OptiStruct is a proven, modern structural solver with comprehensive, accurate and scalable solutions for linear and nonlinear
analyses across statics and dynamics, vibrations, acoustics, fatigue, heat transfer, and multiphysics disciplines.
The OptiStruct Example Guide is a collection of solved examples for various solution sequences and optimization types and provides
you with examples of the real-world applications and capabilities of OptiStruct.
Demonstrate a Transfer Path Analysis (TPA) on a simplified vehicle model using OptiStruct. TPA is used to calculate and rank the noise or vibration contributions for a given Response Point, through the different
structural transmission paths in a system.
Demonstrates how to identify sensitive design parameters within a full vehicle NVH model, both as a way to understand
the dynamics of the system and what design changes can be made to improve a vehicle response, using OptiStruct and NVH post-processing in HyperView.
Demonstrate Infinite Elements, which is effectively modeled to measure the sound pressure of the 2.1 Home Theater
System in OptiStruct with effective modeling practice.
Explicit Analysis of the impacting plates to extract the contact forces and performing Frequency Response Analysis
using these forces as input to study the sound radiation by the plates.
This section presents optimized topology examples generated using OptiStruct. Each example uses a problem description, execution procedures, and results to demonstrate how OptiStruct is used as a design concept tool.
This section presents size (parameter) optimization examples solved using OptiStruct. Each example uses a problem description, execution procedures, and results to demonstrate how OptiStruct is used in size optimization.
This section presents shape optimization example problems, solved using OptiStruct. Each example uses a problem description, execution procedures and results to demonstrate how OptiStruct is used in shape optimization.
The examples in this section demonstrate how topography optimization generates both bead reinforcements in stamped
plate structures and rib reinforcements for solid structures.
The examples in this section demonstrate how the Equivalent Static Load Method (ESLM) can be used for the optimization
of flexible bodies in multibody systems.
The OptiStruct Example Guide is a collection of solved examples for various solution sequences and optimization types and provides
you with examples of the real-world applications and capabilities of OptiStruct.
OS-E: 0310 Transfer Path Analysis
Demonstrate a Transfer Path Analysis (TPA) on a simplified vehicle model using OptiStruct. TPA is used to calculate and rank the noise or vibration contributions for a given Response Point, through the different structural transmission paths in a system.
OS-E: 0315 Design Sensitivity Analysis
Demonstrates how to identify sensitive design parameters within a full vehicle NVH model, both as a way to understand the dynamics of the system and what design changes can be made to improve a vehicle response, using OptiStruct and NVH post-processing in HyperView.
OS-E: 0325 3D Rotor Dynamics Model
This example is about running a Frequency Response Analysis of a 3D Rotor dynamics model using OptiStruct.
OS-E: 0330 Sine Sweep Fatigue Analysis
Sine sweep fatigue analysis of a simple bracket is done to study the fatigue life of the structure under sinusoidal loading using OptiStruct.
OS-E: 0335 Measure Sound Radiation from Impacting Plates
Explicit Analysis of the impacting plates to extract the contact forces and performing Frequency Response Analysis using these forces as input to study the sound radiation by the plates.