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Inventor Nastran Essentials

The Inventor Nastran course will teach you how to navigate the user interface and workflows to optimise your design for both parts and assemblies.
Course Duration
2 Days
+-7 hrs per day
Start Date
17/11/2025
+-08.30 am
Course Location
Online
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Course Price
R 4800
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Course Overview

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The Inventor Nastran software is a finite element analysis (FEA) tool that is embedded directly in the Autodesk Inventor software as an Add-In. It is powered by the Autodesk Nastran solver and offers simulation capabilities specifically tailored for designers and analysts as a tool for predicting the physical behavior of parts or assemblies under various boundary conditions.

Course Objectives

After completing this course participants should be able to understand and/or create:

  • Activate and navigate the Autodesk Inventor Nastran environment to conduct FEA analyzes
  • Create, edit, and assign idealizations and materials
  • Manage the creation, setup, and modification of analyses and subcases that are used to analyze both static and dynamic models
  • Constraints with the required degrees of freedom and assign them to entities
  • Loads that accurately represent the magnitude and location of the loads the model will experience in the working environment
  • Connector elements to simulate how a physical connector such as a rod, cable, spring, rigid body, or bolt will affect the model
  • Surface Contact elements to define contact between interacting components
  • Assign global and local mesh settings
  • Run an Autodesk Inventor Nastran analysis
  • Review and create result plots for analyzing the results

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for Inventor users who would like to analyse and further optimise their designs through linear and non-linear analyses.

Pre-requisites

  • The user should have Finite Element Analysis (FEA) knowledge, can interpret results, and in general, know how a model should be setup for an analysis

What's Included

e-Manual
Software Trial
Certificate
Certified Instructor
*Items may differ between courses, contact an agent for details

Qualifications

Upon completion of the course, you will be presented with an internationally recognized Autodesk Authorized Training Certificate.

Getting Started

  • Autodesk Digital Prototyping
  • Introduction to FEA
  • Introduction to Autodesk Inventor Nastran
  • Working in Autodesk Inventor Nastran
Working with the Default Analysis
  • Analysis & Subcases
  • Idealizations & Materials
  • Constraints & Loads
  • Connectors
Working with the Mesh & Result Plots
  • Meshing Basics
  • Generating & Reviewing the Mesh
  • Customizing the Mesh
  • Loading Analysis Results
  • Visualizing Result Plots
  • Visualizing XV Plot Results
Surface Contacts
  • Surface Contacts
Working with Composites
  • Working with Composites
Nonlinear Static Analysis
  • Basics of a Nonlinear Analysis
  • Creating a Nonlinear Static Analysis
Nonlinear Materials
  • Working with Nonlinear Materials
Nonlinear Transient Response Analysis
  • Creating a Nonlinear Transient Response Analysis
Normal Modes Analysis
  • Basics of a Dynamic Analysis
  • Creating a Normal Modes Analysis
Frequency Response Analysis
  • Creating a Frequency Response Analysis
Transient Response Analyzes
  • Creating Direct & Modal Transient Response Analysis
Random Response Analysis
  • Creating a Random Response Analysis
Shock/Response Spectrum Analysis
  • Creating a Shock/Response Spectrum Analysis
  1. Students are to be at the training venue by 08h00 in preparation for a 08h30 start time.
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  3. Bookings may be changed up to three weeks in advance of the course. A fee of 20% will be levied to cover charges.
  4. For full day courses, we will supply you with the relevant training material. A desktop computer to use for the training (where
    applicable) tea/coffee and a full lunch for full day InClass training hosted at the training center only. Catering is not included for OnSite training
  5. Cancellation or rescheduling requests must be in writing and reach us at least 5 (five) working days prior to the course commencement date.
    Full course fees may be retained for no shows or requests within 5 working days prior to commencement.
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    dates if we require to do so and undertake to inform clients in writing and telephonically of these changes.
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    before booking flight and accommodation. We are NOT responsible for cost associated with cancellation of classes such as flight
    and accommodation for clients.
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