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SolidWorksPressFrameOptimizationExample Apressframeassemblyconsistsofatopplate,twosideplates,andabackplate.Youwouldliketoreduceitweight(and thuscost)whileplacinglimitsonitsdeflectionandpeakstressvalue.Itsbottomfeetareweldedtoaverystiffmember, andtheundersideofthetopplateissubjectedtoaloadof5,000pounds.Itismadeofalloysteel.Thebottomarch width,topoverhangthickness,andthesideplatethicknessaretobevariedastheDesignVariables(DV).Thefirsttwo DVparametricdimensionsareseeninthefiguresbelow.Often,theparametricdimensionsselectedasDesignVariables arerenamedbytheusertomakethedocumentationeasiertofollow.Ifyoudonotseeanypartdimensionnames,use OptionsSystemOptionsGeneralandturnonShowdimensionnames.

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Forexample,thesideplatepartcanbeopenedwithitsthicknessdimension(D11)displayed.Youcandoubleclickon thePrimaryValuenameandchangeit,heretoThick.

ThenopentheassemblyanduseSimulationNewStudyStatictocreateastudythatwillserveasthebeginningof theoptimizationstudy.Themeshanddeflectionresultsareshownbelow.

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Thefinaldeflectionsaretobelimitedto0.04inches.Likewise,thevonMiseseffectivestressvalueisrecovered,since alloysteelisaductilematerial.Itwillbeconstrainednottoexceed15,000psi.

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Theinitialmasspropertiesofthisassemblyare:

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Afterthestaticstudyiscomplete,useSimulationNewStudyOptimizetocreateastudycalledopt_press.Rightclick onObjectiveandchoosetominimizethemass(weight),basedonthepriorstaticstudy.Then,rightclickonDesign VariablesandselectAdd.

ClickonthetoparmdepthasthefirstDesignVariable(DV1),anddefineitsupperandlowerregionalconstraintvalues. Repeattheprocessforthearchwidth(DV2),andthesideplatethickness(DV3):

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Nowyouarereadytoaddyourfunctionalconstraints.RightclickonConstraintsandpickAdd.

ImposealimitonthevonMisesstressandthedeflectionanywhereintheassembly:

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RightclickontheStudyNameandselectRun.Youwillseethedefaultnumberofparametricchangesexecuted.Each willrequireanewmeshgenerationforthecurrentparametricdimensions.Ifyousetconflictingsizes,thatcancausea negativevolume,thenthemeshgenerationmayfailandaborttheoptimizationstudy.Theresultsshowtheoriginal (static)modelandthefinaliterationresult.Here,thefinal(of15iterations)DesignVariablevaluesarecircledinred, andtheassemblyisdisplayedwiththoseparametricdimensions.Inthiscase,thefinaliterationviolatedaconstraint,so itdoesnotrepresentafeasibledesign.

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Youcanchecktheresultsforanydesigniteration.ForthelastiterationyouseethatthevonMiseseffectivestresshada peakvalueof16,160psi,whichisgreaterthanthedesigngoalvalue.However,thedisplacementisabouthalfthe maximumallowedvalue.Therefore,youcouldmanuallybeginwiththeseDesignVariablevaluesandmanuallychange them,orthefilletradiuswherethepeakstressoccurs,togetanewdesignthatmeetsallthedesignrequirements.

YoucangraphthevalueofanyDesignVariableateachiteration.

Youcanalsoseehowtheobjective(mass)variedduringtheiterations:

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Youcanselectanyofthecreatedparametricdesignsetstostudythecorrespondingassemblyresults.

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