Nov 5, 2025 · Welcome to the Autodesk Inventor Nastran Forums. Ask questions, share your knowledge, and make connections.

Apr 14, 2024 · You can view results in the Nastran Editor, but its capabilities are limited compared to Inventor. Click the Model/Results tab to show the model. Right-click in the graphics window and …

Apr 8, 2022 · The solution was using the Automatic button in the Nastran ribbon to automatically create contact sets between touching surfaces. Once I elected that feature, I was able to run the simulation …

Oct 4, 2022 · I'm planning to promote the use of Autodesk Nastran in my community developing courses/workshops to my engineering students and local sugar cane mill engineers.

Oct 11, 2017 · Hello @Aadithya01, before we go into the details, there are couple of links of interest just in case you were not aware of them Nastran In-CAD help tutorial "Section 17: Ball Impact Exercise" …

Jan 13, 2022 · Hi @charrigan6B552 . Welcome to the Inventor Nastran forum. Constraints connect the model to the ground. In your situation, the tee pin connects the shaft to the frame. No type of …

Nov 8, 2021 · I was wondering where I could learn more about edge-to-surface and surface-to-surface bonded contact types, as well as master and slave entities. The Inventor page on contacts doesn't …

Dec 8, 2020 · All, Are there specific guidelines while using RBE2 vs RBE3 vs REMOTE FORCE to transfer loads? Or they are considered to be the same for different scenarios? Thank you.

Feb 3, 2026 · It is easier to edit the Nastran file to have Nastran output the relative results. See How to display relative displacements of an Inventor Nastran transient analysis. "Can you confirm that an …

Oct 30, 2025 · Hi, I'm trying to understand the behaviour of seperation contacts a little better. I've attached my file below. The goal of the analysis here is I've got a RHS inner & outer sleeve. The …