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New to Inspire PolyFoam? Learn the basics here.
Learn the basics of the Inspire PolyFoam user interface.
Browse and organize all of the entities in your model.
Discover new features and enhancements.
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.
Five basic steps are required to define and run a foaming analysis.
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 PolyFoam workspace includes the ribbon, modeling window, legend, and status bar.
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.
Find entities in the model that contain the search string you enter. The search results are not filtered.
Search entities and automatically filter the results to only display the entities that contain the search string. You can also filter by entity type.
Show or hide an entity by clicking its icon in the Model Browser or using the context menu.
Organize parts into assemblies and view part alternatives.
Quickly find out how many items are in an entire model, an assembly, or a part. For example, if you select the entire model, you will see the number of forces, supports, assemblies, parts, loads, etc. If you select a part, you will see the mass, volume, bounding box, center of gravity, features, etc.
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.
Start using Inspire PolyFoam with our interactive tutorials.
Create 2D sketches, surfaces, and solids with construction history and variables.
Set up your foam part, nozzles, materials, tooling and process parameters prior to analysis.
Run an analysis to minimize defects and prevent manufacturing problems for a foam part design.
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