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1. Results from the Design of Experiments step
2. 3D response surface: (R,H) vs. Volume. In other words, plot R on the x-axis, H on the y-axis and Volume on the z-axis. See tip below for how to create such a plot in ANSYS.
3. 3D response surface: (R,H) vs. max. effective stress
4. Selected design point and the corresponding volume and max. effective stress
5. Effective (or Von Mises) stress variation in the plate at the design point

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Tips

• One can pick the optimum value of one of the parameters just by inspection since the maximum effective stress doesn't vary with this parameter. So you don't need to input this parameter as a design variable in ANSYS, saving you work and time.

• Updating the Design of Experiments step can take 30+ minutes especially if you have a slowpoke computer. This is because calculating the maximum effective stress for each DOE point involves a BIG matrix inversion.

• To plot the response surfaces, you need to set the x, y and z axes highlighted in the snapshot below. Double-click on Response Surface in the Project Schematic to get to this menu.
  
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