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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (38.7% of reviews)
Mid-Market (42.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$2085 1 year
Altair OptiStruct
Star Rating
(32)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (38.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(436)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$2085 1 year
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When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Altair OptiStruct easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Altair OptiStruct overall.
- Reviewers felt that Altair OptiStruct meets the needs of their business better than Inventor.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Altair OptiStruct is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Altair OptiStruct over Inventor.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Altair OptiStruct
No pricing availableInventor
1 Year
$2085
1 year
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Altair OptiStruct
No trial information availableInventor
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
24
8.8
373
Ease of Use
8.8
24
8.4
373
Ease of Setup
8.9
6
7.8
103
Ease of Admin
8.1
6
7.7
99
Quality of Support
9.4
22
8.1
342
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
6
8.2
94
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
23
8.3
368
Features by Category
Design
Not enough data
8.6
36
Not enough data
8.8
36
Not enough data
8.4
36
Not enough data
7.4
33
Edit
Not enough data
8.1
35
Not enough data
7.3
34
Not enough data
7.9
35
Not enough data
7.6
35
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.0
35
Not enough data
8.5
34
Not enough data
8.2
35
Design
8.2
17
9.0
20
8.6
17
8.6
20
9.0
17
8.7
20
8.1
13
7.6
19
Tools
8.0
15
5.6
16
9.2
23
7.5
19
8.7
15
7.1
17
Work
8.2
14
6.9
15
8.6
14
6.8
15
9.2
16
7.2
16
8.6
11
7.6
14
8.1
14
7.6
16
Environment
8.3
16
7.7
17
8.3
18
7.7
18
8.8
15
6.9
18
8.9
17
8.1
19
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Customization - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
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Environment - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Altair OptiStruct and Inventor are categorized as Simulation & CAE
Unique Categories
Altair OptiStruct has no unique categories
Inventor is categorized as Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) and General-Purpose CAD
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Altair OptiStruct
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Inventor
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Automotive
38.7%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
9.7%
Aviation & Aerospace
9.7%
Information Technology and Services
6.5%
Computer Software
6.5%
Other
29.0%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
24.9%
Machinery
7.9%
Design
7.2%
Construction
5.0%
Oil & Energy
3.8%
Other
51.2%
Discussions
Inertia relief analysis of same model was performed using Optistruct and Nastran, Result of Optistruct was showing very high stresses to that of Nastran. Why is it so?
1 Comment
CB
OptiStruct solves both linear and nonlinear problems using an enhanced proprietary version of NASTRAN. We’d need to see the model to troubleshoot your issue.Read more
Can i do the kinematics & dynamic analysis of rigid body (Mechanism ) along with the FEA analysis
1 Comment
CB
Yes, OptiStruct is fully integrated with MotionSolve, Altair’s motion analysis solver, supporting both rigid and flex bodies FE analyses. See...Read more
Altair OptiStruct has no more discussions with answers
How do you handle the data creation problem?
2 Comments
SG
You basically need to create each model from scratch in Inventor. You can copy your AutoCAD in Inventor and extrude the models but the models won't be...Read more
there is a form to get more realistic renders from inventor?
2 Comments
KC
Max can load Inventor files natively, so that's certainly one option.
The render engine in Inventor is pretty good, though. There is a great deal of ...Read more
Is integration with other Autodesk products being considered?
2 Comments
MG
Autodesk published a video on how to export Inventor parts to Revit here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue7-WtyiUtIRead more
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