36.14 OptimizationObjective object

An OptimizationObjective is an object used to define objectives in an objective function.

Access
        import optimization
        mdb.models[name].optimizationTasks[name].objectiveFunctions[name]\
        .objectives[i]
      


36.14.1  Members

The OptimizationObjective object has the following members:

suppress

A Boolean specifying whether the objective is suppressed or not. The default value is OFF.

weight

A Float specifying the weight applied to the design response value. The default value is 1.0.

referenceValue

The SymbolicConstant DEFAULT or a Float specifying the reference value used in evaluating a design response. For topology optimization, DEFAULT> indicates the reference value is 0. For shape optimization, DEFAULT indicates the reference value is the nodal average. The default value is DEFAULT.

designResponse

A String specifying the name of the design response.