MSC Software Corporation (MSC), a global leader in Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) simulation software and services and part of Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division, released MSC Apex Generative Design 2020, a tool that enables engineers to explore new approaches and optimize any part of their design in one step to develop innovative products up to 80% faster […]

MSC Software Corporation (MSC), a global leader in computer-aided engineering (CAE) simulation software and services, announced a research collaboration to advance additive manufacturing (AM) techniques for high performance and high reliability applications with the Materials Innovation Guild (MIG) at the University of Louisville, USA. Additive manufacturing is moving from prototyping to production, where it will […]

Bruce Jenkins, Ora Research MSC Software just announced MSC Apex Grizzly, the seventh release of its next-generation CAE platform and an unprecedented breakthrough in engineering modeling and simulation of mega-structures. Very large structures such as cranes, ship hulls, shipyard ramps and the like are typically massive assemblies that often include thousands of parts welded together, […]

MSC Software Corporation announced it has reached an agreement to be bought by Hexagon AB. The acquisition is subject to clearance and standard regulatory filings and is expected to be complete in April of 2017. MSC will continue to run as an independent business unit within Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence (MI) division. MI’s main businesses are […]

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Guest blog by Dominic Gallello, CEO of MSC Software We are witnesses of an interesting movement, the 3D Printing, or Additive Manufacturing (AM) process of building new things. As we watch it progress from just another technology hype to the next industrial revolution, one thing becomes very clear. Simulation tools that would allow us to […]

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MSC Nastran 2016 is faster with new multidisciplinary analysis features. Patran 2016 improves support for nonlinear and fatigue analysis capabilities. The software uses enhanced Automated Component Mode Synthesis (ACMS) method with Shared Memory Parallel (SMP) computing to effectively use more cores for higher user productivity. 50% parallel efficiency has been observed for 16 processors. SMP…

The design of reinforced plastic parts is traditionally based on a “black metal” approach, where the plastic behavior is highly approximated, often resulting in over designed or too heavy parts. Digimat-RP/Moldex3D (an OEM version of Moldex3D embedded in Digimat-RP) addresses this issue because it simulates injection molding for easy and accurate nonlinear analysis of reinforced…

MSC Software Corporation has announced the new release of SimManager 2015. SimManager 2015 brings process enhancements and improved ease of use to MSC Software’s Simulation Process and Data…

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Adams The Multibody Dynamics Simulation Solution As the world’s most widely used Multibody Dynamics (MBD) software, Adams helps engineers to study the dynamics of moving parts, how loads and forces are distributed throughout mechanical systems. Watch free webinar Simulate “Real World” Physics As the world’s most famous and widely used Multibody Dynamics (MBD) software, Adams…

The MSC Apex is a next generation computer-aided engineering (CAE) platform. It introduces a CAE Specific direct modeling and meshing solution, MSC Apex Modeler, that streamlines CAD clean up, simplification and meshing workflow. In this release is Smart Midsurface technology, a workflow to expedite the creation of finite element models for thin structures composed of…

MSC Apex transforms the way engineers perform simulation by reducing critical CAE modeling and process time from days to hours. Share simulation models with supply chain without compromising Intellectual Property (IP). Engage in rapid trade studies. Watch more video examples of Apex here: mscapex.com MSC Software www.mscsoftware.com

MSC Software Corporation today announced the new release of MaterialCenter 2015. MaterialCenter 2015 is an out-of-the-box Material Process and Data Lifecycle Management option with direct integration into CAE applications that engineers regularly use. CAE Material Model Support Generate CAE models for the most popular CAE solver directly from MaterialCenter. Support for individual and batch generation…

By Yijun Fan and Wulong Sun Lugging is a familiar—and unwelcome—challenge that symbolizes the tension between fuel economy and noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) in motor vehicle design today. Lugging occurs when a vehicle is operating at a high gear and a low engine speed—below 2,000 RPM—and the driver hits the accelerator. The lack of…

MSC Software Corporation announced the new release of MSC Nastran 2014 and Patran 2014. MSC Nastran 2014 delivers significant enhancements to its groundbreaking solver embedded fatigue functionality as well as performance improvements and ease of use. Patran 2014 supports the new fatigue analysis capabilities and delivers improvements to nonlinear analysis support. Release highlights of MSC…

MSC Software Corporation has awarded three of its most senior technologists – Jean-Pierre Coyette, Jim McConville, and Ted Wertheimer – the rarely bestowed rank of MSC Technical Fellow for their contributions to computer-aided engineering. Coyette, McConville, and Wertheimer earned MSC Technical Fellow distinction, the company’s highest technical rank, through extraordinary achievement in acoustic simulation, structural…

MSC Software Corp. announces that the release of SimManager, which delivers both simulation process and data management enhancements. This new release focuses on user interface improvements that make the software easier to use and provides direct integration with CAE application, such as MSC Software’s Adams, Patran and Marc, as well as ANSA from Beta CAE […]

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Computer-based simulation software has been around a long time. It’s value in enabling companies to validate designs without costly physically testing has been well documented. Despite the advantages, the technology has had its challenges in terms of widespread adoption. It’s been criticized as being too expensive and too difficult to use. A recent CIMdata report […]

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By Travis Hunter When simulation analysis results for the widely used “hot-fill” process of packaging liquids did not correlate to lab tests, Graham Packaging Company began searching for a new simulation method that would yield accurate results. It needed to experiment with different package designs to anticipate deformation during the hot-fill process, and simulation offered…

The developers at MSC Software have been busy this summer. The Newport Beach, CA-based developer of multidiscipline simulation software has made two major product announcements this month, releasing new versions of Marc nonlinear FEA software and Adams multi-body dynamics simulation software. Let’s start with Marc 2014, which is used by product engineers for nonlinear and […]

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By Srinivas Reddy Hadley Industries manufactures cold-roll formed products, primarily for the building and construction industries. The company developed and patented a cold-forming process known as UltraSTEEL, which significantly improves mechanical and structural properties of strip steel by imparting a dimpling pattern prior to the roll forming operation. UltraSTEEL uses a pair of roll tools…

e-Xstream engineering, an MSC Software Company, and software developer of Digimat, a nonlinear multi-scale material and structure modeling platform has announced the new release of Digimat 5.0.1. The new capabilities in this release significantly improve the user friendliness of analyzing fiber reinforced plastics and the accuracy of analyzing unidirectional (UD) and woven composites. Release Highlights: […]

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MSC Software Corporation announced the new release of MSC Nastran 2013.1, augmenting the groundbreaking capabilities like solver embedded fatigue, optimization for fatigue life and poroelastic material modeling introduced in the previous 2013 release. The new capabilities in 2013.1 provide engineers with faster performance for large models, ease of use, and nonlinear analysis improvements. Release highlights […]

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Win a free dynamic design analysis of your mechanism. Get to market faster. Be a hero to your customers. When NASA’s JPL landed the Curiosity Rover on Mars, I was impressed. Not just that they’d done it blind (because of the time-delay in communications from Mars), but also that they’d done it by dropping the […]

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This article is written by Chris Baker with MSC/Software. Any wind-power project is an engineering challenge, but offshore projects present the additional challenge of a hostile environment. Designing pylons and turbines that can withstand the marine environment is the first challenge. Building those designs on the open sea is the second, and perhaps more daunting

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Composites are getting more attention as design firms work to remove weight from products. MSC Software Corporation, a developer of multidiscipline simulation software that accelerates product innovation, says that ixent GmbH is using MSC Nastran for the layout and simulation of composite structures. Lightweight design is a primary objective for engineers at ixent GmbH. Aerospace

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