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
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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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