Objective Panel

Use the Objective panel to define the objective function for an optimization problem.

Location: Analysis page - Optimization panel

Note: Only available in the OptiStruct solver interface.

Panel Options

Option	Action
min / max / minmax / maxmin	Choose an objective type.
response =	Click this button to select an existing response. Note: Only available for min or max objectives.
dobjrefs / dsysid	dobjrefs Specify the desired objective references using the selector. dsysid Click the button to select the desired system ID. Note: Only available for minmax or maxmin objectives.

Command Buttons

Button	Action
create	Create the new objective entity.
update	Update the selected objective entity.
review	Populate the fields with data: If the problem is a min or max problem the objective is displayed in the response = field. If the problem is a minmax or maxmin problem, click dobjrefs to see which dobjrefs are selected (they will be highlighted in the model).
return	Exit the panel.