The Basics of Autodesk Nastran In-CAD 2018, is a book to help professionals as well as students in learning basics of Finite Element Analysis via Autodesk Nastran In-CAD. The book follows a step by step methodology. This book explains the background work running behind your simulation analysis screen. The book starts with introduction to simulation and goes through all the analyses tools of Autodesk Nastran In-CAD with practical examples of analysis. Chapter on manual FEA ensure the firm understanding of FEA concepts. Some of the salient features of this book are: In-Depth explanation of concepts Every new topic of this book starts with the explanation of the basic concepts. In this way, the user becomes capable of relating the things with real world. Topics Covered Every chapter starts with a list of topics being covered in that chapter. In this way, the user can easy find the topic of his/her interest easily. Instruction through illustration The instructions to perform any action are provided by maximum number of illustrations so that the user can perform the actions discussed in the book easily and effectively. There are about 300 illustrations that make the learning process effective. Tutorial point of view The book explains the concepts through the tutorial to make the understanding of users firm and long lasting. Each chapter of the book has tutorials that are real world projects. Project Free projects and exercises are provided to students for practicing. For Faculty If you are a faculty member, then you can ask for video tutorials on any of the topic, exercise, tutorial, or concept.