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With this option a terminated optimization can be continued or a two-stage optimization with modified optimization parameters can be done. To realize a Restart or Two-stage optimization instead of the Design space another geometry can be chosen as the Start space. In this case the optimization starts with the specified geometry although the Design space is still the geometry limitation for the optimization.
Restart
Start Space STL-file
The Start space for a Restart must be a STL-file. Therefore, a already optimized geometry can be exported in the Post Processing. In this case iteration 22 from the Bookshelf will be used.
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Attention: The STL-file for the Restart must be exported in SI-Units (Meters).
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Optimization Setup
In the next step a new scenario should be created for the Restart. With the Advanced User Settings the Start space STL-file can be selected. In this case the exported iteration 22 from an former optimization is selected.
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After adding these commands to the Advanced User Settings the optimization can be started. The first iteration of the restarted optimization will be the imported Start space.
Two-stage optimization
A second possibility is to perform a two-stage optimization. Instead of a simple restart with the same optimization parameters the parameters can be varied.
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