Open the Model

Launch Autodesk® Inventor® or SolidWorks®, and perform the following procedure:

  1. In Inventor, click Get Started Launch Open. You can also click Open in the Quick Access Toolbar, Application Menu, or File pull-down menu, depending upon your CAD application.

    Refer to Figure 1.a – 1.c for the following three steps.

    Figure 1.a – 1.c
    1. Navigate to the folder to which you extracted the quick start tutorial dataset.
    2. Select the file, Hanger Weldment (.iam or .sldasm ).
    3. Click the Open button. The model appears in the canvas as shown in the following image:

  2. Click Save As from the Application Menu.

    1. In the File name field, add _QST to the end of the filename, making it Hanger Weldment_QST (.iam or .sldprt ). Here, QST stands for Quick Start Tutorial.

    2. Click the Save button.
    Note: This action preserves the original model file for later reuse.
  3. Enter the Autodesk Nastran In-CAD environment, using one of the following methods, depending upon your CAD application:
    • In Inventor, click Environments Autodesk Nastran In-CAD . The browser automatically shows the Autodesk Nastran Model Tree, although you might need to select its tab in the left pane to see it.
    • In SolidWorks, click the Autodesk Nastran In-CAD ribbon tab, and also activate the Autodesk Nastran In-CAD browser (tree view).

    Note: A default analysis is automatically created the first time you enter the Nastran In-CAD environment. The following are the default settings:
    • Analysis Type: Linear Static Stress
    • Units: Same as CAD model units
    • Contact Type: Bonded
    • Contact Tolerance: 0.1

      • These and the remaining settings are suitable for this tutorial. There is no need to edit the analysis settings.

  4. To make sure that you have successfully set up the analysis model:
    1. Verify that the new model name (with _QST added) is shown in the CAD program title bar.
    2. Verify that the browser is showing the Autodesk Nastran Model Tree.

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