In Ansys applications, you can define key simulation properties to be parameters. You can then manipulate the parameters at the project level in Workbench to investigate design alternatives. A set of parameter values representing one design alternative is called a design point. You can create a set of design points in tabular form and run them automatically to perform a what-if study.

For the most part, you work with parameters and design points on the Parameters tab and the Parameter Set tab. However, you can also use parameters and design points in Ansys DesignXplorer for automated design exploration studies. DesignXplorer supports the insertion of the following Design Exploration systems from the Workbench Toolbox into the Project Schematic: