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MSC.Patran Training & Technical Support Staff

The MSC.Patran Technical Support Staff is anchored by 16 experienced engineers. Each Support Engineer is committed to maximizing the capability and functionality of all MSC.Patran products used in your Computer Aided Engineering process. These degreed engineers each have an average of 10 years field experience prior to joining MSC plus an average of 5 years experience at MSC. Two-thirds of our Support Engineers have advanced degrees. Five have engineering Ph.D.'s and another five are certified Professional Engineers. With an average of over 15 years experience and a combined total of 92 publications the MSC.Patran Technical Support Engineering Staff is a valuable resource to any technology organization involved in Computer Aided Engineering.

MSC.Patran Technical Support Engineers provide customer support for all MSC.Patran products. They staff the MSC.Patran Technical Support Line (800-732-7284) as well as develop and conduct the MSC.Patran training courses offered by the MSC Institute of Technology (800-732-7211).

Because of the depth, breadth, and stature of our Support Engineering Staff the Technical Support Line is a valuable resource for our customers. The hotline functions in its traditional role as a quick reference guide to the functionality of MSC.Patran. The hotline also provides up-to-date technical information useful to our customers. Through the hotline Technical Support Engineers provide CAE expertise to our customers while receiving insight into the trends and issues of using MSC.Patran products in the CAE environment. This feedback from our customers provides timely guidance for the continuing evolution and improvement of MSC.Patran. Because the Technical Support Staff is located in the same building with the MSC.Patran Development Staff they can act as a customer advocate during the MSC.Patran development process.

MSC.Patran Technical Support Engineers are managed and supported by an experienced and capable staff. Technical Support managers maintain an active presence on the Technical Support Line and in the training facilities. In addition, there are two experienced queuers who channel the flow of 1,300 calls per month answered by the Technical Support Engineers. There are also two Training Coordinators who manage the logistics of up to 12 course offerings monthly across the USA and Canada. And, there are 4 student aides who, while in various stages of their own engineering education, supply logistical support to our staff .

The entire staff of MSC.Patran Training and Technical Support is focused on maximizing the capability and functionality of each MSC.Patran product within your CAE process.

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