Abaqus Shape Optimization Skill

Optimize surface geometry to reduce stress concentrations. Shape optimization moves existing surfaces without adding or removing material.

When to Use This Skill

Route here when user mentions:

• "stress concentration", "reduce peak stress"
• "fillet optimization", "optimize fillet radius"
• "reshape surface", "smooth geometry"
• "improve fatigue life", "notch optimization"

Route elsewhere:

• Adding/removing material (holes, organic forms) → /abaqus-topology-optimization
• Low-level optimization setup → /abaqus-optimization
• Running the optimization job → /abaqus-job

Shape vs Topology Optimization