Step Engineering

This is an introduction to the stress analysis feature of Autodesk Inventors. When making parts and assemblies, it is extremely important to know where the critical stress points and design flaws are. The stress analysis function eliminates guesswork and excess engineering in its design. The two things necessary to begin this process are an Inventor part or assembly file, and some estimated or actual calculated input forces for your part. Stress Analysis Let's start by opening your Inventor part file. To start a new stress analysis, go to the ENVIRONMENTS tab on your ribbon, click on it and on the left side of your screen you will see the stress analysis function (rainbow-colored cube). Click on the icon and then click create a simulation. A screen of initial settings will appear. You can choose a static analysis or modal analysis. The simple definition of static would be its main input the force that is not affected by weather/temperature/ atmospheric pressu