Response Constraint

A Define Response Constraints is defined as one of the following and availability may depend upon the upstream analysis type:

  • Mass Constraint (default)

  • Volume Constraint

  • Global Stress Constraint (Static Structural Analysis)

  • Natural Frequency Constraint (Modal Analysis)

  • Local von-Mises Stress Constraint (Static Structural Analysis)

  • Displacement Constraint (Static Structural Analysis)

  • Reaction Force Constraint (Static Structural Analysis)

  • Compliance Constraint (Static Structural Analysis)

  • Center of Gravity Constraint

  • Moment of Inertia Constraint

  • Temperature Constraint (Steady-State Thermal Analysis)

  • Criterion Constraint (Static Structural Analysis)

This constraint is required for a Structural Optimization analysis. The application inserts this object automatically when you create a Structural Optimization analysis. The default response constraint is a Mass Constraint object.

Object Properties

Tree Dependencies

Insertion Methods

Right-click Options

API Reference

Additional Related Information

Object Properties

The Details Pane properties for this object are examined in the Define Response Constraints section.

Tree Dependencies

  • Valid Parent Tree Object: Structural Optimization Environment.

  • Valid Child Tree Objects: No supported child objects.

Insertion Methods

The application automatically inserts this object as a Mass Constraint. To add additional constraint objects, highlight the Structural Optimization environment and either:

  • Select the desired constraint from the Response Constraint drop-down menu on the Environment Context.

  • Right-click the Environment object or within the Geometry window and select Insert > [desired constraint].

Right-click Options

In addition to common right-click options, relevant right-click options for this object include:

  • Insert >

    • Optimization Region

    • Objective

    • Mass Constraint

    • Volume Constraint

    • Natural Frequency Constraint (Modal Analysis)

    • Global Stress Constraint (Static Structural Analysis)

    • Local von-Mises Stress Constraint (Static Structural Analysis)

    • Displacement Constraint (Static Structural Analysis)

    • Reaction Force Constraint (Static Structural Analysis)

    • Compliance Constraint (Static Structural Analysis)

    • Center of Gravity Constraint

    • Moment of Inertia Constraint

    • Temperature Constraint (Steady-State Thermal Analysis)

    • Criterion Constraint (Static Structural and Modal Analysis)

    • Member Size

    • Pull out Direction

    • Extrusion

    • Cyclic

    • Symmetry

    • Uniform

    • Pattern Repetition

    • AM Overhang Constraint

    • Commands

  • Suppress/Unsuppress

API Reference

See the Response Contraint section of the ACT API Reference Guide for specific scripting information.

Additional Related Information

See the following sections for more information: