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Get started with Inspire Extrude Metal.
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.
Use the Evaluate tools to run the exploration and review reports.
Use the Results Explorer tool to review results.
Use the Results Explorer tool to review results for optimizations.
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Inspire Extrude Metal offers an analysis tool for virtual testing, validation, correction and optimization of extrusion die designs.
Find answers to Frequently Asked Questions from our users.
Setup and perform an Extrusion analysis.
Setup and perform a Tool Deflection analysis.
The Design Explorer Browser displays a hierarchical view of your design setup and can be used to enable and disable exploration parameters.
An exploration is a DOE or optimization simulation. Each exploration must include design variables and responses. Optimizations must also include an objective and optionally constraints.
Design variables are changes of the geometric variables that influence the performance of certain analyses.
An output response is a measurement of system performances, such as mass, volume, displacement, or stress.
Goals comprise objectives and constraints.
Export files to the output directory and run the exploration simulations.
Use the Results Explorer tool to review results for DOE.
Once an exploration is complete, review a summary of design variables and output response values in tabular format.
Plot a 2D chart of the input variable and output response values for each run in an Optimization exploration.
Plot the iteration history of an Optimization exploration's objectives, constraints, input variables and unused output responses in a 2D chart.
Plot exploration inputs and outputs.
Setup and perform a quenching analysis.
Find information about material data blocks in GRF files.
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Create 2D sketches, surfaces, and solids.
