Export & Log-Files

For every new optimisation scenario a new folder is created inside the project folder.

Documents → Apex Generative Design Workspace → Project Name → Optimisation Scenario

For every optimisation the following files can be found in this subfolder:

• Geometry files for every iteration

• Statistics for every iteration

• Log-Files

• Input Configuration File

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Geometry Files

For every Iteration a ply-file is written for the three output geometries:

• nominal_intersected_001.ply

• print_intersected_001.ply

• print_smooth_001.ply

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Statistics

For every iteration a csv-file (statistics_001.csv) is written.

The table includes deeper information about the FE-Analysis and design mass/volume of the iteration. Mass and volume values refer to the not intersected geometry and can differ from the final geometry.

Log-Files

For the whole optimisation three Log-files are written:

• GD_Engine.log

• engine.log

• manifest.json

The engine.log is a very detailed log with deeper information about the optimisation process in a chronological order and is used mainly for debugging purposes.

The GD_Engine.log is a reduced version of the engine.log to collect relevant data for the user in a chronological order. All occurring Information (INF), Warnings (WRN) and Errors (ERR) are listed and further information regarding the software version, license usage, GPU/CPU calculation, number of used GPUs, base resolution and size of the FE-Matrix.

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The manifest.json file is a listing of all files stored in the folder.

Input Configuration File

The input configuration file is also included. The file includes all initial information for the optimisation. More information regarding the configuration file here.

• config-10-input.cfg

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