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Altair Inspire User Guide
Altair Inspire User Guide

2026

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  2. Inspire Release Notes

    Discover new features and enhancements in Inspire.

  • Welcome
  • Inspire Release Notes

    Discover new features and enhancements in Inspire.

  • Get Started

    New to Inspire? Learn the basics here.

  • Tutorials

    Start using Inspire with our interactive tutorials.

  • Variables

    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.

  • Parametric Modeling

    Create parametric sketches, geometry, and PolyNURBS with construction history and variables.

  • Implicit Modeling

    Create implicit models with primitives, lattices, point clouds, fields, offsetting, Booleans, inverting, smoothing, morphing, and filleting.

  • Structures

    Set up your model and run a structural analysis or optimization.

  • Motion

    Inspire Motion provides Multibody Simulation (MBS) capabilities to analyze the motion, dynamics, and interactions of interconnected rigid or flexible bodies within a system.

  • Fluids

    Prepare and run a computational fluid dynamics simulation.

  • Design Explorer

    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.

  • Manufacture

    Set up and run a basic porosity or thinning analysis.

  • Print 3D

    Prepare and run an additive manufacturing simulation, and export a file for 3D printing.

  • Rendering

    Adjust the materials and environment of objects in the scene to create a photorealistic image.

  • Inspire Python API

    Learn how to access the Inspire Python API including online help, quick start demos, and the Extension Manager.

  • Reference

    View the glossary, frequently asked questions, and errors and alerts.

  • Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Controls

    Learn keyboard shortcuts and mouse controls for common operations.

Inspire Release Notes

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