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Structures
Set up your model and run a structural analysis or optimization.
Structural Optimization
Set up and run a topology, topography, or gauge optimization.
Show Optimization Results
View and compare optimization results, view design violations, and explore the generated shape.
View Optimization Results
Load and view the results of an optimization.

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Parametric Modeling
Create parametric sketches, geometry, and PolyNURBS with construction history and variables.
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Create implicit models with primitives, lattices, point clouds, fields, offsetting, Booleans, inverting, smoothing, morphing, and filleting.
Structures
Set up your model and run a structural analysis or optimization.
- Model Setup
  Create connections and apply loads, constraints, materials, and manufacturing controls to your model.
- Structural Analysis
  Set up and run a linear static analysis using the SimSolid or OptiStruct solver. You can also analyze normal modes and buckling modes.
- Structural Optimization
  Set up and run a topology, topography, or gauge optimization.
  - Optimization Overview
    Optimization will find the most effecitve design for each design space in a model in response to the applied loading conditions on that model. You can run several different types of optimization including topology, topography,gauge, and PolyNURBS shape optimization.
  - Design Spaces for Optimization
  - Run Options: Local vs. Remote
    Choose whether to run jobs locally or on a remote job server.
  - Run Optimization
    Define and run a topology, topography, or gauge optimization using the Run Optimization tool.
  - Show Optimization Results
    View and compare optimization results, view design violations, and explore the generated shape.
    - View Optimization Results
      Load and view the results of an optimization.
    - Explore the Generated Shape
      Once optimization results have been loaded, use the Shape Explorer to view the generated shape.
    - Smooth Optimization Results
      You can smooth the results of a topology optimization in the Shape Explorer and save it as an STL file.
    - Analyze the Generated Shape
      Once optimization has been run, you can rerun anlysis on the generated shape.
    - Fit PolyNURBS to the Generated Shape
      Once optimization has been run, you can fit a PolyNURBS to the generated shape.
    - View Design Violations
      After running an optimization, if certain design targets or constraints were not met, a warning will appear at the bottom of the Shape Explorer window.
    - Compare Results (optimization)
      Compare the results of multiple optimization runs in a table using the Compare Results button located at the bottom of the Shape Explorer.
    - Visualize Element Density
      The element density result type shows where material on the part is most dense and needs to be retained. This result type is available for all topology optimization runs.
- Report
  Generate PPT or PDF reports from analysis results. The Report tools are available after you have run an analysis.
Motion
Set up and run a motion analysis, plot the results, and export the results.
Fluids
Prepare and run a computational fluid dynamics simulation.
Design Explorer
Evaluate designs by using geometric variables and applying a design-of-experiments (DOE) or optimization method. We recommend fully constraining your sketch when sketch variables are used in the design exploration.
Manufacture
Set up and run a basic porosity or thinning analysis.
Print 3D
Prepare and run an additive manufacturing simulation, and export a file for 3D printing.
Rendering
Adjust the materials and environment of objects in the scene to create a photorealistic image.
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View Optimization Results

Load and view the results of an optimization.

Run an optimization.

Load the optimization results in one of the following ways:
- On the Structures ribbon, click Show Optimization Results on the Optimize icon.
  
  Tip: To find and open a tool, press Ctrl+F. For more information, see Find and Search for Tools.
- Double-click a shape generated by optimization.
- Select an optimization in the Run Status or Run History window.
By default, the most recent optimization run is shown in the modeling window. Use the Shape Explorer to view the result of a different optimization.
Explore the optimized shape.
- For topology optimization, click and drag the Topology slider to adjust the amount of material in the shape.
- For topography optimization, click and drag the Topography slider to adjust the height of the beads.
- For gauge optimization, select whether to display the part gauge by Thickness or Percentage.
Optional: Select the Smooth Results check box to smooth the optimization results.
Optional: Use the Analyze button to perform an analysis on the generated shape.
Optional: Use the Fit PolyNURBS button to fit a PolyNURBS to the generated shape.
Optional: Click the Compare Results button to quickly compare the results of several optimization runs in table format.
When finished, right-click to exit the Shape Explorer and view the model.

Tip: In cases where SimSolid results are poorly tessellated, you can now right-click on the part and select Refine Results to refine the tessellation.