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Select Equivalent Stress in the Outline to review the von-Mises stress distribu-
tion. As we can see from the stress results, there is a large area of blue which
means the equivalent stress in this area is almost zero. Therefore, we can opti-
mize the L-shaped structure in order to reduce the overall mass and just keep
the material that is required. Exit the Static Structural program.

Step 10: Launch the Topology Optimization
Drag the Topology Optimization icon from the Analysis Systems Toolbox and
drop it onto the Solution cell of the highlighted Static Structural system in
the Project Schematic.