Today Autodesk Nastran In-CAD software is available as part of Product Design & Manufacturing Collection, meaning many designers and engineers like you have the capability to adopt simulation early in the design process as this is where it has the most impact. Despite software availability and simulation continually becoming easier to use, there remains a fundamental question on the mind of every designer and engineer: How do I know my results are correct? This is the main reason for the lack of Autodesk Nastran In-CAD adoption within workplace. Autodesk Nastran In-CAD, although easy to use, has a comprehensive set of tools to help you answer this question and make sense of your results. These include mesh convergence, numerous result plots, section views, and much more. The session will include workflows and tips based on industry best practices. The goal of this session is to make you more confident in using Autodesk Nastran In-CAD software, and thus help you make better and more-innovative products within your workplace.

This lab will be going through tips and workflows to help you make sense of Inventor Nastran Results. Enabling you to apply simulation within your workplace helping you make informed design decisions.

In this class we will show the whole Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflow, from the design and analysis phase, passing from modeling to delivering drawings. Information flows into different processes with no answer. Several times there can be loss of information and a lot of rework. We will show you how to model a project in Revit software in order to be useful for design and analysis; how to place loads and then export the analytical lines and areas to SOFiSTiK FEA; and how to calculate the efforts and then bring it back to Revit software to reinforce the concrete. Finally, the client will want drawings, so with some SOFiSTiK tools we will show how to assemble drawings into sheets quickly and easily, bringing a 3D model to 2D sheets. In this session we will use the example of a 25-story building. We will start with Revit software for the conceptual and design phases, then use SOFiSTiK FEA software for the analysis phase, and finally we’ll turn to Revit software and SOFiSTiK Reinforcement for detailing and documentation

This lab will focus on getting started with Autodesk Nastran In-CAD software inside of Inventor 2016 software. Participants should have an understanding of finite element analysis (FEA) and the preferred participants are currently using FEA in their jobs. We will explore the Ribbon, Browser, and different analysis types. We will have a few workflows for basic users that are looking to crest the initial hurdle when learning new software, as well as a few examples for the more advanced users who are familiar with FEA software.

Simulation has come along way from the days when it was used by a few select experts. Today the technology has become more accessible and easier to use. This in turn makes it easier for designers and engineers like you to adopt simulation early on with the design process as this is where it has the most impact. Despite the simulation technology becoming easier to use there remains one fundamental question on the mind of every designer and engineer: How do I know my results are correct? Nastran In-CAD, although easy to use, has a comprehensive set of tools to help you answer this question and make sense of your results. These include mesh convergence, nodal and elemental result plots, section views, and much more including workflows and tips based on industry best practices. The goal of this session is to make you more confident in using Nastran In-CAD and thus help you make better and innovative products within your workplace. This class is for designers and engineers using Inventor with or without any simulation experience. This session will demonstrate real-life design examples using Autodesk Nastran In-CAD 2019.

In today's difficult times, all around the world engineers and designers like you are constantly facing challenges, including reducing costs, reducing weight, making innovative product designs faster, and on and on. In this session, we will take your designs to the next level by utilising the phenomenal Shape Generator and Stress Analysis available within Inventor Professional software. The session will go through workflows and tips based on industry best practices. The class will also demonstrate various examples of how designers like you have made effective use of Shape Generator and Stress Analysis. This session will also feature Nastran In-CAD for more advanced analysis for designers.

Autodesk Inventor Nastran simulation capabilities are embedded in Inventor software. However, the trend is to use simulation as a back-end check on the design. But why not use simulation earlier in the workflow? This presentation will show you how to start thinking about strength and stiffness as you evolve the design. With idealization techniques, you can get an early feel for how much material and where to place it, ignore details until the design is more fully fleshed out, and roll the design backwards and forward, using simulation as you go. The presentation will also take a hard look at shell and beam idealizations. Are they worth the effort? When should you use them? We’ll use several case studies to explore these ideas in the presentation.

Are you a veteran Inventor Simulation software user? Are you limited to what you can do with Inventor Simulation software? If the answer is Yes, this class is for you. This class will also be beneficial for designers with little knowledge of Inventor Simulation software. The session will start by demonstrating the powerful functionalities of Autodesk Nastran In-CAD software, followed by showcasing how designers like you around the world have made great designs by utilizing the powerful functionalities of Autodesk Nastran In-CAD software. This session features Nastran In-CAD.

As success and comfort levels increase, engineers need to look beyond the limited questions that can be asked of this linear static solution to truly understand and respond to the demands of innovation. Autodesk Nastran In-CAD software brings advanced analysis techniques to the Inventor platform, letting engineers explore nonlinear, vibratory, buckling, and other behaviors or failure conditions within the context of an interactive design and modeling session. Attendees of this workshop will be taught to recognize the need for these solutions and how to take their Inventor digital prototypes through advanced tests. Additionally, they will be introduced to the inputs required and the outputs produced so more-exacting and more-precise engineering decisions can be made.

Modeling in 3D can be easy. Learn how to use new and enhanced AutoCAD® software functionality to apply your 2D AutoCAD experience to the world of 3D modeling. In this class, I will show you how to take your ideas from concept to completion by creating and editing solid objects; creating smooth free-form shapes using meshing tools; and tapping into the power of surface modeling. Take advantage of new context-sensitive PressPull and surface curve extraction capabilities. I will also explain the differences between history- and non-history-based solids and show how you can use add-ins like Autodesk® Inventor® Fusion software to directly manipulate 3D AutoCAD models. If you thought 3D in AutoCAD was just too hard, think again.

In this class, Autodesk Simulation experts will examine the commonly understood, and often published, methods for modeling welds in finite element analysis (FEA).  The true nature of welds, their physics, material characteristics, and failure modes will be reviewed in the context of what you can and can’t expect from simulation. Best practices for static weld sizing using FEA, primarily Nastran In-CAD, and Inventor will be revealed.  Evaluating welds for fatigue will also be reviewed to ensure participants are using state of the art simulation for all their welding applications.

This class is a practical introduction to using Autodesk Nastran In-CAD. Students will become familiar with the user interface and workflow, revisit core concepts in FEA, and perform stress analysis on a handful of everyday designs. With a few simple exercises, students will become comfortable and familiar with Nastran In-CAD. In each exercise, a new design will be introduced. Together, the class will use Nastran to set up a load case and analyse the resultant stress. After this, changes will be made to the design (geometry, materials) or the load case (forces, constraints), and the analysis will be repeated. By the end of the session, students should be as comfortable using Nastran for basic stress analysis as they are with Inventor's native stress analysis tool.

This class will demonstrate workflows and processes to help you make better decisions enabling you to make innovative designs. Dynamic Simulation within Inventor Simulation allows you the designer to convert your static CAD models into a moving mechanism, allowing you to determine reaction forces, velocities and acceleration and much more. Whereas the Stress Analysis module within Inventor Simulation will enable you to determine whether your parts will fail in the real world, including the ability to optimize your designs enabling you reduce weight. This class is ideally aimed at the Inventor users who have very little knowledge of Inventor Simulation.

Design-driven modeling is a common occurrence in the engineering world, but seldom is this process adopted or taken advantage of downstream in Revit software for producing detailed constructible models—which is surprising considering the age of Building Information Modeling (BIM). By simply transferring (or manually adding) intelligent Finite Element Meshing (FEM) results data from your chosen design software to your Revit software model (better: analytical model), you begin to open a world of new possibilities. For instance, you can automatically generate 3D reinforcement based on the actual “design and loads” information now held in the Revit software analytical model. In this class we will look at how next-generation BIM workflows will utilize the power of FEM data embedded in Revit software's analytical model, and, combined with powerful BIM designers, will introduce design-driven processes for creating 3D reinforcement.

Post processing results from finite element analysis (FEA) solutions is essential to understanding whether your design passes or fails based on your engineering criteria. There are many options available for checking the design integrity, such as different types of stress plots. There are also several contour options such as nodal, elemental, max, and average. During this course we'll explain the importance of all these options and what to look out for to make sure the results are accurate.

This presentation will demonstrate how we are using Autodesk Nastran In-CAD software as our first quick and easy tool for analyzing how a hydraulic seals design will be deformed during the installation process. In the off-shore industry, as in other industries, a lot of functional equipment is working as a function of hydraulic pressure and flow. The functionality of those systems is depending on how the hydraulic sealing system is working. Most of those hydraulic sealing systems are located inside the equipment, and it’s impossible to see how those hydraulic seals are deformed during installation. To optimize the hydraulic sealing systems, it is very important to perform FEA analyses already from the first phase in the design work. This class will be co-presented with David J. Weinberg, senior software architect.

Today Autodesk Nastran In-CAD software is available as part of the Product Design & Manufacturing Collection, meaning many designers and engineers like you have the capability to adopt simulation early in the design process as this is where it has the most impact. Despite software availability and simulation continually becoming easier to use, there remains a fundamental question on the mind of every designer and engineer: How do I know my results are correct? This is the main reason for the lack of Autodesk Nastran In-CAD adoption within workplace. Autodesk Nastran In-CAD, although easy to use, has a comprehensive set of tools to help you answer this question and make sense of your results. These include mesh convergence, numerous result plots, section views, and much more. The session will include workflows and tips based on industry best practices. The goal of this session is to make you more confident in using Autodesk Nastran In-CAD software, and thus help you make better and more-innovative products within your workplace.

This class will focus on Fusion 360 CAM fundamentals for both new and current users by investigating workflows in the CAM workspace. Demonstrating how simple it is to use Fusion 360 CAM, we’ll apply turning and 2D milling operations with geometry selections that drive them, and learn how geometry-based toolpaths can be applied using 3D milling strategies. Attendees will learn how to verify toolpaths with full stock simulation, create setup sheets, and post process G-code for their machines. These foundational concepts will help new users understand the benefits of truly integrated CAD/CAM using Fusion 360 to seamlessly update all toolpaths when CAD revision or design changes are required. This class will help you learn how to make anything with Fusion 360.

Capitalize on your knowledge of 2D to create 3D models entirely in AutoCAD software. In this class you will learn how to take your ideas from concept to completion by creating and editing solid objects; creating smooth, free-form shapes using meshing tools; and using the power of surface modeling. We will look at the differences between history-based and non-history-based solids, and we'll see how models can automatically update when you modify underlying curves or parameters. You will also learn how to control selection and editing with sub-object selection filters, and you will glean valuable tips and tricks for navigating and visualizing your AutoCAD software 3D models. If you thought 3D in AutoCAD software was just too hard, think again.

Capitalize on your knowledge of 2D to create 3D models entirely in AutoCAD software. In this class, you will learn how to take your ideas from concept to completion by creating and editing solid objects; creating smooth, free-form shapes using meshing tools; and capitalizing on the power of surface modeling. We'll look at the differences between history- and non-history-based solids and see how models can automatically update when you modify underlying curves or parameters. You will also learn how to control selection and editing with subobject selection filters, as well as glean valuable tips and tricks for navigating and visualizing your AutoCAD 3D models. If you thought 3D in AutoCAD was just too hard, think again.