Features of Inventor Nastran

Analyze the effects of convection, conduction, and radiation on your design to avoid failure due to excessive temperatures. Use those results to solve for an accurate thermal stress study. (video: 2:38 min.)

Use intuitive tools to set up the initial velocity and acceleration for an impact analysis. (video: 1:51 min.)

Gain highly accurate results by using advanced material models for plastic, rubber, soft tissue, and more in a nonlinear study type. (video: 4:20 min.)

Quickly solve linear static studies to learn where you have high concentrations of stress, strain, or displacement in your design. (video: 1:42 min.)

Connect parts in your assemblies with bolt connections to reveal fastener concerns or ways to optimize and reduce the number of bolts needed. (video: 4:01 min.)

Import data from Autodesk CFD and include the temperature or pressure as a loading condition for highly accurate results in Inventor Nastran. (video: 53 sec.)

Run a quick analysis that includes number of modes, damping, and response spectrum data. (video: 1:18 min.)

Gain faster and more accurate bending results when using shell elements for thin components. (video: 1:11 min.)

Solve for bending moment, bend diagrams, and axial stress when using beam elements for structural members. (video: 2:13 min.)

Analyze structures, such as columns and beams, for catastrophic failure under certain loading conditions. (video: 47 sec.)

Determine the durability of structures under repeated loading, including low- and high-cycle fatigue.

Solve impact events and drop testing of all types of nonlinearities at the same time.

Accurately simulate and model parts with different kinds of contact, such as sliding, friction, and welding.