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MSC puts simulation packages into one system

Simulation software company MSC Software has brought all of its simulation packages together in a single multi-disciplinary system called MD Nastran.

The new package includes the existing MSC Nastran, Marc, Dytran and LS-Dyna packages and is fully integrated.
Chairman and chief executive officer William Weyand said the new system would allow people to use integrated simulation in a familiar environment. “MD Nastran transitions from simulating how a design will perform to how the product will perform,” he said.

MD Nastran can reduce the time taken to make a complex simulation by 50 per cent compared with bundled single-point simulation tools.

In addition, the company says, there are gains through having a single simulation model for all disciplines within an organisation to work to, eliminating “silos” of simulation knowledge.

The independent analyst company Daratech says that spending on computer-aided engineering (CAE) simulation software and services increased by 11 per cent in 2005, largely off the back of model complexity.

MD Nastran combines the ability to perform linear, implicit non-linear and explicit non-linear analysis within the one system and, says Daratech founder Charles Foundyller, “has the potential to greatly enhance inter-discipline innovation and accelerate time-to-market”.

MD Nastran enables more iterations through its support of true HPC 64-bit and shared/distributed memory parallel support for large and complex models. It can handle the growing need to analyse complex assemblies with millions of degrees of freedom.