Running and analyzing a Nastran analysis
Any referenced datasets can be downloaded from "Module downloads" in the module overview.
Running a Nastran analysis - Exercise
- Open the Cable_Sheave_Run.ipt part file from your working folder.
- In the Environments tab>Begin panel, click Autodesk Inventor Nastran.
- From the Autodesk Inventor Nastran tab>Solve panel, click Run.
- Select OK on the pop up that says: "Nastran Solution Complete."
- At the top of the results legend, use the drop-down menu to change the result type to Displacement.
- From the Autodesk Inventor Nastran tab>Results panel, click Animate.
- View the animation and then click Animate again to turn it off.
- From the Analysis tree, right-click on XY Plot and select New.
- In the dialog box, under Entity to Plot, select the radio button next to Along Selected Entity.
- In the graphics window, click on the vertical edge as shown in the image above.
- Select Show XY Plot at the bottom of the dialog box.
- View the plot and then select OK.
- For Name enter Displacement.
- From the XY dialog box, select Save.
- Select Close to leave the dialog box.
- Note – the custom XY plot has been added to the Analysis tree underneath XY Plot.
- From the Autodesk Inventor Nastran tab>Mesh panel, click Mesh Settings.
- For Element Size (in) type 0.375 in the box.
- Select Generate Mesh.
- Select OK to close the Mesh Settings.
- Save the Model.
- From the Solve panel, select Run.
- Review the new results.
- Save and close the Model.