UNDO / REDO in Nastran

[Anonymous]

Maybe I am wrong..

but is it possibile that the classic UNDO/REDO options are not working in Nastran!?

I hope that I am wrong and I am only confused...

But if that it's true...how is it possibile that in 2020,  it's offered a software without the ability of UNDO and REDO?

Are you serious?

It's quite useless to study and propose new tools in the new releases when there is a lack of essential and basic option like UNDO and REDO?

Please, tell me that I am wrong and I am stupid that I am not able to use properly UNDO and REDO in Nastran IN CAD..

I would prefer that instead to have confirmation that UNDO and REDO are not working.

[viktor_velichko]

Dear@Anonymous , imagine situation when you wait several days of solution and after accidentally pressed UNDO. I think you will more upset than now.

Usually CAE-package don't have undo/redo button (except FEMAP).

[Roelof.Feijen]

I don't think it's that easy to capture the undo/redo for Inventor Nastran.

Inventor Nastran is an add-in and also a seperate program. I am not a developer, but I know in Inventor we are able to show other programs in the Model Browser tabs. See here.

I think Inventor Nastran is integrated the same way, but I am not sure.

An Autodesk developer might be better in answering how it is integrated and why this is not so easy to implement.

[dfrykberg]

While NASTRAN is great, and have used it for over 30 years, Inventor Nastran is the most buggy, poorly implimented, FEA package that I have ever used! It is now October 2024, and the undo function, Ctrl Z, for example, is still missing.

I give the package 1 star out of 5.

[zafariqbal07f]

I totally get your frustration! I had a similar moment when I first started using Nastran. Unfortunately, you’re not wrong—Nastran doesn’t have the typical UNDO/REDO functionality that we’re so used to in other software. It’s surprising, especially for such a powerful tool in 2020, right?

That said, it seems like Nastran’s focus is more on its advanced simulation capabilities rather than some of the basic user-friendly features. It might take some getting used to, but saving versions frequently has helped me avoid losing work. It’s not ideal, but it’s a workaround until they (hopefully) integrate those basic functions.

You're not alone in this confusion!