NORM

Subcase Information Entry The NORM command can be used to define a normalization factor used in the computation of the "combined compliance index" optimization response.

Format

NORM = option

Definitions

Argument Description
option Normalization factor.

Default = OptiStruct determines a weighting factor based on the lowest eigenvalue and highest compliance of the initial iteration step. (Real)

Comments

  1. Refer to Combined Compliance Index in the User Guide for more information on the optimization response calculation.