Simulate More Accurately from Engineering Analysis to Multidiscipline Solutions

Ensuring Physical Test Correlation

In today’s hypercompetitive market, manufacturers have a limited time to design and validate

product performance. Traditional engineering analysis methodology has been to utilize point

analysis tools that approximate how the product behaves in the real world. However, typically

products are subjected to multiple loading conditions happening concurrently which users

cannot fully understand using single analysis. To address this unmet market need, MSC

provides multidiscipline (MD) analysis technologies that significantly reduce the gap between

simulation and the real world.

Proven CAE Technology Foundation Delivers ReliabilityMaking up the foundation for multidiscipline (MD) analysis

are MSC’s highly reliable engineering analysis products,

used at manufacturing companies worldwide to drive

new product innovation. The individual engineering

analysis products have established virtual test

standards in many industries, and include technologies

such as Nastran, Patran, Marc, Dytran, Adams, and

Easy5 which give engineers powerful, robust tools

to perform structural, thermal, motion, and controls

analysis in less time and with higher reliability.

These products are available as stand-alone tools, or

fully integrated in a single solver framework and made

available through MSC’s MD technologies, including MD

Nastran and MD Adams, which enable the coupling of multiple physics within

a common environment for more realistic simulation across engineering discipline teams.

Simulation that Guarantees Realistic ResultsWhile MSC’s engineering tools have evolved and will continue to do so, MD enables a

path forward to re-use existing analysis in a single, fully-integrated system. MD is designed

for product manufacturers who need to perform multidiscipline analysis on increasingly

complex models. Through MD, companies achieve more realistic virtual product

development results by:

Accurately simulating the affect multiple physics have on product performance•

Reducing simulation process time using a common data model •

Achieving optimal product designs using multidiscipline optimization •

Nastran: The leading structural analysis solver

Marc: The most advanced nonlinear finite element

analysis software

Adams: The leading multi-body dynamics and motion solution

Powerful structural,

thermal, motion and

controls solutions

form the foundation

for multidiscipline

engineering analysis.

Increase Accuracy and Productivity

The core products within MD covers the full spectrum of multidiscipline engineering analysis

requirements seen in today’s increasingly complex product models. By utilizing the integrated

structural analysis in MD Nastran, the motion-mechatronics analysis in MD Adams, and

the next-generation MD modeling environment in SimXpert, engineers gain a single reliable

platform to close the gap between simulation and physical test.

MD Nastran: The Industry Standard for Large-Scale Structural AnalysisDelivering the most comprehensive set of structural analysis technologies available anywhere,

MD Nastran offers true multidiscipline simulation in a single, fully integrated solver solution.

MD Nastran is the industry-leading solution for structural, thermal, and explicit analysis. The

simulation product of choice for more than four decades, MD Nastran combines best-in-class

solver technologies—Nastran, Marc, Dytran, LS-Dyna, and other third-party solvers—into a

single product foundation to achieve faster analysis times, support very large models, and

enable more complex modeling.

MD Adams: Optimized for Complex Mechanical SystemsAs the most widely used multi-body dynamics and mechanical system simulation software,

MD Adams is built on the foundation of Adams and Easy5. With MD Adams, engineers can

evaluate the affect mechatronics has on motion. In addition, MD Adams integrates with MD

Nastran so engineers can evaluate the affect motion has on structural integrity.

MD Nastran: powerful multidiscipline analysis technology

MD Adams: comprehensive multi-body dynamics systems simulation

MD Benefits:

Real-world simulation•

Better accuracy & •test correlation

Faster simulation •results

No translation errors•

Faster, More Accurate Design Validation

MD Dramatically Reduce Process TimeMD offers an integrated solver foundation for MSC foundation technologies providing a

single, common analysis data environment, removing the need for multiple, repetitive models

across point simulation tools. By eliminating time-consuming and error-prone translations

and redundant model preparation tasks, MD Technologies dramatically reduce the time-to-

solution cycle – by up to 50 percent. Further, the common analysis data environment can

be utilized by multiple disciplinary groups, resulting in improved collaboration and faster

diagnosis of design flaws earlier in the process.

Improve Accuracy with Analysis CouplingEngineers need to understand the complex loading conditions and the effects that the

complete manufacturing process has on the final design. MD captures the complex

interactions via a common model and through the coupling of multiple analysis disciplines

to ensure accurate simulation of the physical phenomena, enabling engineers to correctly

simulate how a design behaves under real-world conditions without having to solely rely upon

costly physical prototypes.

MD will allow engineers to simulate the interaction between multiple physics in two ways:

through a direct coupling approach (applying multiple physics to a common model

simultaneously) or through a chained analysis approach (passing load cases across physics

types to solve simulation events sequentially). The result is a more precise representation of

complex interactions between engineering disciplines.

Multidiscipline (MD)

Technologies provide

engineers the ability to

more realistically and

accurately simulate the

interaction between

multiple physics within

a single solution

environment.

Model Pre Solve Post

Model Pre Solve Solve Solve Post

End to End Process Time = 3.5x

End to End Process Time = 1.75x

50% Savings

Translation

Translation

Premodel Solve Remodel Solve Post

Premodel Solve Remodel Solve Post

MD Reduces Time-to-Solution

Multidiscipline (MD)

analysis allows engineers

to more accurately and

quickly evaluate designs

under realistic conditions.

Addressing a Broad Range of ApplicationsConsidered the industry standard in most industries, MD uniquely supports a number of

industry-specific processes through integrated disciplines.

MD Accelerates Product Innovation MD enables engineering companies to combine the effects of different yet interconnected

physics within a single simulation environment. Aerospace, automotive, consumer products,

medical device, electronics, and other non-transportation manufacturing industries achieve

faster simulation process time and more accurate virtual test results leading to more product

innovation. MD supports and connects several classes of physics:

Analysis Categories Industry ApplicationsExplicit-Implicit Rotordynamic analysis, bird strike, stability analysis

Fluid-Structure Interaction Fluid tank sloshing, fluid filled bottles, airbags

Motion-Structural Chaining Full vehicle analysis, vibration of vehicle loads analysis, forensic analysis of rigid mechanisms, flexible body analysis

Thermal Structural Chaining Heat exchangers, radiators, engines

Composites Failure Chaining Progressive failure of composites

Motion-Mechatronics Vehicle systems models related to stability, anti-lock braking, landing gear, wing flap systems, and heavy machinery pneumatic systems

Enhanced Nonlinear Implicit Contact Seals, brake systems, packaging, biomedical, plastics, furnaces, solar cells, cables, fabrics

Multidiscipline Simulation ApplicationsMotion-structures simulation

of landing gear

FSI of blood flow through artery

Structural

Acoustics

Thermal

FSI

Motion

Controls

Expanding Engineering Productivity across the EnterpriseBuilding on the multidiscipline analysis value of MD,

companies can further improve productivity by

expanding into other MSC SimEnterprise Solutions.

MSC offers a progressive path forward into a complete

simulation solution set which consists of integrated

MD user environments for designers and analysts,

simulation content and process management and best

practice automation that significantly improves simulation

efficiency.

Simulate More Efficiently Best Practice Capture & Reuse

SimXpert extends the capabilities of MD by

providing a fully integrated systems modeling

solution that enables analysts to completely

automate all stages of the simulation

process – from modeling, solving, and pre/

post processing to results manipulation and

report generation – within a single, integrated

multidisciplinary workspace environment.

Multidiscipline simulations can be developed,

automatically captured as best practices, and

distributed as reusable methods to other engineers.

SimDesigner enables design engineers working in CAD to perform repeatable, fully-

documented simulation studies much earlier in the design process. Using SimDesigner,

designers have direct access to easy-to-use simulation templates that improve the ability

to perform first pass simulations, explore more what-if scenarios, and identify design flaws

earlier.

Simulate More Productively

Simulation Content & Process Management

Multidiscipline simulation productivity is further increased using SimManager, MSC’s

simulation content and process management solution. By managing the full range of diverse

content involved in simulation, SimManager eliminates time wasted in searching for data and

streamlines the process of distributing standard methods, processes, material properties,

and other content. Isolated, discipline-focused teams gain real-time access to simulation

content, enabling true multidiscipline, system-level performance prediction for the first time.

Multidiscipline

simulation can be

automatically captured

as best practices, and

distributed as reusable

methods for improved

efficiency

The MSC.Software corporate logo, MSC, and the names of the MSC.Software products and services referenced herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of the MSC.Software Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners. © 2008 MSC.Software Corporation. All rights reserved.

By building on our 40-year

simulation technology

heritage, MSC provides

a complete integrated

solution set from

engineering to enterprise

to improve simulation

accuracy, efficiency,

and productivity.

Flexible Licensing Serving a Wide Range of IndustriesMSC’s engineering solutions as well as MD offer an ideal fit across multiple industries in

which multiple products are required for analysis through a consumption based licensing

mechanism. Masterkey and Advantage programs enable a user to access the complete

range of MSC products on an as needed check-in, check-out basis. This eliminates the

need as well as time and cost to acquire different products for different analysis and project

requirements.

About MSC.Software As the global leader in enterprise simulation solutions, MSC.Software enables thousands of

companies in hundreds of industries to accelerate innovation, raise product quality, increase

revenue, and reduce costs of manufactured products.

Leveraging over 40-years of simulation expertise, MSC.Software offers a broad array of

simulation solutions that use detailed digital product models to verify every aspect of product

performance, make and track critical design decisions, and communicate and coordinate

product development.

The MSC.Software corporate logo, MSC, and the names of the MSC.Software products and services referenced herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of the MSC.Software Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners. © 2008 MSC.Software Corporation. All rights reserved.

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