GENERIC

Definition of generic design variables.

This page discusses:

ID_NAME

= <id_name_of_dv_generic>

Name of the DV_GENERIC definition.

GENERIC_GROUP

= <name_of_generic_group>

Name of the generic variable group.

INITIAL_DV_FIELD

= <name_of_file>

Name of the file with the initial values to be used for the optimization.

Remarks

  1. All members of the generic group might be modified during optimization.
  2. Generic design variables are not connected to nodes, elements, faces, or other entities from mesh, geometry, or finite element models.
  3. Generic design variables are available only for sensitivity-based optimization.

Examples

DV_GENERIC
  ID_NAME  = dv_generic_name
  GENERIC_GROUP = dv_generic_grp
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