Optimization

Project Editor - Analysis Setup Dialog Box - Analysis Control

Optimization analyses are used to achieve user defined response goal(s) by varying the parameters defined for the project. At least one parameter must be selected, but multiple parameters up to and including all of those defined for the project may be included in an optimization. Similarly, at least one goal must be defined, but it is possible to define multiple goals. The user may assign a weight to a goal in order to assign priorities to multiple goals. The analysis frequencies are always a linear sweep defined by the user.

You set up an optimization by selecting Optimization from the Analysis Control drop list in the Analysis Setup dialog box. A list of optimization parameters and optimization goals (if previously set up) appears with buttons which allow you to edit this list appearing to the right of their respective columns.

NOTE:            All parameter value ranges are used to achieve each goal.

To edit the parameter value ranges, click on the Edit button to the right of the Parameters column. This opens the Optimization Parameters dialog box. All the parameters defined in the project appear in this column. To find out how to define parameters in a geometry project, see Tools => Add Parameter. To find out how to define parameters in a netlist project, see Circuit => Parameters.

To add a new optimization goal, click on the Add button to the right of the Goals column. To edit an existing goal click on the entry line. When it is highlighted, click on the Edit button to the right of the goals column. Either of these actions opens the Optimization Goal Entry dialog box which allows you to edit or generate an entry. For details about editing an entry, see the Optimization Goal Entry dialog box. The analysis frequencies are also defined in the Optimization Goal Entry dialog box.