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Set up your model and run a structural analysis or optimization.
Create connections and apply loads, constraints, materials, and manufacturing controls to your model.
Apply manufacturing constraints using shape controls and bead patterns.
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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.
Create and define connections such as fasteners, joints, connectors, spot welds, and contacts.
Apply loads and supports, displacements, accelerations, gravity, temperatures, and center of gravity.
Create materials, assign materials to parts, and organize them into libraries.
Use the Masses tool to create a concentrated mass either on a part or at a point in space.
Use the Systems tool to create and apply user-defined coordinate systems to loads, supports, and displacements.
Use the Shape Controls to apply optional constraints to your model such as draw directions or symmetry.
Beads are used to help meet specific design requirements such as stiffness when running a topography optimization on a surface.
Use mesh controls to assign an element size to parts or faces.
Use the Temperature tool to simulate the effects of temperature changes on your model.
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.
Use the Gravity tool to apply gravitational acceleration (G) and adjust its direction.
Set up and run a linear static analysis using the SimSolid or OptiStruct solver. You can also analyze normal modes and buckling modes.
Set up and run a topology, topography, or gauge optimization.
Generate PPT or PDF reports from analysis results. The Report tools are available after you have run an analysis.
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.
Learn keyboard shortcuts and mouse controls for common operations.