This movie gallery is intended to raise your awareness for the kinds of simulations you can perform with these product, and the results you can obtain from those simulations.
Be sure to get familiar with materials available inside the products under the Help menu, especially Getting Started guides and context-sensitive help. As well as that guides that are available for purchase in the online MSC store.
Work through several, quick step-by-step tutorials (Lower experience required) first and then progress to some advanced examples (Higher experience required)
Written by experienced MSC technical support staff, the useful articles in our corporate Knowledge Base (KB) provide certified answers to numerous frequently asked questions. This comprehensive, central repository oh how-to articles is the best place to look if you need assistance that isn't covered by our Documentation or Examples Library.
Dialog with other students & faculty at universities around the world. Ask for help with what you're trying to do and offer them help if you have "been there, done that".
Faculty & students may attend commercial MSC training courses at a significantly discounted rate. Check our Training Schedules for course times & locations, then contact your local MSC office for more information.
*University students are encouraged to post & search our University forums, but are asked to only search (not post to) our Commercial discussion forums.
Participate in a worldwide discussion forum available "for faculty only" to exchange ideas on the effective use of MSC simulation software in engineering curricula.
Download and re-use notes from commercial MD Nastran / Patran training courses, including any theoretical manuals, technical papers, or verification guides available for this product. Email university@mscsoftware.com to request the login information required to access this password-protected FTP site.
Support & Training
Understand what training and support options are available to faculty who include MD Nastran / Patran in their coursework.
