Hello, I'm working on a parametric simulation and optimization workflow using ANSYS Workbench and AQWA. I’ve parameterized the geometry in DesignModeler and set up the system in Workbench to run simulations through AQWA Hydrodynamic Diffraction and Response. I’d like to automate the process of modifying geometry parameters, running AQWA, extracting simulation outputs, and using those to evaluate a custom performance metric externally — in Python or MATLAB. Since the parameter I'm focused on in my work isn’t directly available through AQWA's GUI or output tables, I extract it from the raw .DAT files using my own script. The optimization and evaluation of this metric are to be done in Python or MATLAB, where I also define constraints for the DesignModeler parameters. The output is then used in data-driven methods — such as Design of Experiments (DoE), machine learning, or surrogate modeling — to learn from the results and iteratively modify the geometry parameters until optimality of the performance metric is achieved. My goal is to loop this process — update parameters, solve, extract outputs, compute the result externally, and repeat — ideally using Workbench journal scripting or another automation method. I’d really appreciate any guidance on how to structure this kind of AQWA-to-external-tool feedback loop inside or alongside Workbench.
Thank You,
Kodidasu Viveka Siva Surya Teja
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