https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/car-crash-test/m-p/6999639#M283896 <P>No!</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Inventor only does FEA linear analysis.</P> <P>You will have to performs non linear (and transient) analysis.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>You have to use powerfull analysis tools to perform that.</P> <P>I guess you can use Nastran for inventor to achieve better results.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Check here:</P> <P><A href="http://www.autodesk.com/products/nastran-in-cad/features/advanced-analysis" target="_blank">http://www.autodesk.com/products/nastran-in-cad/features/advanced-analysis</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 06 Apr 2017 10:15:29 GMT CCarreiras 2017-04-06T10:15:29Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/car-crash-test/m-p/6999479#M283895 <P>I am trying to simulate Car Crash test for Car chassis.</P><P>Is it possible to simulate car crash test in Autodesk inventor say for different speed and different kind of collision to study the failure in body parts?</P><P>I have attached photograph of chassis that needs to be tested.</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 06 Apr 2017 08:49:41 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/car-crash-test/m-p/6999479#M283895 Anonymous 2017-04-06T08:49:41Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/car-crash-test/m-p/6999639#M283896 <P>No!</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Inventor only does FEA linear analysis.</P> <P>You will have to performs non linear (and transient) analysis.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>You have to use powerfull analysis tools to perform that.</P> <P>I guess you can use Nastran for inventor to achieve better results.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Check here:</P> <P><A href="http://www.autodesk.com/products/nastran-in-cad/features/advanced-analysis" target="_blank">http://www.autodesk.com/products/nastran-in-cad/features/advanced-analysis</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 06 Apr 2017 10:15:29 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/car-crash-test/m-p/6999639#M283896 CCarreiras 2017-04-06T10:15:29Z