It supports input graphically, from a command line, and from a file. You can also save the current state to an editable file, so it is easy to make modifications. After setting up your problem, you can translate the information to work with your's or other's analysis code. The output of these codes can be translated back to be used by Patran for post-processing analysis including the generation of graphical images. Patran's own file format is documented, so you may write your own translators or modify your own codes to work with Patran file formats.
Documentation is available from within patran.
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