• I'd like to see the material properties for a supported material in the pull down list. Where can I find this information?
  A full list of Intact.design's supported materials and their material properties can be found on this spreadsheet. To learn what each of the listed properties means, see Supported Materials.
• Can I use different materials for parts in an assembly?
  Yes, Intact.design offers a Set Multiple Materials feature which allows you to set a different material for each part in the assembly. See Assemblies for more information.
• Are custom materials and orthotropic materials available on Intact.design?
  These features are currently not available on Intact.design. If these features are important, try our desktop version, Scan&Solve which contains both of these features.

• What file types does Intact.design accept?
  You can import STL, PLY, .off, .3ds, OBJ, DXF, and VRML files directly to Intact.design. Files can also be imported through Onshape, so any solid model file format that Onshape accepts can be analyzed in Intact.design. See Uploading Files for more information.
• Can Intact.design simulate structural foams?
  Yes, since structural foams are just a type of geometry.
• Can Intact.design perform thin shell analysis, say for very thin plastics?
  The answer depends on the available resolution. Intact.design uses “solid” elements to model the physical behavior of the models undergoing analysis. Large thin structures such as thin plates and membranes will generally show qualitatively correct behavior; however, limits on available memory and computation time will hinder detailed analysis in Intact.design.

• Can I restrain the edges and vertices of the solid?
  Scan&Solve currently has the ability to restrain edges but not vertices. However, since restraints of this type are non-physical, the stress results in their neighborhoood will be questionable.
• Can I apply a combination of different loads to a face?
  Any number or combination of loads may be applied to any faces in the solid.
• Are climatic loads such as rain, snow, or wind supported?
  Presently, there is no way to input these specific types of loads. However, it is possible to simulate the effects of such weather events using directional loads or pressures. For example, wind loads may be simulated using pressure, and snow loads may be simulated using a vector force equivalent to a certain depth of snow. However, this only simulates the forces, not the climatic effects on materials.
• Can loads be applied over time with time history or ramp functions?
  Scan&Solve is designed to perform linear static stress analysis, and therefore loads may not be varied over time. It is, however, simple to vary the loads manually.

• How can I export my results?
  Currently you are able to share the link to the page that contains the result as well as exporting a video file showing the deflection of the object.
• What formats are available for exporting the geometry?

• Does using the Deflection Slider in the View Tab show what would really happen to the solid under the conditions specified?
  The Deflection Slider dramatically magnifies the actual deformation, and is used for visualization purposes only. The numbers and colors reflect the real results.
• Is there a way to visualize the "mesh of space" that encloses the solid for analysis?
  Yes, intact.design allows you to visualize the solution grid by selecting the checkbox Show Basis Functions in the Simulation Setup. Note that changing the resolution of the solution grid while Show Grid is selected can be performance intensive.
• What is the relationship between Rhino model accuracy and the size of a single mesh element in intact.design?
  The size of mesh elements in the intact.design “mesh of space” has nothing to do with the “mesh of boundary”, which is used for visualization purposes only. Generally speaking, the resolutions have nothing to do with each other, but geometric resolution is several orders of magnitude higher than the analysis resolution. This is to be expected since geometric computations are needed to perform numerical computations on the analysis mesh.

• What types of Intact.design licenses are available for purchase?
  Intact.design will allow 5 free simulations to test the software before deciding on purchasing. The software will cost $60/month and can be bought here.

• How can I keep abreast of the latest developments and releases of Intact.design?
  The best way to keep track of new developments is to download and try the evaluation version, available here. This will add your email to our mailing list. You can also keep track of developments at the Scan&Solve Pro website.

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