2025
New to Inspire Extrude? Learn the basics here.
Learn the basics of the Inspire Extrude user interface.
Learn how to customize the workspace and tool belts.
Discover new features and enhancements.
Inspire Cast is an analysis tool for virtual testing, validation, correction and optimization of casting designs.
Walk through the five steps needed to define and run a casting analysis.
Inspire Mold is a modern simulation-driven design environment that lets you test, validate, correct, and optimize the design of injection-molded components.
Learn how to automatically designate the components in a part design and run a fast filling analysis.
Learn how to configure a part design and run a detailed analysis with filling, packing, cooling, and warpage results.
Inspire PolyFoam is an essential toolset to simulate and validate the part design and physical processes that are required to create a polyurethane foam part.
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.
The Inspire Extrude workspace includes the ribbon, modeling window, legend, and status bar.
Get quick access to the tools on the ribbon using 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.
Record a video or take a snapshot of the screen.
Change the default unit system, create custom units, and measure geometry features.
Browse and organize all of the entities in your model.
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.
View a list of glossary terms and definitions.
Explore Altair's resources for training and support.
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Create parametric sketches, geometry, and PolyNURBS with construction history and variables.Create 2D sketches, surfaces, and solids with construction history and variables.Create 2D sketches, surfaces, and solids.
