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New to Inspire? Learn the basics here.
Use the Model Browser to organize your model, organize analysis and optomization objects, and access objects that aren't currently shown in the modeling window.
Organize parts into assemblies and view part alternatives.
Discover new features and enhancements.
Inspire is a concept design tool, which you can use to run structural optimization, finite element analysis, motion analysis, and additive manufacturing analysis.
A series of videos introducing the view controls, 3D modeling, structural analysis, topology optimization, and PolyNURBS.
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.
Learn how to customize the workspace and tool belts.
Quickly find and open the tools that are available on the ribbons.
Learn how to import geometry and export results.
Review techniques for selecting and editing objects.
Change the view in the modeling window using the mouse or view controls.
Translate, rotate, and align parts and other objects using the Move tool and snaps.
The Systems tool is useful for aligning loads to a local coordinate system rather than the global coordinate system. Keep in mind that results are only shown in the global coordinate system.
Record a video or take a snapshot of the screen.
Change the default unit system, create custom units, and measure geometry features.
You can create as many analysis types as you need with different loading conditions to understand how each impacts the results of an analysis or optimization.
A part is a geometric object made up of any combination of solids, surfaces, and curves. It can also be a mesh.
Create an assembly and add parts to it in the Model Browser.
Select List View to view the Model Browser as a list view with groups of assemblies and parts.
Search entities and automatically filter the results to only display the entities that contain the search string. You can also filter by entity type.
Show or hide an entity by clicking its icon in the Model Browser or using the context menu.
Configure a model by activating or deactivating parts so they are included or excluded from calculations like mass summaries, static weight calculations, optimization, etc.
Find entities in the model that contain the search string you enter. The search results are not filtered.
Double-click an entity in the Model Browser to edit it.
Mass calculation allows masses to be calculated and displayed in the Model Browser.
Suppress or unsuppress an entity using the context menu in the Model Browser.
Quickly find out how many items are in an entire model, an assembly, or a part. For example, if you select the entire model, you will see the number of forces, supports, assemblies, parts, loads, etc. If you select a part, you will see the mass, volume, bounding box, center of gravity, features, etc.
Use the Analyze icons that appear on various ribbons to run and view the results of a simulation.
Learn about the forms of help and user assistance available from the product.
Modify the workspace display, default keyboard shortcuts, and other settings.
A list of supported operating systems and minimum requirements for hardware and memory.
Learn keyboard shortcuts and mouse controls for common operations.
Start using Inspire with our interactive tutorials.
Create and assign variables to parametrize a model. This allows you to quickly iterate and compare design concepts by tweaking the values of the variables.
Create parametric sketches, geometry, and PolyNURBS with construction history and variables.
Create implicit models with primitives, lattices, point clouds, fields, offsetting, Booleans, inverting, smoothing, morphing, and filleting.
Set up your model and run a structural analysis or optimization.
Set up and run a motion analysis, plot the results, and export the results.
Prepare and run a computational fluid dynamics simulation.
Evaluate designs by using geometric variables and applying a design-of-experiments (DOE) or optimization method. We recommend fully constraining your sketch when sketch variables are used in the design exploration.
Set up and run a basic porosity or thinning analysis.
Prepare and run an additive manufacturing simulation, and export a file for 3D printing.
Adjust the materials and environment of objects in the scene to create a photorealistic image.
Learn how to access the Inspire Python API including online help, quick start demos, and the Extension Manager.
View the glossary, frequently asked questions, and errors and alerts.
