Structural optimization tools like Simulia Tosca Structure provide methods to easily design lightweight, rigid and durable components and systems.
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Tech Talks
Getting started videos
e-Learning package consisting of a series of narrated videos and workshop example:
45 minute overview e-learning sessions:
- Getting Started with Topology Optimization
- Getting Started with Shape Optimization
- Efficient Design Optimization in Your CAE Environment (basic overview on Tosca Structure)
New releases webinars:
Further e-Seminars can be found here.
Workshops
Narrated videos showing setup, run and postprocessing of an optimization task in CAE:
- Topology optimization of a control arm - getting started with Tosca Structure
- Shape optimization of a wind turbine hub- getting started with Tosca Structure
Technical papers and examples
Introductory overview (not product related):
Application cases:
- Overhang Constraint in Topology Optimization for Industrial Applications
- Highly Efficient Topology Optimization for Contact Models | 2017 NAFEMS World Congress
- Considering Print Direction in Topology Optimization to Minimize Overhang Constraints | 2017 NAFEMS World Congress
- Topology and shape optimization of a wind turbine hub
- Topology optimization in the concept phase of a telehandler axle
Techtips and application cases in the Simulia Community News (SCN), e.g. issues
- May 2016 (Topology optimization for additive manufacturing (p.14))
- March 2016 (Exploring the power of optimization (p.4), Design optimization for additive manufacturing (p.10), training spotlight (p.24))
- October 2015 (additive manufacturing (p.18))
- February 2015 (stent optimization (p.10), Isight Workflow including Tosca Structure (p. 23) )
- October 2014 (Tosca Structure within Tosca ANSA environment (p. 17), optimization module within CAE (p.22))
- November 2013 (application examples of Voith (p.6) and Georg Fischer Automotive (p.16))
Techtips
- Tosca Structure information and how to find it: Knowledge base articles and other material
- Tosca Tutorial : Topology Optimization with Nonlinear Contact Interaction and Linear Tied Constraint
Training classes
Standard training classes (e.g. Optimization with Tosca Structure or Non-Parametric Optimization in Abaqus) are provided on the
Registration for an instructor-led training:
- Simulia training courses (classroom & online)
Documentation
The full Tosca Structure documentation is provided with each installation in the documentation installation directory and can be accessed from the graphical user interfaces.
In addition, all Tosca documentation is available on the cloud on help.3ds.com. Select your version (e.g. 2021 SIMULIA) and language or directly access the corresponding chapters here:
- Tosca Structure documentation (standalone)
- The optimization module (within Abaqus/CAE)
