{"id":166964,"date":"2022-03-04T00:51:54","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T00:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/can-you-use-topology-optimization-on-an-assembly-in-ansys\/"},"modified":"2022-03-28T12:01:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T12:01:05","slug":"can-you-use-topology-optimization-on-an-assembly-in-ansys","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/can-you-use-topology-optimization-on-an-assembly-in-ansys\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you use topology optimization on an assembly in Ansys?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"Item-Body\">\n<div class=\"Message userContent\">\n<p>Hi! I hope you are all doing great. 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