Next to the possibility to start the optimization optimisation from MSC Apex Generative Design User Interface, it is also possible to start an optimization optimisation via command line (power shell).
For this the in MSC Apex Generative Design prepared optimization optimisation scenario can be exported into a seperate separate folder. In this folder all necessary files for the optimization optimisation are saved - the stl files as geometry input and the configuration file with all the optimization optimisation information. The configuration file contains all information necessary for the algorithm to run through the optimization optimisation and can be edited to change the optimization optimisation parameter. Further information regarding the configuration file here.
By executing the MSC Apex Generative Design Engine via command line inside this folder the optimization optimisation can be done without any graphical user interface. The optimization optimisation results are saved in the same folder and can be imported back into MSC Apex Generative Design to use the post processing.
How a command line optimization optimisation can be executed is discribed described here.