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MD Nastran Desktop THE FUTURE IS MULTIDISCIPLINE. AFFORDABLE FOR YOUR BUSINESS.

MD Nastran DesktopTHE FUTURE IS MULTIDISCIPLINE. AFFORDABLE FOR YOUR BUSINESS.

Not Just for Big Manufacturers

MD Nastran Desktop makes MD Nastran, the leading

structural FEA solution, accessible to worldwide

innovative industries and engineers with diverse high-end

simulation technology needs and increasing cost pressure

challenges.

Designed specifically for suppliers and medium-sized

manufacturers, MD Nastran Desktop provides flexible,

low-cost access to MD Nastran’s extensive and powerful

solution capabilities through SimXpert’s scalable and

integrated easy to use interface.

Any industry or company, independent of its size, can

benefit from modular access to the most powerful

multidiscipline simulation technology in the world through

tailored solutions.

Engineers can start with the MD Nastran capabilities that

fit their current FEA needs and easily move up to more

advanced functionality while remaining in the same user

environment, leading to accelerated productivity and

shorter learning curve.

Each MD Nastran Desktop solution is available at

affordable prices, and backed by MSC.Software’s

best-in-class technical support and engineering

partnership – aimed at advancing customers’ product

technology innovation: a promise that comes from being

the “original” developer of the gold standard in structural

analysis – Nastran.

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MD Nastran Desktop NASTRAN…ALWAYS POWERFUL. NOW WITHIN YOUR REACH.

• Tailored to Your Needs

• Affordable

• Easy to Use

• Scalable

• Powerful

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Designed specifically for suppliers and mid-sized manufacturing companies, MD Nastran Desktop solutions have been custom built based on the requirements of leading innovative industries and mechanical engineers like you, with diverse high-end simulation technology needs and increasing cost pressure challenges.

Reasons To BuyAffordable The MD Nastran Desktop solutions are configured to the diverse but sophisticated simulation requirements of engineers who face robust engineering challenges and increased cost pressures. With MD Nastran Desktop, companies receive affordable, low cost simulation solutions that provide access to the industry standard MD Nastran to address linear and dynamics structural problems on up to advanced coupled physics and multidisciplinary problems.

Ease of Use Many medium sized manufacturing businesses often have overlapping designer and analyst roles; and therefore need easier to use simulation tools. MD Nastran Desktop provides a modern user interface through SimXpert that is easy to use and understand for this user group.

Most Trusted Results in the World Leading manufacturers around the world rely on MD Nastran. MSC’s contribution to multidisciplinary analysis includes:

• World leader in CAE technologies for nearly 50 years

• Developer of technologies for multiple disciplines with pioneer commercial products like Nastran, Marc and Adams for analyses of linear, nonlinear and multibody dynamics problems

• Partner and software solution provider for top automotive and aerospace companies

• Solution provider to all major industries with worldwide presence

PowerfulWith MD Nastran Desktop, engineers get access to the full strength and most technologically developed CAE solver in the world. Multidisciplinary capabilities ranging from linear to nonlinear structural analysis, including implicit and explicit analysis, dynamics, thermal and acoustic studies and also rigid body dynamics are all available, all within a common user environment. A single model for linear and nonlinear with possible extensions into various physics types offers a powerful alternative to building two different models to be analyzed by two different codes.

FlexibleMD Nastran Desktop packages have been tailored for the specific analysis needs of suppliers and mid-sized manufacturing companies with diverse analysis needs. Depending on design requirements, engineers can start with linear static analysis and move up to advanced nonlinear and multidisciplinary simulations that couple motion and structures into single model.

AssuredAt the heart of MD Nastran Desktop is over 40 years of innovative, industry proven FEA technology. OEMs around the world trust Nastran results. As a result, it has become recognized as the

standard for FEA analysis providing the certainty needed in today’s competitive market where being first to market with a quality product is key to succeeding. In 2003, NASA put a value to society on the NASTRAN structural analysis simulation software that MSC had delivered to it at $10B+.

ComplianceMD Nastran, the core solver behind each of the MD Nastran Desktop packages, is used by Aerospace and Automotive OEMs around the world as their trusted FEA solution for structural analysis. NASTRAN has been certified and accepted as the benchmark and gold standard for accurate computational results. Suppliers working with large OEMs can use MD Nastran Desktop can feel certain they are complying with the same standards adopted by their large customers, and therefore potentially win more business as a design partner. The ability to exchange models between OEM and suppliers also prevents expensive duplicate model building or error prone input translation thereby leading to faster turnaround of results with greater confidence in results.

Scalable MD Nastran Desktop provides a scalable path allowing companies to grow with functionality as needed. Each package has been tailored for the specific analysis needs of suppliers and mid-sized manufacturing companies with diverse analysis needs and skill sets. Depending on design requirements, engineers can start small with linear static analysis and move up to advanced nonlinear and multidisciplinary simulations. Depending on the industry and application needs, various packages are available to provide the best possible fit to the analysis requirements with possibility to add more functionality later to any package.

Best-in-Class Support MD Nastran Desktop is backed by MSC.Software’s unsurpassed engineering and technical expertise. With nearly 50 years of engineering simulation and industry experience, there is no engineering problem MSC can’t help our clients solve. We provide process consulting, simulation project assistance, hands-on technical support, and training. Immediate turnaround and trusted results come from the MSC staff. MSC has one of the best technical teams in the CAE industry with known leadership in their respective areas of expertise. With offices in nearly 20 countries, MSC staff can work round the clock to deliver a rapid turnaround of results.

Quickly Deployable MD Nastran Desktop is delivered with learning aids including tutorials and documentation with world class customer support so customers can get started using the software quickly and see faster return on investment.

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MD Nastran Desktop Structures

MD Nastran Desktop Structures is the base desktop solution tailored to stress engineers working on components, assemblies, and structures subjected to static and dynamic loads. Engineers can analyze any structural component with ease, determine if the structure is going to buckle or yield, and ensure the design performs within tolerance limits.

Through the use of robust joints and connectors, interaction and load transfer between components of an assembly is made easy. The linear contact capability of MD Nastran not only expands the possibilities of simulation studies that can be performed, the intuitive and easy set up saves users significant set up time and improves productivity.

This package includes:• Linear Statics• Dynamics• Modal• Buckling• Connectors• Linear Contact• Pre/post processing (SimXpert or Patran)• Template automation (SimXpert)

MD Nastran Desktop Structures & Motion

MD Nastran Desktop Structures & Motion helps structures and motion engineers study the true functional performance of systems using the multibody dymamics (MBD) and kinematics capabilities engine of MD Adams, the most widely used MBD solution in the world together with the power of MD Nastran. Engineers can use this solution to get accurate loads for subsequent FE analyses, and perform flex body integration (coupling of motion/structures) to make more accurate design decisions earlier in the development cycle and reduce physical test costs.

This package includes:• Linear Statics• Dynamics• Modal• Buckling• Connectors• Linear Contact• Multibody Dynanics• Motion-Structures Flex Body Integration• Pre/post processing (SimXpert)• Template automation (SImXpert)

MD Nastran DesktopPackaged to Suit Your Needs Today and Scalable for Tomorrow MD Nastran Desktop delivers all the power of the MD Nastran complete solution through a modularized approach. Engineers can now start with the MD Nastran capabilities that fit their current FEA needs and easily move up to more advanced functionality while remaining in the same user environment, leading to accelerated productivity and shorter learning curve. Any company independent of its size can now benefit from the improved scalable & modular access to the most powerful Nastran solution in the world through tailored solutions including:

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MD Nastran Desktop Advanced Structures

MD Nastran Desktop Advanced Structures is tailored to structural engineers simulating nonlinear and multiphysics problems including nonlinear materials, contact, large strain and displacement behaviors, and thermo-mechanical coupling.

With capabilities to simulate complex nonlinear materials along with large strain and displacement behaviors, the Advanced Structures Package provides engineers with a complete nonlinear solution. The same easy to use contact analysis capability available in Structures Package is also available here with ability to address large displacements and rotations.

This package includes:• Linear Statics• Dynamics• Modal• Buckling• Connectors• Linear Contact• Advanced Nonlinear • Thermal• Thermal-mechanical coupling• Pre/post processing (SimXpert or Patran)• Template automation (SimXpert)

MD Nastran Desktop Advanced Dynamics

MD Nastran Desktop Advanced Dynamics helps structural dynamics and acoustics engineers virtually simulate designs that are subjected to advanced dynamic loading conditions. With this solution, engineers can analyze both static and dynamic loads, study interior acoustic behaviors such as noise and vibration and receive a productivity boost with MD Nastran’s superelement assembly features that deliver immediate efficiencies when modeling and analyzing large assemblies.

This package includes:• Linear Statics• Modal• Buckling• Connectors• Advanced Dynamics• Acoustics• Random Vibration• Superelements• Pre/post processing (SimXpert or Patran)• Template automation (SimXpert)

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MD Nastran Desktop Advanced Explicit

MD Nastran Desktop Advanced Explicit helps structural engineers study explicit nonlinear problems including drop testing, impact, and crash simulations.

MD Nastran’s Desktop’s Explicit Nonlinear Package integrates the technology from LS-Dyna into MD Nastran to provide you with a complete explicit solution ideal for fast, transient events like impact, crash, or drop. During these events, the product being tested experiences extensive nonlinearities and undergoes extensive deformation. In order to solve these complex problems, MD Nastran support multitude of nonlinear materials along with failure capabilities and capability to study interaction between different bodies including self-contact. High performance parallelization capabilities also help you achieve the productivity you desire and require to analyze the large models you need to solve.

This package includes:• Linear Statics• Dynamics• Modal• Buckling• Connectors• Linear Contact• Explicit Nonlinear• Drop Test• Pre/post processing (SimXpert or Patran)• Template automation (SimXpert)

MD Nastran Desktop Advanced Structures & Motion

MD Nastran Desktop Advanced Structures & Motion helps structural and systems engineers study the true functional performance of systems using the multibody dymamics (MBD) and kinematics capabilities engine of MD Adams, the most widely used MBD solution in the world together with the advanced structural and nonlinear capabilities of MD Nastran. Engineers can use this solution to get accurate loads for subsequent FE analyses, and perform flex body integration (coupling of motion/structures) to make more accurate design decisions earlier in the development cycle and reduce physical test costs.

This package includes:• Linear Statics• Dynamics• Modal• Buckling• Connectors• Linear Contact• Advanced Nonlinear • Thermal• Thermal-mechanical coupling• Multibody Dynamics• Motion-structures Flex Body Integration• Pre/post processing (SimXpert)• Template automation (SimXpert)

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MD Nastran Desktop Solution GuideSelecting a Solution that Fits Your Needs today has never been easier.

Structures

Structures & Motion

Advanced Dynamics

Advanced Structures

Advanced

Explicit

Advanced Structures & Motion

Analysis Capablilities

Linear Statics n n n n n n

Normal Modes n n n n n n

Linear Buckling n n n n n n

Connectors n n n n n n

Linear Contact n n n n n n

Adams Integration n n n n n n

Dynamics n n n n n n

SMP (multiprocessing) v v n v v v

Superelements v v n v v v

Acoustics (interior) v v n v v v

Implicit Nonlinear v v v n v n

Nonlinear Heat Transfer v v v n v n

Advanced Thermal v v v n v n

Coupled Thermal-Mechanical v v v n v n

Explicit Nonlinear v v v v n v

Drop Test v v v v n v

Multibody Dynamics v n v v v n

Kinematics v n v v v n

Modeling and Post Processing

SimXpert Geometry Modeling n n n n n n

SimXpert Geometry Translators n n n n n n

SimXpert Structures Workspace n n n n v n

SimXpert Explicit/Crash Workspace v v v v n v

SimXpert Motion Workspace v n v v v n

SimXpert Motion Solver v n v v v n

SimXpert Process Automation with SimXpert with SimXpert with SimXpert with SimXpert with SimXpert with SimXpert

Patran GUI v n/a v v v n/a

- standard as part of package

- optional add-on productsvn