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FIRST In Michigan teams. Keep your eyes out for a special invitation to a webinar brought to you by Altair where we will showcase some amazing students who have used Altair products, specifically Inspire and RapidMiner, to assist in the 2023 season. Come to see examples of how you can use this amazing software to better…
FIRST Students and Mentors. We are rapidly approaching January and we all know what that brings. Now is the time to learn Inspire so you can be ready for the new challenges in the 2024 FIRST Reveal. Take a look at our dedicated FIRST page for resources, models, kits and everything you need to learn inspire and start the…
Colin Dagg of International Academy West in Michigan, USA, was tasked with helping his FIRST robotics team, The HOT Team #67, create strong support for their intake assembly support but make it as light as possible. Colin was able to use Altair Inspire to take over 70% of the weight of the part out while still maintaining…
The Popularity and Challenges of Robotics: The area of robotics is interesting and expanding quickly, with applications in everything from manufacturing and logistics to healthcare and education. Robotics has experienced a surge in popularity in recent years, with an increasing number of students participating in events…
First of all, welcome to the Altair First Robotics Community Forum and thank you for your interest in Inspire. I am confident that you will find Inspire to be the easiest and most accurate tool to get quick Structural Analyses and Light Weight Optimized designs. While Inspire is very intuitive and easy to use, everyone can…
Lets say you have a Clip that needs to withstand forces to its jaws, and has to fit within set dimensions as it has to be secured by two bolts, and you would like to reduce its weight... Your first instinct may be to quickly "Swiss Cheese" the part. But where to drill the holes? How many holes is too many? Would the part…
Hello and welcome to anyone involved with FIRST Robotics Competitions -- especially students and adult mentors! (And just in case you have not yet seen our helpful web page describing Altair Support for FIRST Robotics, I highly encourage you to check it out!) This dedicated forum is intended to enable your FIRST team to…