Why Genetic Algorithm option is not available in "Solver" option in "optimtool"?

I am trying to use Genetic Algorithm option in "optimtool" as documented here:

https://in.mathworks.com/help/gads/gamultiobj-plot-vectorize.html

But I cannot find the option.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

The genetic algorithm (ga) solver is part of the Global Optimization Toolbox, which is separate to the Optimization Toolbox in MATLAB (you can refer to the top left corner in the doc links below to see which toolbox a function belongs to):

https://in.mathworks.com/discovery/genetic-algorithm.html

https://in.mathworks.com/help/optim/

In order to have the genetic algorithm option when using "optimtool", you would need to have both toolboxes installed in MATLAB. To check what toolboxes are already installed in your MATLAB, you can execute the following command in Command Window:

>> ver

You can refer to the link below for more information on how to install additional toolbox to an existing MATLAB installation:

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/101885-how-do-i-install-additional-toolboxes-into-an-existing-installation-of-matlab