Objective Specification dialog box

Option	Description
Type	Controls the type of objective to specify for laminate optimization.Select Total Mass when you want to optimize the mass of the laminate. See Laminate plate geometric properties for more informationSelect Buckling Factor when you want to optimize the first buckling eigenvalue of a laminate under arbitrary loading condition. If you select this type you must also specify at least one load case. See Loadcase Specification dialog box for more information.Select X Young's Modulus when you want to optimize the equivalent laminate membrane Young's modulus in the X direction. See Computation of equivalent engineering properties for more information.Select Y Young's Modulus when you want to optimize the equivalent laminate membrane Young's modulus in the Y direction. See Computation of equivalent engineering properties for more information.Select XY Shear Modulus when you want to optimize the equivalent laminate membrane shear modulus in the XY direction. See Computation of equivalent engineering properties for more information.Select XY Poisson's Ratio when you want to optimize the equivalent laminate membrane Poisson's ratio in the XY direction. See Computation of equivalent engineering properties for more information.Select X Thermal Expansion Coef. when you want to optimize the equivalent laminate thermal expansion coefficient in the X direction. See Computation of equivalent engineering properties for more information.Select Y Thermal Expansion Coef. when you want to optimize the equivalent laminate thermal expansion coefficient in the Y direction. See Computation of equivalent engineering properties for more information.Select XY Thermal Expansion Coef. when you want to optimize the equivalent laminate thermal expansion coefficient in the XY direction. See Computation of equivalent engineering properties for more information.
Rule	Controls the rule for the selected objective.Select Minimization if you want the optimization process to minimize the selected objective.Select Maximization if you want the optimization process to minimize the selected objective.
Rel. Weight	Lets you enter the relative weight of the selected objective with respect to other objectives.

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