36.13 OptimizationConstraint object

The OptimizationConstraint object constrains an optimization from making changes to the topology of the model.

Access

        import optimization
        mdb.models[name].optimizationTasks[name].optimizationConstraints[name]

36.13.1 OptimizationConstraint(...)

This method creates an OptimizationConstraint object.

Path

          mdb.models[name].optimizationTasks[name].OptimizationConstraint

Required arguments

name

A String specifying the optimization constraint repository key.

designResponse

A String specifying the name of the design response to constrain.

restrictionValue

A Float specifying the value to which the design response should be constrained.

Optional argument

restrictionMethod

A SymbolicConstant specifying the method used to constrain the design response. Possible values are ABSOLUTE_EQUAL, ABSOLUTE_GREATER_THAN_EQUAL, ABSOLUTE_LESS_THAN_EQUAL, RELATIVE_EQUAL, RELATIVE_GREATER_THAN_EQUAL, and RELATIVE_LESS_THAN_EQUAL. The default value is ABSOLUTE_EQUAL.

Return value

An OptimizationConstraint object.

Exceptions

InvalidNameError and RangeError.

36.13.2 setValues(...)

This method modifies the OptimizationConstraint object.

Required arguments

None.

Optional arguments

The optional arguments to setValues are the same as the arguments to the OptimizationConstraint method, except for the name argument.

Return value

None

Exceptions

RangeError.

36.13.3 Members

The OptimizationConstraint object has members with the same names and descriptions as the arguments to the OptimizationConstraint method.