Altair Inspire User Guide

2022

Home
Manufacture
Set up and run a basic porosity or thinning analysis.
Thinning
Set up and view the results of a simple thinning analysis for stamping.

What's New
Get Started
Tutorials
Parametric Modeling
Structures
Motion
Design Explorer
Manufacture
Print 3D
Inspire Python API
Reference
Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Controls

2022

Altair Inspire User Guide

What's New
Discover new features and enhancements.
Get Started
New to Inspire? Learn the basics here.
Tutorials
Start using Inspire with our interactive tutorials.
Parametric Modeling
Create parametric sketches, geometry, and PolyNURBS with construction history and variables.
Structures
Set up your model and run a structural analysis or optimization.
Motion
Set up and run a motion analysis, plot the results, and export the results.
Design Explorer
Evaluate designs by using geometric variables and applying a design-of-experiments (DOE) or optimization method.
Manufacture
Set up and run a basic porosity or thinning analysis.
- Porosity
  Set up and view the results of a simple porosity analysis for casting.
- Thinning
  Set up and view the results of a simple thinning analysis for stamping.
  - Run Thinning Analysis
    Use to run a quick thinning analysis when designing sheet metal parts that are thinned from flat blanks. Then interactively view the results using the Analysis Explorer.
  - View Thinning Analysis Results
    Use to view the results of a thinning analysis. You can view thinning percentage, formability, and thickness results for a selected run and load case.
Print 3D
Preapare and run an additive manufacturing simulation, and export a file for 3D printing.
Inspire Python API
Learn how to access the Inspire Python API including online help, quick start demos, and the Extension Manager.
Reference
View the glossary, frequently asked questions, and errors and alerts.
Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Controls
Learn keyboard shortcuts and mouse controls for common operations.

Altair Inspire User Guide

2022

Home
Manufacture
Set up and run a basic porosity or thinning analysis.
Thinning
Set up and view the results of a simple thinning analysis for stamping.

What's New
Get Started
Tutorials
Parametric Modeling
Structures
Motion
Design Explorer
Manufacture
Print 3D
Inspire Python API
Reference
Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Controls

Thinning

Set up and view the results of a simple thinning analysis for stamping.

Location: Manufacture ribbon, Analyze group

Run Thinning Analysis
Use to run a quick thinning analysis when designing sheet metal parts that are thinned from flat blanks. Then interactively view the results using the Analysis Explorer.
View Thinning Analysis Results
Use to view the results of a thinning analysis. You can view thinning percentage, formability, and thickness results for a selected run and load case.

(c) Altair Engineering, Inc. All rights reserved.

Intellectual Property Rights Notice | Technical Support