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- Workspace
  The Inspire Form workspace includes the ribbon, modeling window, legend, and status bar.
- Basic Functions
  Learn how to select objects, pan and rotate the view, change the units system, and other basic tasks.
- System Requirements
  A list of supported operating systems and minimum requirements for hardware and memory.
- Licensing Features
  Some ribbon tabs are associated with license features. Depending upon the tab you have invoked, additional units may be drawn. These features will be checked out for the duration of the session.
- Workspace
  The Inspire Form workspace includes the ribbon, modeling window, legend, and status bar.
- File Import and Export
  Learn how to import geometry and export results.
- Select and Edit
  Review techniques for selecting and editing objects.
- Adjust the View
  Change the view in the modeling window using the mouse or view controls.
- Move and Snap
  Translate, rotate, and align parts and other objects using the Move tool and snaps.
- Screen Capture
  Record a video or take a snapshot of the screen.
- Units and Measurement
  Change the default unit system, create custom units, and measure geometry features.
- Browse and Organize
  Browse and organize all of the entities in your model.
- Help and User Assistance
  Learn about the forms of help and user assistance available from the product.
- Preferences
  Modify the workspace display, default keyboard shortcuts, and other settings.
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  - Preferences: Workspace
    Define preferences for the user interface, including the display and language.
  - Preferences: Keyboard Shortcuts
    Define preferences for keyboard shortcuts.
  - Preferences: Sketching
    Define preferences for sketching.
  - Preferences: Screen Capture
    Define preferences for video and screen captures.
  - Preferences: Snapping
    Define preferences for snaps.
  - Preferences: Inspire
    Define preferences for mouse controls and options related to how information is calculated and displayed.
  - Preferences: Inspire Form
    Define preferences for General, Feasibility, Blank Nesting, and, Tryout.
- System Requirements
  A list of supported operating systems and minimum requirements for hardware and memory.
- Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Controls
  Learn keyboard shortcuts and mouse controls for common operations.
Tutorials
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Parametric Modeling
Create 2D sketches, surfaces, and solids.
Feasibility Setup and Simulation
Perform Feasibility, Blank Fit, and Blank Nesting analyses.
Die Face Design
Open any part in Studio to design the die, and import the die face design into Inspire Form from Studio.
Tryout Setup and Simulation
Perform tryout analyses to validate die designs.
Rendering
Adjust the materials, environment, and properties of objects in the scene to create a photorealistic image.
Geometric Analysis
Analyze the object geometry for negative draft, trim angle, and shortest distance between parts.
Simulation Results
Review forming outcomes through the Analysis Explorer.
Reference
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Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Controls
Learn keyboard shortcuts and mouse controls for common operations.

Preferences: Inspire Form

Define preferences for General, Feasibility, Blank Nesting, and, Tryout.

General

Model Setup


Preference	Description
FE mesh feature angle	Enter a value for the FE mesh feature angle. The default value set by Inspire Form is 10.
FE edge feature angle	Enter a value for the FE edge feature angle. The default value set by Inspire Form is 10.

Materials


Preference	Description
Material library	Enter a default path to the material library .xml file.

Run Options


Preference	Description
Run in model directory	Enable this option if you want to store run history in the directory where the model is located rather than the run history path.
Run history path	Enter a default path to the directory where the run history is saved.
FLD marginal curve offset method	Select Absolute or Relative method to determine offset amount between failure and marginal lines.
FLD marginal curve offset value (%)	Specify the amount of offset between failure and marginal lines.
FLD loose material bound (%)	Specify the amount of plastic strain to determine possibility of oil canning on part.

Die Design


Preference	Description
Studio executable	Enter the path to the Studio executable.

Report


Preference	Description
Report template	The path to the master template for reports.

Feasibility

Analysis


Preference	Description
Friction	Enter a value for the friction coefficient.
Shell solution	Select to extrapolate the strain values to the top and bottom surfaces of the blank.
Output stamping in CAE solver formats	Enable this option to output results in DYNA, RADIOSS, and OptiStruct formats in addition to standard formats. Note: These solver results are used in Springback analysis only by default. When this option is selected, you can select the Cutoff plastic strain checkbox and enter a value in Cutoff value for plastic strain to limit the strain if it exceeds the specified value. Note: The plastic strain cutoff is not reflected in results shown in the Analysis Explorer, but it is included in the results file in other CAE formats.
Default element size	Choose from Coarse, Medium, Fine, Custom Uniform Mesh or Custom Nonuniform Mesh. For the Custom Uniform Mesh option, you can define a default uniform element size (mm). For the Custom Nonuniform Mesh option, you can define: Min. element size Max element size Chordal deviation: Enter the perpendicular distance between the actual curve and the approximating line segments. Feature angle: Enter the angle between the element normals.
Smooth the flat blank edges	Enable this option to smooth the mesh boundaries when the blank is created.
Select all free edges for drawbead by default	Enable this option to automatically highlight all free edges so that you can easily select them when creating drawbeads.
Springback Solver	Use the dropdown menu to select the solver you would like to use for Springback analysis. Choose from the following options: RADIOSS Optistruct(default)
Analysis Legend Colors	Description
For each result type	Choose the legend colors for plotting results.

Blank Nesting


Preference	Description
Max Coil Width Min Coil Width Coil Pitch Part to Part Gap Part to Edge Gap Carrier Width Part to Carrier Gap	Enter a value. Note: If no value is entered, the coil width and pitch are optimized for maximum material utilization.
Part to Edge Gap Sheet Width Sheet Length	Enter a value. Note: Sheet width and length are required for nesting on a given sheet stock.
Top # of Results	Top number of results to published in the report.
Export nested layout in .dxf file format	Set the export format to .dxf.
Preference	Description
Currency	Choose the monetary currency by country.

Tryout


Preference	Description
Enable Tryout ribbon on startup if license permits	By default, the Tryout ribbon is enabled. Choose to disable it if you want to reduce the number of units drawn.

Setup


Preference	Description
Automatic tool positioning	Enable this option to automatically position the tools and blank relative to the bottom die during manual or automatic identification. This option is selected by default.
Tool offset factor (*thickness)	Default factor for automatic tool creation, spacer, and tool close position.

Analysis


Preference	Description
Marginal draft angle	Enter a value for the marginal undercut draft angle. The default value set by Inspire Form is 2.
Default element size	Choose from these options: Coarse: default Medium Fine Custom: Enter a value for the element size. Adaptive: Enter a value for the minimum element size and the maximum adaptive level. During the forming process, this option refines the mesh to the maximum level that is specified in order to capture all of the features of the die geometry. The elements are refined to the minimum element size that is specified.
Gravity mesh coarsen level	Select a custom level to use for Coarse Mesh Gravity to speed up analysis in the Gravity stage.
Tool mesh parameter estimation	Select Individual tool to estimate mesh size based on the smallest edge for each individual tool, or All tools to estimate based on the smallest edge across all tools.
Tool mesh size	Choose from these options: Coarse: Use to improve performance when the tooling does not contain fine detail. Medium Fine: Use to improve accuracy when the tooling contains fine details (default). Custom: Use to specify custom settings, including Tool mesh minimum size, Tool mesh maximum size, Tool mesh maximum chordal deviation, and Tool mesh maximum angle.
Geometry cleanup	Select this option to remove imprints and duplicate surfaces and edges before running a simulation.
Solver run mode	Choose: MPI: Message Passage Interface (default) runs on all of the physical cores in your system. SMP: Symmetric Multiprocessing runs on all of the processors in your system.
Number of local CPU cores	Select Custom to enter a value to specify the number of CPU cores allocated to run an analysis.
Output stamping in CAE solver formats	Enable this option to output results in DYNA, RADIOSS, and OptiStruct formats in addition to standard formats. Note: These solver results are used in Springback analysis only by default.
Failure strain	Enter a value for failure strain.

Remote Server


Preference	Description
Number of CPU cores	Enter a value to specify the number of CPU cores the server allocates to run an analysis. Default = 16.
Number of CPU cores per node	Enter a value to specify the number of CPU cores per node that exist in the remote server. Default = 16.
Memory allocated to the solver (MB)	Memory the server allocates to run an analysis. Default = 8000.
Analysis Legend Colors	Description
For each result type	Choose the legend colors for plotting results.