User Guide: Altair Inspire 2021.1

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Structures
Set up your model and run a structural analysis or optimization.
Model Setup
Create connections and apply loads, constraints, materials, and manufacturing controls to your model.

What's New
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Tutorials
Parametric Modeling
Structures
Motion
Print3D and Manufacturing
Reference
Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Controls

User Guide: Altair Inspire 2021.1

What's New
Discover new features and enhancements.
Get Started
New to Inspire? Learn the basics here.
Tutorials
Start using Inspire with our interactive tutorials.
Parametric Modeling
Create parametric sketches, geometry, and PolyNURBS with construction history and variables.
Structures
Set up your model and run a structural analysis or optimization.
- Model Setup
  Create connections and apply loads, constraints, materials, and manufacturing controls to your model.
  - Connections
    Create and define connections such as fasteners, joints, connectors, spot welds, and contacts.
  - Loads and Constraints
    Apply loads and supports, displacements, accelerations, gravity, temperatures, and center of gravity.
  - Materials and Libraries
    Create materials, assign materials to parts, and organize them into libraries.
  - Concentrated Masses
    Use the Masses tool to create a concentrated mass either on a part or at a point in space.
  - Systems
    Use the Systems tool to create and apply user-defined coordinate systems to loads, supports, and displacements.
  - Manufacturing Controls
    Apply manufacturing constraints using shape controls and bead patterns.
  - Mesh Controls
    Use mesh controls to assign an element size to parts or faces.
- Structural Analysis
  Set up and run a linear static analysis using the SimSolid or OptiStruct solver. You can also analyze normal modes and buckling modes.
- Structural Optimization
  Set up and run a topology, topography, gauge, or lattice optimization.
Motion
Set up and run a motion analysis, plot the results, and export the results.
Print3D and Manufacturing
Set up and run an additive manufacturing, porosity, or thinning analysis.
Reference
View the glossary, frequently asked questions, and errors and alerts.
Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Controls
Learn keyboard shortcuts and mouse controls for common operations.

User Guide: Altair Inspire 2021.1

Home
Structures
Set up your model and run a structural analysis or optimization.
Model Setup
Create connections and apply loads, constraints, materials, and manufacturing controls to your model.

What's New
Get Started
Tutorials
Parametric Modeling
Structures
Motion
Print3D and Manufacturing
Reference
Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Controls

Model Setup

Create connections and apply loads, constraints, materials, and manufacturing controls to your model.

Connections
Create and define connections such as fasteners, joints, connectors, spot welds, and contacts.
Loads and Constraints
Apply loads and supports, displacements, accelerations, gravity, temperatures, and center of gravity.
Materials and Libraries
Create materials, assign materials to parts, and organize them into libraries.
Concentrated Masses
Use the Masses tool to create a concentrated mass either on a part or at a point in space.
Systems
Use the Systems tool to create and apply user-defined coordinate systems to loads, supports, and displacements.
Manufacturing Controls
Apply manufacturing constraints using shape controls and bead patterns.
Mesh Controls
Use mesh controls to assign an element size to parts or faces.

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