Explore outcomes in the Outcome View

Use the Outcome View to examine and explore an outcome in detail.

Access

In the Explore contextual environment, you can access the Outcome View in several ways:

• Click Display > Thumbnail View to open the Thumbnail View, and click a thumbnail.
• Click Display > Properties View to open the Properties View, and click a thumbnail.
• Click Display > Scatter Plot View to open the Scatter Plot View, and double-click a marker.
• Click Display > Table View to open the Table View, and click an outcome image in a row.
• In any view, select an outcome and in the outcome card, and click .

Display views of an outcome

Tool	How to use
Model View	Click to display a 3D view of an outcome. To examine the outcome details, orbit, pan, and zoom the outcome using tools on the Outcome View toolbar.
Transparent View	Click to display a transparent view of an outcome. It enables you to see the internal empty spaces, called voids, that may occur during the outcome generation. To examine the outcome details, orbit, pan, and zoom the outcome using tools on the Outcome View toolbar.
Stress View	Click to view the stress distribution map based on the factor of safety set in the Objectives and Limits dialog. To display explanations of colors, mouse over the Stress reference legend. Red indicates regions where the factor of safety is lower than the target specified in the Generative Design workspace. Tip: The visualization of stress remains when you select a different outcome iteration.
Design Preview	Click to display a preview of a design before you create that design from the outcome. It's a default view. To close the preview, click the color button in the top left corner of the view. Tip: The preview is only available for the final outcome iteration.

Show the design space geometries on an outcome

Tool	How to use
Preserve Geometry View	Click to display preserve geometries from your study setup in the Outcome View. Preserve geometries display in green on the canvas. Manipulate the outcome to see how the preserve geometries influenced the final shape. To examine the outcome details, orbit, pan, and zoom the outcome using tools on the Outcome View toolbar.
Obstacle Geometry View	Click to display obstacle geometries from your study setup in the Outcome View. Obstacle geometries display in red on the canvas and they are semi-transparent. Manipulate the outcome to see how the obstacle geometries influenced the final shape. To examine the outcome details, orbit, pan, and zoom the outcome using tools on the Outcome View toolbar.
Starting Shape View	Click to display a starting shape from your study setup in the Outcome View. The starting shape displays in yellow on the canvas and it’s semi-transparent. Manipulate the outcome to see how the starting shape influenced the final shape. To examine the outcome details, orbit, pan, and zoom the outcome using tools on the Outcome View toolbar. Note: This icon is available on the Show panel only if you used the starting shape in your generative study.

Compare outcomes

Tool	How to use
Compare	Click to add another outcome to the Comparison View. You can compare up to four outcomes. Outcome views are synchronized. To remove an outcome from the view, click .

Tag outcomes

Tool	How to use
Add to Favorites	Click to add an outcome iteration to favorites.
Add Label	Click to add a label to an outcome iteration.

Create a design from an outcome

Tool	How to use
Design from Outcome	Click to create a 3D design which you can edit from the current outcome's iteration. To track the job status, view the color buttons in the top left corner of the Outcome View. When the design is ready, open it on another tab and edit using T-Spline tools.
Mesh Design from Outcome	Click to create a 3D design where a mesh represents model's surfaces from the current outcome's iteration. To track the job status, view the color status buttons in the top left corner of the Outcome View. When the design is ready, open it on another tab.
Job Status	Click to track the processing status of each generative job, view outcomes, and open designs for the successfully completed jobs.

Manipulate an outcome using tools on the Outcome View toolbar

After you select a viewing tool, you can still continue to use other tools.

Orbit tools

Tool	How to use
Free orbit	LMB (left mouse button) + drag in any direction to rotate and tilt the model.
Orbit	LMB (left mouse button) + drag in any direction to rotate and tilt the model.

Viewing tools

Tool	How to use
Pan	LMB (left mouse button) + drag to move an outcome to a different part of the Viewer. Mouse over an outcome and scroll the mouse wheel forward or backward. Shift + LMB + drag.
Zoom	Click an outcome and on the keyboard: Ctrl + Down Arrow to zoom in, Ctrl + Up Arrow to zoom out. Mouse over an outcome and on the mouse scroll wheel (forward/away from user == zoom out, backwards/towards the user == zoom in). Click Home to go back to default view.

Camera Interactions

Tool	How to use
Home	Click to display a Home view of an outcome. To set the Home view, right-click the ViewCube and select Set current view as Home.
Roll	Alt + Shift + LMB and drag.
Fit to view	Position the center of the outcome bounding box at the center of the viewport. The center of interest (COI) is also set at the center of the bounding box. The COI is displayed for a second after being set, then it fades away.

Display outcome iterations

In the Outcome View, you can select and display an outcome iteration that works best for your design objectives. The iterations bar shows the total number of iterations available for a given outcome. The numbers above the iterations bar correspond to specific iterations of an outcome. You can use the bar to quickly snap to a desired iteration.

To select an outcome iteration:

1. At the bottom of the Outcome View, click and drag the blue iterations bar to find a desired iteration.
2. Release the cursor to load the iteration in the Outcome view.

The outcome properties and thumbnail are updated to correspond with the selected iteration.

Additional tips