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<a name = "hj-top"> </a><table class = "table1" id = "table11"><tr><td><table class = "DocHeader"><tr><td class = "DocHeader1" colspan = "2"><h1>About Long Plate Example</h1></td></tr><tr><td class = "DocHeader4" colspan = "2"/></tr><tr><td class = "DocHeader3" colspan = "2"><table class = "DocThemeIntro" id = "table12"><tr><td class = "Intro1Only"><p class = "shortdesc">This example shows the basic workflow in a bead optimization task. Boundary conditions are part of the Design Variables.
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The Long Plate example shows how a penetration check design variable constraint can be used to limit the design space. 
In particular, it demonstrates that the constraint takes into account the thickness associated with the shell element model.
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<td class = "entry">Model:</td><td class = "entry">long_plate.ext</td>
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<td class = "entry">Design Area:</td><td class = "entry">All nodes of the plate</td>
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<td class = "entry">Design Variable Constraint:</td><td class = "entry">Bead height (CHECK_GROW/CHECK_SHRINK) and CHECK_ELGR</td>
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<td class = "entry">Objective:</td><td class = "entry">Minimize displacement on corner nodes of the loaded edge.</td>
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<td class = "entry">Constraint:</td><td class = "entry">None</td>
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