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Marc


What can I do with this product?
 
This movie gallery is intended to raise your awareness for the kinds of simulations you can perform with this product, and the results you can obtain from those simulations.

Academic



A staple pin under a compression deformation

Heating of a block due to dynamic friction
   

Local adaptive meshing upon contact

An elastomeric material under a compressive deformation mode with and w/o friction
 
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Industry


 

Car door seal

Rubber mount
   

Rubber b oot

A pin inserted into its holder
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How can I learn to use this product?
 
Documentation
Be sure to get familiar with materials available inside the product 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.

Examples Library
Work through several, quick step-by-step tutorials (Lower experience required) first and then progress to some advanced examples (Higher experience required)

Knowledge Base
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.

Forums*
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".

Formal Training
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.

Why should I learn to use this product?
 
  • There is a high demand by companies around the world for this skill
  • With these skills you will have a competitive edge over other applicants for the same job opening
  • Jump start your career and command a higher starting salary
  • Companies are investing a greater amount of their resources in virtual product development (VPD) to cut cost

How can I teach with this product?
 
Curriculum Exchange
Participate in a worldwide discussion forum available "for faculty only" to exchange ideas on the effective use of MSC simulation software in engineering curricula.

Commercial Training Materials
Download and re-use notes from commercial Marc 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 Marc in their coursework.


How can I license and activate this product?
 
Refer to the Setup Guides and Installation Guides on this product's commercial Technical Support web page

Marc / Patran FAQs

Examples Library

Creating an image file from Patran

Creating a movie file from Patran

Accessing Utilities menu

Visualizing the cross sections of beam elements in 3D

Deactivating the default autosaving option

Exporting model data and available entities for each format

Error when submitting MARC job (ERRNO 8113001)

Notes on displacement BC's in cylindrical coordinate frames & follower loads

Using MARC on RedHat 9.0

Applying load and displacement controlled rigid bodies

Predicting the effect of stress stiffening on modal analysis

Understanding MARC memory allocation

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