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So it is expected that on excluded elements the stresses are higher than the given value. If the intent is to regard all the stress values in the constraint you have to use a local von-mises stress constraint and select the whole body as the scoped geometry.  2. The topology optimization uses the &#8220;elemental mean&#8221; stress values. So in the result of the design validation stage, you should select &#8220;Elemental Mean&#8221; as &#8220;Display Option&#8221;.  3. 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