Any standard MSC.Marc (up to version 2006) problem can be submitted using Patran’s Analysis Manager. This is accomplished from the Analysis form with the Analysis Preference set to MSC.Marc.

The following rules apply to MSC.Marc run-ready input files for submittal:

Run-ready input files prepared by Patran follow these rules. Correct and proper analysis files are created by following the instructions and guidelines as outlined in the Marc Preferance Guide.

To submit, monitor, and manage MSC.Marc jobs from Patran using the Analysis Manager, make sure the Analysis Preference is set to MSC.Marc. This is done from the Preferences menu on the main form. The Analysis form appears when the Analysis toggle, located on the Patran application switch, is chosen. Pressing the Apply button on the Analysis application form with the Action set to Analyze, Monitor, or Abort will cause the Analysis Manager to perform the desired action. A chapter is dedicated to each of these actions in the manual as well as one for custom configuration of
MSC.Marc submittals.

Multiple file systems are not supported with MSC.Marc submittals. See Disk Space for
more information.

Restarts, user subroutines, externally referenced result (POST) and view factor files are handled by the Analysis Manager by optionally copying these files to the executing host first, then running MSC.Marc with the appropriate command arguments. See Restart for more information.