DV File

The DV Input file is an ascii file which contains all the data contained in every Design Variable card. Through this file, the Optimization Task of ANSA is connected to the optimizer. This file can be created with the functionality of the Optimization Task. When ANSA will be connected to the optimizer the file will be used as input file for the Design Variable values. The optimizer will change the Current Values of each Design Variable in this file. In every optimization loop these values will update the Current Values of the Design Variables. Every action that is defined under any Design Variable Task will be executed using these values.

Right click on the DV File Item and select EDIT from the pull-down menu.
In the file manager that appears enter the path where the DV file should be saved. It is recommended to save the file to the working directory. NOTE: Even if the input file is defined with an absolute path, LS-OPT will overwrite this path since in every iteration a new directory will be created containing all the data of the experiment.
The DV File Task is defined. However the file is not yet created and saved. The file will be saved as soon as the user switches from Definition to Execution mode.