Like the options of the Manufacturing Constraint capability, the options of the Design Constraint capability, as listed below, enable you to impose specific design requirements.
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Subtype Requirements and Restrictions for Density Based Method |
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Supported Optimization Methods
The Design Constraint options are supported for the following methods only:
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Requirements and Restrictions
Note the following requirements and restrictions for design constraint types. The restrictions only apply when one of the types is scoped to an Optimization Region or if it has an overlapping region.
Only one
constraint can be specified per analysis.Only one
constraint can be specified per analysis.If you specify two
constraints, the symmetry planes must be perpendicular to one another.If you specify a
and a , the given symmetry plane must be perpendicular to the axis of rotation.If you specify a
and a , the symmetry plane must be parallel to the plane of the uniform constraint.If you specify two
constraints, the axis planes must be perpendicular to one another.The combination of the following subtypes is not supported:
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Note the following restrictions when you specify a Manufacturing Constraint and a Design Constraint with the Subtype combinations:
For
and , the extrusion direction must be in the symmetry plane.For
and , the pull out direction must be in the symmetry plane.For
and , the axis of rotation of cyclic constraint must be in the same as the extrusion direction.For
and , the pull out direction and the cyclic axis of rotation must be the same.
If you specify
, in combination with:, the pattern direction must be in the symmetry plane.
, the pattern direction must be the same as the rotation axis.
, the pattern direction must be perpendicular to the extrusion direction.
, the pull-out direction must be perpendicular to the pattern direction.
, the plane of the uniform constraint must be perpendicular to the pattern direction.
Application
The analysis can include only one Design Constraint object.
To add the object, either look on the Environment Context tab and select Design Constraint > [Subtype] or right-click the Environment object or within the Geometry window and select > [Subtype].
Based on the selected Subtype, specify properties as required.
Details Properties
The Details pane for this object includes the following properties.
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Scope |
Scoping Method: Based upon the type of Design Constraint you have inserted into the tree, one or more of the following options is available for this property:
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Definition |
Type: This is a read-only property that indicates the object as a . Subtype: This property is a read-only field and it displays the type of Design Constraint you selected from the Design Constraint drop-down menu. |
Location and Orientation |
When a subtype is selected, their associated properties display in the Location and Orientation category of the Details:
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