Tutorial B9: Run the Analysis and Review Results

1. Right-click on Linear Static Analysis in the tree and select Solve in Nastran.

   

2. This option runs the model and saves the analysis.
3. Autodesk Nastran solves the model and displays the progress in the Autodesk Nastran Output window inside Autodesk Nastran In-CAD.
4. Once the solution is done, a message pops up as shown below. Click OK.
   

   Results are automatically loaded into Autodesk Nastran In-CAD after the model is solved. After the solution is complete, Inventor Nastran places four different contour plots in the Results node under Subcase 1. These plots have default contour template settings, located at the bottom of the tree view, under Plot Templates.Each of these templates can be dragged and dropped into a subcase to create a new contour plot. You can right-click the template to edit the settings.

   The tree view looks as shown below after the results are loaded:
   

   The Autodesk Nastran Output window can be closed once the analysis is finished.

5. Double-click on the von Mises plot under Subcase 1. This will display a contour of the von Mises stress on the deformed geometry.

   

6. Similarly, you can also visualize other results like Displacement, Strain, etc.

This concludes the Linear Static Analysis of a Wheel Arch tutorial. The main topics covered were as follows:

• Basic linear static analysis of a part
• Unit system
• Pre-processing: materials, properties, meshing, loads, constraints, Coordinate system
• How to set up the analysis, Using Cyclic Symmetry
• How to run the analysis
• Post-processing results