Explore contextual environment

Get familiar with the key areas of the user interface in the Explore contextual environment.

To open it, use the Explore Generative Results command. You can access it from the Explore panel of the Generative Design toolbar.

Note: The command is active, if you run a generation process for at least one study in your project.

1. Explore contextual tab

Display panel

The tools on the Explore tab > Display panel let you switch between the following views:

Export panel

Click to export a table of outcomes data to a CSV file.

Create panel

Use the tools on the Create panel to create a design or mesh design from an outcome. Additionally, you can open the Job Status dialog to track the processing status of the generative jobs.

Finish Explore

Click Finish Explore to exit the Explore contextual tab and return to the Define tab in the Generative Design workspace.

When you select the outcome to explore, the toolbar switches to the Outcome View contextual tab.

2. Outcome filters

Filter your outcomes by properties such as processing status, study, manufacturing methods, materials, and objective ranges. Click to toggle visibility for the selected filter. Also, you can customize the filters in the Outcome filters pane by using the Visibility settings option.

3. Sort by

Sorts outcomes by one of the following categories:

Processing status (default)
Study
Visual similarity
Manufacturing method
Material
Volume
Mass
Maximum von Mises stress
Minimum factor of safety
Maximum displacement global

4. Recommended outcomes

Displays the top four outcomes that are suggested by the recommendation engine based on the specified criteria. You can examine them individually or simply click Compare to explore them simultaneously in the Comparison View.

5. View

Displays outcomes and provides access to tools for exploring and visualizing outcomes.

The available tools vary depending on which view you are using. From here you can open the Outcome View, for example by clicking a thumbnail.