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Optimization Folio

Dynamic Overlaid Contour Plot

The dynamic overlaid contour plot displays a series of overlaid contour plots side by side. The x- and y-axes represent two of the quantitative factors. The level of one or more additional factors is varied across the plots. This plot is available for all designs with at least three factors, where at least two of the factors are quantitative.

Creating the Dynamic Overlaid Contour Plot

There are two ways to create a dynamic overlaid contour plot:

In the Select Optimization Tool window that appears, select a folio to optimize and then select to create a dynamic overlaid contour plot.

Note that each optimization folio can have only one optimization tool of each type.

When you first create a dynamic overlaid contour plot, you will need to specify the settings that the plot is based on. The Dynamic Overlaid Contour Plot Settings window will appear automatically. This window consists of two tabs. You must enter information on both tabs in order to create the plot.

Click here for more information on using the Response Settings tab.

Click here for more information on using the Factor Settings tab.

Once you have specified the settings, click OK. The dynamic overlaid contour plot will be created. As the range of solutions are examined, the plots for the solutions are displayed. Once all solutions have been considered, the first overlaid contour plot is displayed. Additional solutions will be displayed in the Sorted Solutions area on the control panel.

Note: You can specify new settings at any time by clicking the Calculate icon ( ) to re-open the Dynamic Overlaid Contour Plot Settings window. You can also change the folio that the dynamic overlaid contour plot is based on by clicking the Select Data Source icon ( ).

Viewing the Dynamic Overlaid Contour Plot

When the dynamic overlaid contour plot is created, all of the factor setting combinations that are possible based on your settings in the Dynamic Overlaid Contour Plot Settings window are generated and examined to determine whether they contain a feasible region (i.e., a region where response values fall within the specified range). All factor setting combinations that contain a feasible region are listed in the Sorted Solutions area on the control panel. You can select multiple solutions to be displayed side by side; up to 99 overlaid contour plots can be displayed simultaneously.

To facilitate finding and displaying solutions of interest to you, the order in which the solutions are sorted can be changed. Click the drop-down in the Solutions area to view a list of the factors that are either varied or held constant. Use the Priority Up and Priority Down arrows that appear when you click a priority number in the first column to move the factors up and down the list. In the example shown next, the solutions are being sorted first by the Nozzle Opening factor setting, then by the Gas Temperature factor setting.

This results in the following sorted list, where solutions are sorted by Gas Temperature within Nozzle Opening settings:

You can then select or clear entire groups of solutions for display.

 

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