Generative Design Workflow
The following workflow describes how to optimize your model using Generative Topology Optimization and create a Generative Design feature:
1. Open a part or create a new one.
2. Click > . The Generative Design tab appears and a structural study is created by default.
To switch to a modal study, click > > .
3. Define the generative study. A fully defined study includes the following:
◦ Design spaces to indicate the body to optimize and the bodies to preserve or exclude from the optimization.
◦ Design criteria that must include the design objective and material definition. You can also specify manufacturing and geometric constraints.
| After defining a study, if you switch to another type of study, all the current study definitions are deleted. However, you can also choose to keep the design space designations. |
4. Click
Optimize to perform topology optimization on the study. After the study is optimized,
Generate Design option is available.
5. Click
Display Simulation Results to view simulation results. You can also animate the simulation using the
Animate Deformation option.
6. Click
Generate Design to create a Generative Design feature and save it to the same part or a different part. A new design based on the study definition is generated.
Alternatively, click
Send to Cloud to send the study to
Generative Design Extension and generate multiple designs.
| You can check all the warnings and errors related to your study definition and the optimization result in the Generative Design Troubleshooter dialog box. You cannot use family tables in Generative Design. |