MSC.FEA combines the power and ease-of-use of two MSC.Software's most popular products, MSC.Nastran and MSC.Patran, into a cost effective, fully integrated solution tailored for the needs of the mechanical engineer. MSC.FEA combines CAD interfaces, geometric modeling, finite element pre- and postprocessing, and comprehensive analysis capabilities into an integrated software package.

Engineers can quickly create parts with two and three-dimensional wireframe, surface and solid geometry. Additionally, geometry can be imported from CAD systems via one of MSC.FEA's CAD access options. These include IGES and ACIS for general CAD data, or for specific CAD systems, direct access toCATIA, Pro/ENGINEER, and Unigraphics geometry.

Once the geometry has been imported, or created, the engineer can create the analysis model by using a powerful suite of meshing tools. Meshing tools include industry leading automeshers for curves, surfaces and solids as well as mapped meshing and paved surface meshing. Additionally, the analysis model can be graphically edited, which is a key requirement for creating an accurate model.

The analysis can be carried out using MSC.Nastran and the results displayed in the powerful integrated postprocessing module.

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