[Rickertsen2]

Originally Posted by Greg Needel

a warning about the stress analysis feature. Do not rely on the feature to tell you where and when things will fail. Having done internal stress calculations by hand i can tell you there are alot of things that inventor doesn't do. But the most important thing to remember about the analysis is are your parts going to be EXACTLY the same as what is on the computer, while it can point out possible stress concentrations please don't blame inventor when your part breaks. There is a reason that there are many separate software packages specifically for this kind of analysis.

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I am very excited to try out the stress analysis but at the same time i am skeptical and will take them with a grain of salt. Hopefully people will not make the mistake of trusting it blindly. It should prove to be a helpful tool as long as it is understood that it is designed to act only as a guide.