This idea is aimed at those with the lower end computer resources for Inventor, and regards stress analysis on a large assembly. For instance, I am running a Windows 7 computer with 16GB of RAM, and a Xeon E5-1650 (3.2GHz) CPU. I am running out of memory (RAM) to simulate an assembly with 934091 nodes and 662003 elements. Would it be possible to evaluate an assembly progressively from one end to the other (and possibly back again?) being light on the RAM?
I am thinking that even if this method takes significantly longer it is better than zero results.My thought is that if I am struggling with this, perhaps dozens or hundreds of designers/engineers are, too. Reducing resource requirements also makes Inventor a more desirable product to the consumer if they don't have to upgrade workstations so frequently.
The obvious solution would be to upgrade my computer with more RAM. Unfortunately I don't make hardware decisions. 😕
