Altair Inspire User Guide

2022

Home
Structures
Set up your model and run a structural analysis or optimization.
Structural Optimization
Set up and run a topology, topography, gauge, or lattice optimization.
Run Optimization
Define and run a topology, topography, gauge, or lattice optimization using the Run Optimization tool.

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.
- Model Setup
  Create connections and apply loads, constraints, materials, and manufacturing controls to your model.
- Structural Analysis
  Set up and run a linear static analysis using the SimSolid or OptiStruct solver. You can also analyze normal modes and buckling modes.
- Structural Optimization
  Set up and run a topology, topography, gauge, or lattice optimization.
  - Optimization Overview
    Optimization will find the most effecitve design for each design space in a model in response to the applied loading conditions on that model. You can run several different types of optimization including topology, topography,gauge, lattice, and PolyNURBS shape optimization.
  - Design Spaces for Optimization
  - Run Options: Local vs. Remote
    Choose whether to run jobs locally or on a remote job server.
  - Run Optimization
    Define and run a topology, topography, gauge, or lattice optimization using the Run Optimization tool.
    - Set Up and Run an Optimization
      To run an optimization, select the Run Optimization tool, choose a run type and objective, and click Run.
    - Optimization Types
      Several different types of optimization are available in Inspire, including topology, topography, gauge, and lattice optimization.
    - Optimization Objectives
      When running an optimization, your objective may be to maximize stiffness, maximize frequency, or minimize mass. Different objectives are available based on the type of optimization selected.
    - Optimization Constraints
      Most optimization constraints are applied using the Run Optimization window. The constraints that are available change based on the optimization type and objective.
    - Optimization Options
      In addition to selecting an optimization type, objective, and constraints, you can also select from a variety of additional options when running an optimization.
    - Export a FEM File (optimization)
      Export a FEM file using the Export button on the Run Optimization window.
  - Show Optimization Results
    View and compare optimization results, view design violations, and explore the generated shape.
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.
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
Structures
Set up your model and run a structural analysis or optimization.
Structural Optimization
Set up and run a topology, topography, gauge, or lattice optimization.
Run Optimization
Define and run a topology, topography, gauge, or lattice optimization using the Run Optimization tool.

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

Run Optimization

Define and run a topology, topography, gauge, or lattice optimization using the Run Optimization tool.

Set Up and Run an Optimization
To run an optimization, select the Run Optimization tool, choose a run type and objective, and click Run.
Optimization Types
Several different types of optimization are available in Inspire, including topology, topography, gauge, and lattice optimization.
Optimization Objectives
When running an optimization, your objective may be to maximize stiffness, maximize frequency, or minimize mass. Different objectives are available based on the type of optimization selected.
Optimization Constraints
Most optimization constraints are applied using the Run Optimization window. The constraints that are available change based on the optimization type and objective.
Optimization Options
In addition to selecting an optimization type, objective, and constraints, you can also select from a variety of additional options when running an optimization.
Export a FEM File (optimization)
Export a FEM file using the Export button on the Run Optimization window.

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