MSC.Patran

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MSC.Patran

• The World Standard
• CAE
• Environment

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MSC.Patran

• Directly Links Geometry and Real World Analysis
• Unique Breadth of Robust Analysis Functionality
• Customizable to Further Your Competitive Advantage

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MSC.DYTRAN
MSC.MARC MSC.ADVANCED FEA
Pro/ENGINEER
Integrating CADwith aComplete Analysis Solution
MSC.FATIGUE
CATIA
MSC.Patran
MSC.NASTRAN
UNIGRAPHICS
MSC.LAMINATE MODELER
MSC.SUPERMODEL
PTC/CADDS 5
MSC.THERMAL
STEP ACIS IGES
ABAQUS ANSYS and In-house codes
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Key Features

• Easy-to-use, graphical interface
• Direct geometry access
• Robust engineering content
• Multiple analysis preferences
• Extensive results visualization
• Customization tools
• Tight analysis integration

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Key Benefits

• Increased productivity
• Shortens product design process
• Address real world problems
• Leverages CAD/CAE software investment
• Better understanding of complex analyses
• Automate tasks, incorporate in-house analyses
• Robust, easy access to MSC.NASTRAN

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CAD Access

• Direct Geometry Access
• CAD partnerships
• UNIGRAPHICS
• CATIA
• PRO/ENGINEER
• PTC/CADDS 5
• Import STEP, IGES, ACIS
• Verification and clean-up tools

Patran is the CAD integration system
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Meshing

• Mapped meshing
• Automatic surface meshing
• Automotive surface meshing
• Automatic solid meshing
• Mesh sweeping
• Curvature refinement
• Smoothing and clean-up
• Element quality checks

Only Patran delivers a complete meshing solution
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Model Environment

• Properties, Loads Boundary Conditions
• Assigned to geometry or FEM
• Analysis code specific
• Supports time and temperature varying inputs
• Material Selector

Virtually any engineering
environment can be simulated with Patran
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Analysis Preferences

• Easy-to-use, forms-driven
• Analysis code specific
• Custom in-house preferences
• Support major analysis codes
• MSC.NASTRAN
• MARC
• DYTRAN
• ANSYS
• ABAQUS

Patran is the CAE integration system
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Results

• Extensive user control
• Individual averaging
• Global-local freebody
• Results re-use as a new load
• Post process optimization
• Types
• Fringes
• Deformations
• Animations
• Isosurfaces
• XY Plots, ...

Patran offers complete results visualization
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Customization

• Patran Command Language (PCL)
• User interface customization
• Integration of in-house analysis codes
• Automation of repetitive tasks
• Documented on-line

PCL extends your competitive advantage
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• MSC.Patran
• dramatically reduces your design process time by
  tightly integrating CAD with robust analysis