Hi,
I am using a livelink from Solidworks to Comsol in order to import 3D geometry and quickly define some geometry parameters.
I've made a structural analysis with applying torque load to my model and now I would like to use the optimisation tools to lower the total mass and remain the desired stifness (this probably means the control variable should be maximum stress). The model is actually a stator that is loaded with torque end should be optimisated to weight, therefore the inner diameter and the stick depth are the variables, needed for optimisation. My goal is to do a sensitivity analysis using Comsol optimization modul, however I need to go step by step and would like to make first an optimization using the study node and then an additional one using optimization modul (via Add physics) and then finally make the sens. analysis.
As noted already I defined the parameters via solidworks and am not sure if this is the proper approach since these two paramters should be variable and they are defined in the glbal definition under Pi. Would it be wiser to set these two variable parameters manually?
Using optimisation (under the study node) I managed to define the boundary parameters and the objective function equations for the model's mass. I also defined I want a minimization type and made a sum of both objective functions.
When I compute the analysis i get and error in multiphysics compilation. I believe this could be solved using other mesh types, but my problem can also be seen in solidworks, where the model is updated and does not look as it was expected and there is also an error visible in comsol livelink (Updating parameters failed.). The lower and upper boundaries have been exceeeded as it seems and 3/4 of the model are missing.
If anyone has an idea how to solve this please provide me with some guidance. I am pretty much new with Comosl and have searched the commutnity, guides, tutorials, conference proceedings but haven't really found some similair cases.
I also tried to attach the model, but it seems there are some size regulations, as I wasn't able to upload them...
Kind regards,
Matej
I am using a livelink from Solidworks to Comsol in order to import 3D geometry and quickly define some geometry parameters.
I've made a structural analysis with applying torque load to my model and now I would like to use the optimisation tools to lower the total mass and remain the desired stifness (this probably means the control variable should be maximum stress). The model is actually a stator that is loaded with torque end should be optimisated to weight, therefore the inner diameter and the stick depth are the variables, needed for optimisation. My goal is to do a sensitivity analysis using Comsol optimization modul, however I need to go step by step and would like to make first an optimization using the study node and then an additional one using optimization modul (via Add physics) and then finally make the sens. analysis.
As noted already I defined the parameters via solidworks and am not sure if this is the proper approach since these two paramters should be variable and they are defined in the glbal definition under Pi. Would it be wiser to set these two variable parameters manually?
Using optimisation (under the study node) I managed to define the boundary parameters and the objective function equations for the model's mass. I also defined I want a minimization type and made a sum of both objective functions.
When I compute the analysis i get and error in multiphysics compilation. I believe this could be solved using other mesh types, but my problem can also be seen in solidworks, where the model is updated and does not look as it was expected and there is also an error visible in comsol livelink (Updating parameters failed.). The lower and upper boundaries have been exceeeded as it seems and 3/4 of the model are missing.
If anyone has an idea how to solve this please provide me with some guidance. I am pretty much new with Comosl and have searched the commutnity, guides, tutorials, conference proceedings but haven't really found some similair cases.
I also tried to attach the model, but it seems there are some size regulations, as I wasn't able to upload them...
Kind regards,
Matej