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Prepare DOES DesignSpace

Now it is time to create the DesignSpace for this ExpertDesign. Creation of a DesignSpace is an Application Engineer task. The DesignSpace is where you define the variables to vary to achieve the Objectives that you defined in the Task. Right-click on the DesignSpace node and select Change from the menu to display the DesignSpace dialog.

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Type Vary Exhaust Section 4 Length and Diameter as the DesignSpace name and Virtual Engines DesignSpace as the description. Click the Variables node and click the Add button to display the DesignSpaceVariable dialog.

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Select EXP1.S(4).EntranceDia as the ApplicationModel variable and type .02 as the Minimum value and .05 as the Maximum value. Note that all values are expressed in meters because the Virtual Engines files store all length values in meters.

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Click OK to return to the DesignSpace dialog and repeat selecting EXP1.S(4).Len as the ApplicationModel variable, .5 as the Minimum value and 1.1 as the Maximum value. The DesignSpace dialog will look like this:

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Click OK to close the DesignSpace dialog.

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