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With MSC Software simulation experience on your resume you better position yourself for a fast track career. Gain access to industry standard solutions used for over 40 years with products such as MD Nastran, Patran, Adams, and Marc.


MSC Nastran With Patran

Structural & Multidiscipline

MD Nastran is the world's most widely used Finite Element Analysis (FEA) solver. When it comes to simulating stress, dynamics, or vibration of real-world, complex systems, MSC Nastran is still the best and most trusted software in the world – period. Today, manufacturers of everything from parts to complex assemblies are choosing the FEA solver that is reliable and accurate enough to be certified by the FAA and other regulatory agencies.

Engineers and analysts tasked with virtual prototyping are challenged to produce results fast enough to impact design decisions, and accurate enough to give their companies and management the confidence to replace physical prototypes. In today's world, nobody has time or budget to spend evaluating the accuracy of their FEA software – you need to know it's right.

Use Nastran - Submit Your Story - Win an iPod!

We want to hear what you are doing with MSC software at your school – Tell us your story and be entered to win an 8GB iPod touch! A new lucky winner will be selected and announced every 3 months. Whether or not you win our prize, you can benefit in other ways. For instance, when interviewing for your next job, you can direct recruiters to this story describing your impressive simulation work with MSC software. These stories are not intended to be "journal quality", but rather simple, visually compelling, and informative. Simply email university@mscsoftware.com to submit you story.

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Subsonic & Supersonic Fixed Wing Projects

Ohio State University
The NSF Smart Vehicle Concepts Center Use MSC Software as a Primary Resource in Simulation

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