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Terminating an optimisation in the first few iterations on GPU is no longer causing a hang/crash.
Per default the Complexity cannot exceed available memory. As a workaround one can add an Advanced User Setting.
MSC Apex Generative Design might produce different results for the same model in different orientations.
MSC Apex Generative Design will not consider Pressure Loads when activating the Advanced User Setting command: automaticFunctionalFacesDetection.positiveNondesignDirection=false. This combination of input is not supported by the algorithm. As a workaround the additional Advanced User Setting command can be deleted.
Machining allowances selected with the GD Configuration Tool might not be the same geometries as before. As a workaround the machining allowances can be created manually on the newly created Design Space.
Known Beta Limitations:
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The upgrade of old projects might cause the optimisation not to restart. Please copy the Scenario and run the simulation again.
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The Material coordinate system isn’t aligned to the build direction in the studies tab.
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The combination of 3D Transversely Isotropic Material to the Directional Dependency Failure Criteria isn’t possible. As a workaround you can adjust the Configuration File manually and use the Command Line Optimisation.
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An optimisation which uses only 1 CPU Thread cannot be executed. Please adjust the number of CPU Threads in the Application Settings - Generative Design Solver or in case of a Command Line Optimisation in the Configuration File.
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The Transform Tool doesn’t transform the Non-Design Spaces and Machining Allowances with the Design Space. As a workaround please transform the Design Space first and then set up the optimisation model.
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Changing the material does not update the Manufacturing Method and Failure Criterion combinations.
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Not symmetrical Design Spaces can be recognized as a symmetrical Design Space. This prevents an optimisation with not isotropic material behaviour.
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The remesh of the optimisation results does not work. This slows done the optimisation speed and creates bigger ply-result files. As a workaround you can use the Command Line Optimisation.
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The software might crash when terminating a simulation executed on the GPU in the first few iterations.
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Manually entered Stress Goals (instead of Safety Factor) are not used. The Tension Strength from the material properties is used instead.
Known Limitations:
Remote submittal of simulation for Linux is not supported in MSC Apex Generative Design release 2021.2. However, one could use command line submittal of Optimization jobs on both Linux and Windows and import the results into the application. For more information on Command Line Optimization; please see: Generative Design - Command Line Optimisation
MSC Apex Generative Design might not visualize Non-Design Spaces using the Shape Quality “Preview”. The Non-Design Spaces are considered in the optimisation but because of the coarse resolution level of these iterations not visualized (fully). Choose another Shape Quality setting to run a complete optimisation and receive a full visualization.
"Restart" is not directly selectable in the User Interface but is available for the optimisation as an unsupported option using the Advanced User Settings. For more information have a look here.
The simulation may fail using a remote solver due to the case sensitivity of the machine name.
You might not be able to zoom in the stress chart view in Post.
MSC Apex Generative Design may not start up due to the presence of wide-characters in the program path. Please change the location of the program to a path without any wide characters.
While uninstalling MSC Apex Generative Design some files might not be removed.
Machining allowances selected with the GD Configuration Tool might not be the same geometries as before. As a workaround the machining allowances can be created manually on the newly created Design Space.
If Retained Volumes are included, the mass is estimated based on the different densities of the volumes.
When using the GD Configuration Tool, loads and boundary conditions placed on the original parts Non-Design cells will not be transferred to the created Design Space. Please create the loads and boundary conditions after creating the Design Space with the GD Configuration Tool.
An optimisation which uses only 1 CPU Thread cannot be executed. Please adjust the number of CPU Threads in the Application Settings - Generative Design Solver or in case of a Command Line Optimisation in the Configuration File.