About Self-Paced Training

Welcome to the Autodesk^® Nastran^® In-CAD Self-Paced Training! This training covers the basic information you need to use Autodesk Nastran In-CAD, including best practices and the fundamental concepts.

This material is designed for both self-paced learning and as an aid in an instructor-led class environment. Throughout the training, concepts are introduced systematically and are followed by step-by-step exercises to reinforce the critical points.

This training focuses on the basic operation of Autodesk Nastran In-CAD. It is intended to equip the new user with the skills and knowledge needed to conduct commonly used analysis types. Note that this training is not an in-depth exploration of every analysis type, nor will it make you an expert.

Getting Started

To get started, you will need to do the following:

• Have Autodesk Inventor and Autodesk Nastran In-CAD installed and licensed on your computer.
• Download the zip file containing the exercises by clicking this link, and extract the contents to a convenient drive on your computer.

Note that the exercises are provided for Autodesk Inventor 2016.

Training Plan

The Training consists of the following sections. We recommend that you work sequentially through the sections:

Section	Description	Approximate Time
Section 1	Introducing Autodesk® Nastran® In-CAD	10 minutes
Section 2	The Basics of Finite Element Analysis (FEA)	15 minutes
Section 3	Cantilevered Beam Exercise	10 minutes
Section 4	The User Interface	15 minutes
Section 5	Cast Lever Exercise	10 minutes
Section 6	Modify Boundary Conditions Exercise	15 minutes
Section 7	Meshing	10 minutes
Section 8	Refine the Mesh Exercise	15 minutes
Section 9	Contact Modeling	10 minutes
Section 10	Add Contact and Symmetry Exercise	15 minutes
Section 11	Analysis Settings	10 minutes
Section 12	Results Visualization (Post-Processing)	5 minutes
Section 13	Compare the Iterations Exercise	5 minutes
Section 14	Nonlinear Static Analysis	20 minutes
Section 15	Flat Walled Tank Exercise	15 minutes
Section 16	Nonlinear Transient Analysis	20 minutes
Section 17	Ball Impact Exercise	30 minutes
Section 18	Nonlinear Materials	15 minutes
Section 19	Flexural Test Fixture Exercise	25 minutes
Section 20	Dynamic Analysis	15 minutes
Section 21	Modal or Natural Frequency Analysis	15 minutes
Section 22	Modal Analysis Exercise	20 minutes
Section 23	Modal Avoidance Exercise	15 minutes
Section 24	Frequency Response Analysis	15 minutes
Section 25	Frequency Response Analysis Exercise	20 minutes
Section 26	Transient Response Analysis	15 minutes
Section 27	Damping in Dynamic Analysis	5 minutes

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