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Tutorial A3: Run the Analysis and Post-Process the Results

  1. Save the model.
  2. Right-click on Bracket Analysis and choose Solve in Nastran.
  3. When you see the dialog "Nastran Solution Complete", click OK to load the results into Autodesk Inventor Nastran.

Post-Process the Results

  1. Right-click on XY Plot and select New.
  2. Click a node at the top of the bracket (side with the hole). The ID should appear in the input box.

  3. Make sure that Start Set is set to STEP 1 and the End Set is set to STEP 19.
  4. Select LINEAR ACCELERATION from the Result Data drop-down menu.
  5. Select TOTAL from the Component drop-down menu.

  6. Click the Show XY Plot button. Your results should look as shown below.

    Note the large spike just after 200 Hz. This peak coincides with a normal modes analysis result of ~214 Hz.

This concludes Modal Frequency Response of a Bracket.

The following summarizes the main topics covered:

  • Create a modal frequency response analysis.
  • Apply a frequency dependent load.
  • Apply damping to a structure.
  • Define a cluster between modes of interest for a modal frequency response solution.
  • Create a base motion problem using the direct approach.

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