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Ansys Learning Forum Forums Discuss Simulation General Mechanical Combined solution for structural optimization Reply To: Combined solution for structural optimization

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For each load case, it takes the maximum stress on all elements. You can refer to Section 2.5.1. Target (ansys.com flappy bird) of the Online Mechanical Application Guide for more details. By default, it applies equal weight to each load case, unless you specify different weight factors for different cases, to bias the Optimizer to emphasize one or more cases. load case compared to other load cases.