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Structures
Set up your model and run a structural analysis or optimization.
Model Setup
Create connections and apply loads, constraints, materials, and manufacturing controls to your model.
Boundary Conditions
Apply loads and supports, displacements, accelerations, gravity, temperatures, and center of gravity.
Loads and Supports
Use the Loads tools on the Structure ribbon to apply forces, pressures, torques, and supports to your model.
Load Cases
A load case is a set of loads and supports, displacements, accelerations, and temperatures that act on a model at one time.
Import or Export Loads, Point Parts, or Coordinate Systems
Use the Load Cases table to import and export loads to a .csv file.

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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.
- Model Setup
  Create connections and apply loads, constraints, materials, and manufacturing controls to your model.
  - Variables in Inspire Structures
    Designate variables as the values of entities such as forces, torques, pressures, enforced displacement, constraints, and accelerations.
  - Connections
    Create and define connections such as fasteners, joints, connectors, spot welds, and contacts.
  - Boundary Conditions
    Apply loads and supports, displacements, accelerations, gravity, temperatures, and center of gravity.
    - Loads and Supports
      Use the Loads tools on the Structure ribbon to apply forces, pressures, torques, and supports to your model.
      - Forces
        A force is a type of load representing a directional push or pull acting on a part, causing it to deform or experience changes in velocity or direction. Use the Force tool on the Loads icon to apply a force.
      - Pressures
        A pressure is a distributed load defined as force per unit area, acting on every point on a selected face. Use the Apply Pressure tool on the Loads icon to apply perpendicular or tangential pressures.
      - Torques
        A torque is a twisting force. It is a type of load and can be applied either to a face or the center of a hole, in which case it acts on the interior face of the hole. Use the Apply Torque tool on the Loads icon to apply a torque.
      - Supports
        Supports are used to hold a part so it doesn't displace when loads are applied to it. Use the Apply Support tool on the Loads icon to apply a support.
      - Load Cases
        A load case is a set of loads and supports, displacements, accelerations, and temperatures that act on a model at one time.
        Structural Load Cases
        Set up and edit structural load cases.
        Modal and Modal Prestress Load Cases
        Set up and edit modal load case analyses. A modal load case is based on supports, and a modal prestressed load case requires a static load case.
        Solution Settings (SimSolid)
        Adjust solution settings to refine SimSolid Solutions.
        Load Cases Table
        The Load Cases table allows you to quickly review and assign loads to load cases. You can also create new load cases, edit loads, and import or export loads to a .csv file.
        Create and Configure Load Cases
        Use the Summary tab on the Load Cases table to assign loads to load cases.
        Import or Export Loads, Point Parts, or Coordinate Systems
        Use the Load Cases table to import and export loads to a .csv file.
        Sort and Filter Loads
        Use the filter icons on the Details tab in the Load Cases table to show only loads of a specific type.
        Review and Edit Loads
        Use the Details tab on the Load Cases table to review and edit loads.
    - Displacements
      Use the Disps tools on the Structure ribbon to apply enforced displacements and displacement constraints.
    - Accelerations
      Use the Accels tools on the Structure ribbon to apply g-Loads and angular velocity/acceleration.
  - Materials and Libraries
    Create materials, assign materials to parts, and organize them into libraries.
  - Concentrated Masses
    Use the Masses tool to create a concentrated mass either on a part or at a point in space.
  - Systems
    Use the Systems tool to create and apply user-defined coordinate systems to loads, supports, and displacements.
  - Mesh Controls
    Use mesh controls to assign an element size to parts or faces.
  - Temperatures
    Use the Temperature tool to simulate the effects of temperature changes on your model.
  - Center of Gravity (COG)
    Use the Center of Gravity Constraint (COG) tool to apply, reposition, and set upper and lower bounds for a center of gravity constraint. COG constraints are used to limit the position of the center of gravity while running a topology optimization.
  - Gravity
    Use the Gravity tool to apply gravitational acceleration (G) and adjust its direction.
- Structural Analysis
  Set up and run a linear static analysis using the SimSolid or OptiStruct solver. You can also analyze normal modes and buckling modes.
- Structural Optimization
  Set up and run a topology, topography, or gauge optimization.
- Report
  Generate PPT or PDF reports from analysis results. The Report tools are available after you have run an analysis.
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.

Import or Export Loads, Point Parts, or Coordinate Systems

Use the Load Cases table to import and export loads to a .csv file.

Before you begin, copy the file(s) used in this tutorial to your working directory.

Load_Table_Import.zip

When importing loads, we recommend modifying a sample .csv file rather than creating one from scratch. In a text editor, open the Load Table Import.csv file, then edit the file as needed to define your loads, point parts, or coordinate systems.

Click the satellite icon that appears when you hover over the Loads, Disps, Accels, or Temp icons on the Structure ribbon to display the Load Cases table.

Tip: To find and open a tool, press Ctrl+F. For more information, see Find and Search for Tools.
Select whether to import or export.
- Click the icon to import loads.
- Click the icon to export loads.

Tip:

When importing loads, the data must be in .csv format with the following column headings: Load Cases, Load Name, Load Type, Magnitude, Fx\Mx\Tx, Fy\My\Ty, Fz\Mz\Tz, Dx\Rx, Dy\Ry, Dz\Rz, Position X, Position Y, Position Z, Applied To, Applied to Parts, Scale Factor, Additional Positions.

It is fine to leave cells in the table blank if you do not have data for that column.
Be sure to use valid units in the .csv file when importing loads.
- If the header row of the csv file has valid units, these units will be preserved on import.
- If the header row has no units, the current display units will be applied on import.
- If the header row has invalid units, you will be given the option to convert the units in the .csv file to the current display units on import.
- If a cell has a valid unit, this unit will be preserved on import.
- If a cell has an invalid unit, this unit will be ignored and the units for the column header used instead.