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Summary and evidence

Keep the driver, submacros, CSV, height–displacement plot, and a brief report.

Learning evidence

09_parametric_study.mac driver with a three-design sweep.
09_build, 09_solve, and 09_extract submacros.
m09_results.csv with validation_pass, feasible, and selection.
Completed height–displacement plot and brief report.
Reproducibility demonstrated in two clean runs.
Four-design challenge with consistent selection (h = 0.12 m).

Exit checklist

☐ I documented inputs, units, and design limits.
☐ I implemented a *DO sweep without residual state.
☐ I distinguished validation_pass from feasible.
☐ I wrote one consolidated CSV from the driver.
☐ I selected the acceptable min(beam_h).
☐ I verified the physical deflection trend.
☐ I repeated the run from a clean session.
☐ I completed the brief project report.

Technical traceability

This lesson uses the 2024 R1 Command Reference for *DO, *DIM, *CFOPEN, *VWRITE, and /INPUT, and inherits validation tolerances from M07–M08. Validated in MAPDL Student 2025 R2 (v252) with KEYOPT(2)=3.

Completing the core path

After completing M09, you will have covered M00–M09: from the first reproducible simulation to an automated project with a verifiable decision. Specializations M10–M17 expand the physics and advanced techniques, but the course's core path ends here.

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