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Design Space in Structural Optimization – Form Follows Function
Introduction Structural optimization is used to efficiently improve structures. Its usage requires the selection of two sets of quantities: Design variables and responses. In a previous blog we described what responses are and what types of responses GENESIS...
Chemical Equilibrium in ILIAD
Do you and ILIAD have Chemistry? Many may find it surprising, but optimization plays many valuable roles in the field of chemistry. One such application is in predicting equilibrium concentrations of chemical mixtures. At a given temperature and pressure, a mixture...
Capture Your Design Process on the Iliad Digital Canvas
We are often asked ‘what does Iliad do exactly?’. It is understandable why this question arises: most engineers tend to categorize software into discrete groups such as computer aided design, computer aided engineering, programming languages, data handling, machine...
Relative Displacements
In structural finite element analysis, displacements are always relative to some reference point. If the structure is constrained, as is typical, that reference point can be any fixed point on the ground. When visualizing displacements, the...
Topology Optimization for Designing Reinforcing Ribs
Genesis® for Ansys® Mechanical (GSAM/GTAM) adds the power and versatility of Genesis® structural optimization capability to the ANSYS environment. Engineers can enlist the rich breadth of Genesis® optimizations, performing optimization data definition, solving, and...
Structural Responses – One of the Key Ingredients for Defining Structural Optimization Problems
Introduction Structural optimization is used to efficiently improve structures. Its usage requires the selection of two sets of quantities: Design variables and Responses. Design variables correspond to parameters that describe or define the structure, while...
Python in ILIAD
Python is one of the most popular programming languages in use today. Because it is high-level, interpreted, easy to learn, and free to use, Python has seemingly become the common language shared by engineers, scientists, and technically inclined individuals seeking...
Happy Holidays from OmniQuest
From all of us at OmniQuest, we hope your holiday season is filed with joy, and you are able to spend it with those who are special to you. We wish you all the best this season!
Excel with Excel!
Nowadays, you would hardly find someone who does not use Microsoft Excel. From school students to engineers to investors, everybody is dependent on Excel to do their data sorting and calculations. To cater to this wide base of users, a dedicated interface to Excel was...
Remembering Dr. Garret N. (Gary) Vanderplaats
Dear OmniQuest™ Community: It is with much sadness that I write this letter to let you know that Dr. Garret N. Vanderplaats "Gary" has recently passed away. Gary chose to dedicate his professional life to enabling anyone’s design efforts to be made better through...
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