https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-support-forum/topology-optimisation/m-p/9172984#M130239 <P>If you mean the topology optimization in the regular sim environment, it is a SIMP implementation build on Nastran.</P> <P>If you mean the generative design solver, it is level-set as previously stated.</P> Fri, 29 Nov 2019 04:35:59 GMT I_Forge_KC 2019-11-29T04:35:59Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-support-forum/topology-optimisation/m-p/9172769#M130237 <P>Not really sure if this is the right forum to post this, but what is the algorithm used for the topology optimisation in the simulation section on Fusion 360? I've been using it for a uni project and need to be able to explain it.</P> Thu, 28 Nov 2019 23:56:54 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-support-forum/topology-optimisation/m-p/9172769#M130237 Anonymous 2019-11-28T23:56:54Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-support-forum/topology-optimisation/m-p/9172958#M130238 <P>It is Level Set method with additional filtering according to the manufacturing intent. Check e.g.&nbsp;<A href="https://www.autodesk.com/autodesk-university/class/Introduction-Generative-Design-2018#handout" target="_blank">https://www.autodesk.com/autodesk-university/class/Introduction-Generative-Design-2018#handout</A>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<A href="https://mae.ufl.edu/mdo/Papers/4873.pdf" target="_blank">https://mae.ufl.edu/mdo/Papers/4873.pdf</A>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 29 Nov 2019 03:48:33 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-support-forum/topology-optimisation/m-p/9172958#M130238 Alex.Bakharev 2019-11-29T03:48:33Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-support-forum/topology-optimisation/m-p/9172984#M130239 <P>If you mean the topology optimization in the regular sim environment, it is a SIMP implementation build on Nastran.</P> <P>If you mean the generative design solver, it is level-set as previously stated.</P> Fri, 29 Nov 2019 04:35:59 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-support-forum/topology-optimisation/m-p/9172984#M130239 I_Forge_KC 2019-11-29T04:35:59Z