Workarounds Using Other Environments

The optimization result has to be processed for further use. In particular for topology optimization results the quality of the design proposal has to be checked. Using Tosca ANSA® environment a validation run can be set up and started automatically following the task manager. In other environments, this is also possible but requires some - sometimes time consuming - manual work and is thus not recommended.

The procedure to set up a validation run for a solid mesh is as follows:

  • Create a smooth isosurface of your optimization results and exclude your loaded elements from the isosurface result. Please note: this is only possible using Tosca ANSA® environment (set automatically) or Tosca Structure.pre (check "Exclude loaded Elements" box).
  • Output the isosurface to your solver format.
  • Load the isosurface into your preprocessor and add the original loaded elements (plus all elements containing loaded or fixed nodes) including the original loads and fixations.
  • Remesh your isosurface in your preprocessor.
  • Write the complete model to your solver format and start the solver run.

Please note: this workflow strongly depends on your preprocessor capabilities and may require manual corrections of the model from your part.