Autodesk Inventor Nastran is used to reduce physical prototypes by employing a complete portfolio of advanced simulation study types on your design.
Autodesk Inventor Nastran: Powerful CAD-integrated simulation
Available only as part of the Product Design & Manufacturing Collection.
What is Autodesk Inventor Nastran?
Autodesk Inventor Nastran® delivers finite element analysis (FEA) tools for engineers and analysts.
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Powered by the widely accepted Autodesk Nastran solver technology
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Wide range of simulation study types for nonlinear, dynamics, heat transfer, fatigue, and more
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Highly tested through a comprehensive verification program and documentation set using NAFEMS
Autodesk Inventor Nastran overview (video: 1:42 min.)
Check for maximum loading conditions with nonlinear buckling
Understand thermal stress, expansion under high temperatures
Check the behavior of your model during a drop test
Use specialized mesh elements, result types for sheet metal
Use the Nastran solver to test sheet metal
Why use Inventor Nastran?
Improve product performance
Choose from a complete portfolio of powerful study types to help you optimize your design.
Reduce warranty issues
Go beyond linear static study types and analyze the effects of recurring loads in a fatigue study.
Decrease time to market
Analyze your designs early and often right inside Inventor to reduce the number of physical prototypes.
What you can do with Autodesk Inventor Nastran
Advanced material models
Include a wide variety of metals, rubber, and soft tissue material models in a single virtual simulation. (video: 4:20 min.)
“FEA used to be a very manual process, but the tools in Inventor did a good job dealing with welded surfaces.”
– Dave Cote, Applications Engineering Supervisor, Rokion
With Inventor Nastran “we can do [simulations] in-house instead of outsourcing.”
– Bjorn Tore Edkerhovd, Engineering Manager, Mento Service
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Autodesk Inventor Nastran is made to work directly inside Inventor so that all designers and engineers will be empowered to perform simulations on their designs.
Your Autodesk Inventor Nastran subscription gives you access to install and use the 3 previous versions. Available downloads are listed in your Autodesk Account after subscribing. See also previous releases available for subscribers.
Autodesk Inventor Nastran runs on Microsoft® Windows®. See Inventor Nastran system requirements for details.
With a subscription to Autodesk Inventor Nastran software, you can install it on up to 3 computers or other devices. However, only the named user can sign in and use that software on a single computer at any given time. Please refer to the Software License Agreement for more information.
Launch your trial software and click Subscribe Now on the trial screen or buy Inventor Nastran here. When buying your subscription, enter the same email address and password combination you used to sign in to your trial. Learn more about converting a trial to a paid subscription.
Inventor Nastran is available through the Product Design & Manufacturing Collection. The price of the Product Design & Manufacturing Collection subscription is
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