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Get Started With Stress
Analysis
Autodesk Inventor
®
Simulation software provides a combination of industry-specific tools
that extend the capabilities of Autodesk Inventor
®
for completing complex machinery and
other product designs.
Stress Analysis in Autodesk Inventor Simulation is an add-on to the Autodesk Inventor
assembly, part, and sheet metal environments.
Static Analysis provides the means to simulate stress, strain, and deformation.
Modal Analysis provides means to find natural frequencies of vibration and mode shapes of
mechanical designs.
You can visualize the affects in 3D volume plots, create reports for any results, and perform
parametric studies to refine your design.
This chapter provides basic information about the stress analysis environment and the
workflow processes necessary to analyze loads and constraints placed on a part or assembly.
About Autodesk Inventor Simulation
Built on the Autodesk Inventor application, Autodesk Inventor Simulation
includes several different modules. The first module included in this manual is
Stress Analysis. It provides functionality for Structural Static and Modal analysis
of mechanical product designs.
This manual provides basic conceptual information to help get you started and
specific examples that introduce you to the capabilities of Stress and Modal
Analysis in Autodesk Inventor Simulation.
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