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“Predict Your Future” with MSC Student Editions

Agenda

• Introduction

• MSC Student Edition Products

– MD Nastran-Patran

– Marc

– Adams

– SimXpert

• Getting Started

• Documentation/Resources

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How can MSC’s Student Edition Help?Benefits to Tomorrow’s Engineers

• Expand your awareness of simulation

tools used in product design

• Improve your knowledge of

mechanics with state of the art

technology

• Gain valuable simulation skills useful

in industry

– Standout in crowded job market

• Keep abreast with trends in virtual

product development

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Sample job postings

Student Edition Products

• MD Nastran Student Edition (with Patran)

– FEA solver used by large manufacturers

• Marc Student Edition (with Mentat)

– FEA solver for tough nonlinear problems

• MD Adams Student Edition (with View)

– Kinematic and dynamic analysis of systems

• SimXpert Student Edition

– End-to-end simulation for multiple disciplines

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MD Nastran-Patran Marc-Mentat Adams View/Adams

SimXpert

Agenda

• Introduction

• MSC Student Edition Products

– MD Nastran-Patran

– Marc

– Adams

– SimXpert

• Getting Started

• Documentation/Resources

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MD Nastran – What is it?

• First commercial FEA solver

– 50 years history of industry

leadership

• Used by engineers at small

businesses and large manufacturers

• Trusted, reliable solution for

applications where accuracy matters

– Aerospace, automotive, defense, ship

building, biomedical, electronics etc.

– Noise and vibration solution of choice

for decades

– Design optimization to improve

products

– Composite laminate analysis

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Patran – What is it?

• Pre and Post Processing Tool for

Finite Element Simulation

• CAD Import

• Supports complete FEA model

set up

– Meshing of geometry

– Application of material properties

– Loads and boundary conditions

– Load cases to analyze various

sets of boundary conditions

– Analysis submission

– Analysis of results

• User customizable via Patran

Command Language (PCL)

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Why MD Nastran-Patran?

• Helps improve innovation

– Solve complex structures

• Understand structure’s behavior

• Provides answers to questions

– Can my product withstand design

loads?

– How does it perform under

dynamic loads, earthquake

loads?

– Can I optimize my design to save

material?

– Will it withstand thermal loads?

– How can I improve acoustic

performance of my design?

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Benefits of MD Nastran-Patran

• Gain skills on meshing and FEA

model creation valued at all

corporations

• Learn to analyze structural

components for static and

dynamic loads

• Achieve skills in growing fields of

noise and vibration, design

optimization and acoustics

• Learn how to automate and

customize simulation process

using PCL

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Agenda

• Introduction

• MSC Student Edition Products

– MD Nastran-Patran

– Marc

– Adams

– SimXpert

• Getting Started

• Documentation/Resources

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Marc – What is it?Advanced Nonlinear Structural and Multi-physics Analysis

• First commercial nonlinear finite element analysis solution

– Four decades of innovation

• Advanced, general-purpose, nonlinear FEA technology.

• Easy set up of contact problems

• Coupled multiphysics for improved accuracy

• Simulates many structural deformation & material nonlinearities:

– Buckling, cracking, bending, cutting, shaping, forming, welding, etc.

– Highly-nonlinear materials, such as elastomers, composites, plastics, concrete, etc.

Why Nonlinear Analysis?

• Simplified approximations

compromise accuracy & safety

– Cannot reliably predict geometric,

material, & boundary nonlinearities

• Nonlinear analysis is essential for

investigating:

– Large-strain effects, plasticity,

friction, dynamic loads, large

deflections & motion

– Metallic & non-metallic materials

exhibiting nonlinear behavior (e.g.,

shape memory alloys, plastics,

elastomers, composites, etc.)

– Effects of physical coupling with

thermal, electrical, fluid, magnetic,

etc.

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Benefits of Marc

• Expand your knowledge of

nonlinear mechanics, heat

transfer and electromagnetics

• Learn how to analyze nonlinear

materials

• Model and analyze interaction

between multiple components

• Augment your knowledge of

fracture and failure mechanics

through computer models

• Expand your knowledge of multi-

physics through visual validation

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Agenda

• Introduction

• MSC Student Edition Products

– MD Nastran-Patran

– Marc

– Adams

• Getting Started

• Documentation/Resources

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Adams – What is it?

• MBD solutions enable system-level

analysis: study of interaction between

multiple components in an assembly

• Evaluate systems comprised of:

– Parts (rigid or flexible)

– Constraints (ideal or complex)

– Forces

• Creates loads for more accurate finite

element analysis

• Quick and cheaper way to

understand designs and systems

• Support design studies, optimization

and DOE

• Provides integration with controls

(MATLAB/SimuLink, Easy5)

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Benefits of Adams

• Test the concepts of dynamics

• Study loads created during

interaction of parts in an

assembly

• Analyze mechanical systems in

virtual environment easily

• Test your ideas for your

engineering projects quickly

• Improve your knowledge on

interaction between control

systems and mechanical systems

• Explore optimization

methodologies used to improve

product designs

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Agenda

• Introduction

• MSC Student Edition Products

– MD Nastran-Patran

– Marc

– Adams

– SimXpert

• Getting Started

• Documentation/Resources

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SimXpert– What is it?

• End-to-end analysis

– Linear/nonlinear structural analysis

– Thermal analysis

– Multibody dynamics

– Integrated motion and structural

analysis

– Coupled/chained analysis

• Comprehensive modeling

– Native CAD access

– Geometry or mesh-based models

– Mesh morphing

– Model tree for assembly management

• Advanced post processing

– Plotting, animation, charts

• Automation/Customization with

templates

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Benefits of SimXpert

• Build broad set of skills required

for success in CAE

– Structural, thermal, motion

• Learn how to automate CAE

processes

• Improve your grasp of principles

of mechanics

• Validate your designs prior to

building them to save time

• Share models with your design

team members to tackle multiple

disciplines

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Template Builder

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Local file system

Template Runner

Agenda

• Introduction

• MSC Student Edition Products

– MD Nastran-Patran

– Marc

– Adams

– SimXpert

• Getting Started

• Documentation/Resources

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Registration Process

• Fill in registration information (Academia tab on MSC website)

– http://www.mscsoftware.com/Academia/Student-Edition/Default.aspx

– Image of valid student ID needs to be uploaded

• Receive an approval email upon verification

– Can log in and access software

• Valid for 2 years from the version build date

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English Landing Page Chinese Landing Page

Student Edition Download LocationFind it under Academia

Student Edition Landing Pagefrom Front Page

Student Edition Registration FormMust upload Student Photo ID

Pending Approval Message Message to student after registration

Tutorials

Approval EmailStudent receives email with download link

Tutorials

Software Download PageApproval e-mail links to download page for 4 Student Editions

Software Download PageDownload software and product information document

Download Process

• Download directly from MSC website (Academia Tab)

– http://www.mscsoftware.com/Academia/Student-Edition/Default.aspx

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Agenda

• Introduction

• MSC Student Edition Products

– MD Nastran-Patran

– Marc

– Adams

– SimXpert

• Getting Started

• Documentation/Resources

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Learning Resources for Students

• Product documentation

– MSC support website (simcompanion.mscsoftware.com)

– Scribd (www.scribd.com)

• Searchable knowledge base articles

• Examples included in the documentation

• Interactive tutorials and OnDemand webcasts available online

• Live webinars conducted regularly

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MSC Software Academia Site

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Competitions, success stories, learning center

Training materials, conference presentations, courses

Information on latest papers published using MSC products

Information on Academic bundles for Colleges & Universities

http://www.mscsoftware.com/Academia/Default.aspx

SimCompanion

Support Center

• Access current documentation

• Keep informed of latest product releases

• Forums to interact with your peers

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Thank you!

“Predict your Future”

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