The number of physical prototypes and destructive tests required to bring products to market is also reduced. MSC.FEA combines the power and ease of use of MSC's most popular software programs, MSC.Nastran and MSC.Patran, into a cost-effective, integrated solution tailored for the needs of mechanical engineers. Additionally, they can import geometry from CAD systems via one of MSC.FEA's CAD access options. MSC.FEA allows engineers to enter properties for their most commonly used materials into a simple, scrollable form, or to access these properties from an online materials databank. MSC.FEA provides access to the wealth of materials data available with MSC.Mvision.
Users can purchase additional materials databanks as optional add-ons.
The properties can then be assigned to any part by material name. Every aerospace company considers the accurate prediction of external loads one of the most critical parts of product development. A typical aerospace program can have 10 s to 100 s of stress engineers that rely on accurate and timely external loads. For each day the downstream communication of external loads is delayed, a tremendous cost can be incurred to an aerospace program. Timely communication of more accurate external loads data with a high degree of confidence will allow aerospace companies to reduce the loads cycle time while supporting more accurate structural designs.