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	During an optimization, only part of the model might be changed.
	This part is defined as the design area.
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</p><hr class = "header"/></td></tr><tr><td class = "Intro2"><span class = "run-in">In this section:</span><br/><ul class = "ulthemes"><li><a title = "During an optimization, only part of the model might be allowed to changed. This part is defined as the design area." href = "tso-c-usr-sizing-designArea.htm">About the Design Area</a></li><li><a title = "For each optimization problem, the design variables represent the values to be changed during the optimization." href = "tso-t-usr-sizing-desVar.htm">Defining Design Variables (DV_SIZING)</a></li><li><a title = "For sizing with SIMULIA Tosca Structure, it is possible to define constraints (DVCON_SIZING ) that have a direct influence on the individual design variables (DV_SIZING). This allows the manufacturing restrictions or geometrical design aspects to be taken into consideration in the sizing optimization." href = "tso-m-usr-sizing-manuCond-sb.htm">Manufacturing Conditions and Geometrical Restrictions</a></li><li><a title = "This section describes discrete sizing functionality." href = "tso-m-usr-sizing-discrete-sb.htm">Usage of Discrete Design Variables</a></li></ul></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

 


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