As a result, those looking for analysis and simulation turned to the wealth of third-party Inventor-integrated simulation tools.
While it gave a quick way for users unfamiliar with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to get a foot in the door, the facts are that most engineering processes involve multiple components and the system wasn’t up to the job. Based on technology from Ansys it allowed users to perform basic stress and modal analysis, but it had one major drawback – it only worked with single parts.
The first generation of stress analysis was first introduced into Inventor around six or seven years ago.
