Product Simulation in Inventor Nastran: Preparing a CAD Model for FEA

[@alexandrosbouris9587]

This was a great video and very helpuful. I have a question: while solving the model, in the Nastran Output tab there where 2 warnings. What are those about and are they critical for the solution? Thank you in advance, Alex.

[@AutodeskMFG]

Hi Alex B, The best way to get a detailed response to your Inventor specific questions is by posting on the Inventor Forum. Here's the link: forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/bd-p/78 Hope this helps! Best regards, The Autodesk Inventor Team

[@carlosantoniosalazarbricen776]

Excuse me Mike, did you also had to divide the force by 4 as you divided the zone where the force is applied by 4?

[@AutodeskMFG]

You are correct, the load should be 1/4 the total...

[@carlosantoniosalazarbricen776]

Thanks :)

[@sergeydukman5832]

Thank you for the video. I have a question: What if I want to simulate a pipe welded to a flat end. Will it make any difference if I apply "Shell" idealization to a pipe faces and "Solid" to a flat end? And is it ok for welds connecting pipe and flat end to have "Solid" indealization?

[@AutodeskMFG]

Hi Sergey Dukman, The best way to get a detailed response to your Inventor-specific questions is by posting on the Inventor Forum. Here's the link: forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/bd-p/78 Hope this helps! Best regards, The Autodesk Inventor Team

[@vaseknovak1272]

Why you take Y and Z symetry? Due to its only 1/4 part? Thank you for your answare.

[@AutodeskMFG]

Symmetry is going to save you runtime on symmetrical models.

[@donputt7163]

This video seems to be an exercise on how to make short story long. And does not help in how to interpret the results. 😴