https://www.featool.com/tags/optimization/Recent content in Optimization on FEATool MultiphysicsHugoen-usWed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.featool.com/tutorial/2026/05/20/Two-Parameter-Thermal-FEA-Design-Optimization/Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.featool.com/tutorial/2026/05/20/Two-Parameter-Thermal-FEA-Design-Optimization/<p>The following post shows how to define and solve a two parameter thermal FEA design and optimization model problem with <strong><em>FEATool Multiphysics</em></strong> and MATLAB&rsquo;s optimization functionality.</p> <h1 id="design-optimization-for-cooling-a-heated-block-with-target-temperature">Design Optimization for Cooling a Heated Block with Target Temperature</h1> <p>In addition to featuring an <em>easy-to-use</em> graphical user interface (GUI), <em>FEATool Multiphysics</em> also includes native <a href="https://www.featool.com/doc/files.html">application programming interface (API) for FEA and physics simulation</a> fully compatible with MATLAB functions and toolboxes such as Simulink and Optimization. Simulation models can first be prototyped and defined in the GUI, and later exported to equivalent stand alone simulation scripts. These in turn can easily be modified to run parametric simulation studies, or integrated into more advanced applications, such as here for design optimization.</p>