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Patran is an open system which allows analysis solvers not provided by MSC to be developed and accessed. Application Preferences are MSC supplied interfaces to some of the more popular analysis codes. These interfaces convert the data in the Patran database into the required analysis code input decks. After the analysis code is run, the Application Preference also provides a method to convert the analysis code results file into a Patran results database. These interfaces include:
• Patran ABAQUS Preference Guide
• Patran ANSYS Preference Guide
• Patran LS-DYNA3D Preference Guide
• MSC Marc Preference Guide
• Dytran Preference Guide
• Patran MSC Nastran Preference Guide, Volumes 1-2
• Patran PAMCRASH Preference Guide
• Patran SAMCEF Preference Guide
• PATRAN 2 Neutral File Preference Guide