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Overlapping design spaces in Topology Optimization

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5H4D0W

Mechanical
Mar 29, 2018
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I am using topology optimization in NX12.

I have two design spaces, consisting of two volumes which share some of the same space (see picture below).

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In other words, these two boxes slightly overlap. They both have constraints and load cases applied. You are seeing the resulting geometry, illustrating maximal Von Mises stress. Image shows low-resolution example.

However, I want the two resulting shapes to avoid overlapping eachother. They need to be separate, independent parts. Is there a way to make this happen?
 
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