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<span class = "shortdesc">The objective function describes the optimization target. It is a function that maps into the scalar space and is to be maximized or minimized. </span>

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<p>This task shows you how to:
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Define the Objective Function in
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Define the Objective Function in
<span class = "ph">Tosca Structure.gui</span>
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Select <span class = "ph menucascade"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Command</span><abbr title = "and then"> &gt; </abbr><span class = "ph uicontrol">OBJ_FUNC</span></span> .

<div class = "itemgroup stepresult">The OBJ_FUC menu appears.</div>
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Click <span class = "ph uicontrol">Add Dresp</span> and select a predefined
design response that should be minimized or maximized: <br/><img class = "image" id = "tso-t-usr-terms-objFuncDef-gui__image_9C0A0BAD19A54DFF91CCAB4A1724ABDD" src = "../TsoUserImages/xx0a1263.png" width = "450"/><br/>

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