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Current Key Capabilities of Plato
Compliance minimization Plato provides a robust volume-constrained compliance minimization capability based on Sandia's Sierra Structural Dynamics production level physics code. Smooth, well connected results Plato generates optimized designs that are well-connected and smooth. There is typically no post smoothing or "connecting" needed before sending a Plato design to the 3D...

Documentation
User's Manuals Plato User's Manual, 2.13Plato User's Manual, 2.12 Release Notes See User's Manual (2.13)See User's Manual (2.12) Input Deck Reference Manual Plato 2.13Plato 2.12 Related Documents Sierra SD UsersLocal Machine Installation

Downloads
A license is required to access Plato. Once a license agreement is in place contact the Plato team at plato3D-help@sandia.gov to have an install package sent to you Sandia Users Only Sandia users are able to download the latest version of Plato by visiting: https://saw-software.sandia.gov/plato/2.13.0/ Note: Kerberos password required. Plato...

Licensing
Plato is available in two versions Government Use Notice (GUN) The government license version comes with a user-friendly environment for problem setup, job submission, progress monitoring, and post processing. Available to U.S. Government agencies and contractors working under contract to the U.S. Government or one of its agencies. Additional information...

Plato
We are pleased to announce the release of Plato 2.13Sandia's optimization-based design environment Platform for Topology Optimization Engineering analysis driven design Using Plato a designer can generate designs that are optimized to meet functional requirements. Plato is made up of two parts: A user-friendly environment for problem setup, job submission,...

Research
Multi-material Structural Topology Optimization A computationally efficient framework for multi-material continuum based structural topology optimization is available in Plato. This state-of-the-art framework leads to a setting in which sufficiently general volume/mass constraints can be specified. For instance, Each volume/mass constraint can control all or a subset of the candidate materialsThe...

Tutorials
Online Tutorials: Version 2.13 Getting Started 2.13 Fixed Blocks Tutorial 2.13Filter Tutorial 2.13Restart Tutorial 2.13Prune and Refine Tutorial 2.13PA Maximize Heat Conduction Tutorial 2.13Helmholtz Filter Tutorial 2.13Mass Properties Tutorial 2.13Dakota Surrogate-based Global Optimization Tutorial 2.13 Version 2.13 Tutorial Support Files dakota_sbgo.csmhelmholtz_filter.cubMassPropertiesTutorialInputDeck.iMassPropertiesTutorialMesh.exopa_thermal_build_geom_and_mesh.jouPlatoEngine_cee-compute016_dakota.propertiesplot_pareto.mprovided_dakota_sbgo.i Online Tutorials: Version 2.12 Getting Started 2.12 Fixed Blocks...