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P3*V2007R1*Z*Z*Z*DC-REL-PDF CONTENTS Patran Release Guide Patran Release Guide, 1 Patran 2007 r1 I Key Highlights, 2 at a Glance ❑ General, 2 - Licensing, 2 - Isosurface Support, 2 - Interactive Viewport, 2 - Spectrums and Ranges, 2 - Demonstration Problems, 2 - Improved Memory Management, 2 ❑ CAD Access, 3 - InterOp R16 SP8, 3 - Parasolid 18, 3 - UG NX 4.0, 3 ❑ MSC Nastran Preference, 3 - Optimization (SOL 200) Support, 3 - Nonlinear Analysis (SOLs 400, 600, & 700), 4 - Dynamics, 4 - Miscellaneous, 5 ❑ Marc Preference, 5 - New Physics Types, 5 - Contact Improvements, 6 - Marc Input File Import, 6 - POST Revision 13, 6 - Bolt Modeling, 6 ❑ Third Party Support, 6 - ABAQUS, 6 - ANSYS, 7 - SAMCEF, 7 I Supported OS/Hardware Platforms, 8 I Supported CAD Access , 10 I Analysis Preferences Tested, 12 I Technical Support, 13 2 General I Isosurface Support, 16 Enhancements I Interactive Viewport, 17 ❑ Middle Mouse Button Mapping, 17 ❑ Right Mouse Button Interaction, 18 ❑ RightMouseButtononTreeWidgetEntities,18 I Spectrums and Ranges, 19 I Demonstration Problems, 20 3 MSC Nastran I Optimization (SOL 200) Support, 24 Preference ❑ Default Design Study, 24 ❑ Additional Analysis Types, 25 ❑ Topology Optimization, 27 I Nonlinear Analysis (SOLs 400, 600, & 700), 29 ❑ Implicit Nonlinear (SOL 400), 29 ❑ Implicit Nonlinear (SOL 600) - Heat Transfer Support, 34 ❑ Explicit Nonlinear (SOL 700), 37 I Dynamic Analysis, 39 ❑ Superelement Support, 39 ❑ Exterior Acoustics, 41 ❑ Phase Angles & Frequency Response Analysis, 42 ❑ Random Analysis, 43 I Miscellaneous, 45 ❑ ContactinLinearSolutions,45 ❑ Closed Cavities for Radiation Analysis, 46 4 Marc Preference I New Physics Types, 48 ❑ Electrostatics, 49 ❑ Joule Heating, 49 ❑ Thermal & Structural Support in Coupled Analysis, 49 I Contact Improvements, 50 ❑ Analytical Contact Definitions, 50 ❑ Contact Area and Exclusion Definitions, 51 ❑ Rigid Contact Growth Factors, 52 ❑ Miscellaneous, 52 I Marc Input File Import, 53 I POST Revision 13, 54 I Bolt Modeling, 55 ❑ Geometric based, 56 ❑ Vector based, 56 ❑ Element based, 56 INDEX I Patran Release Guide, 57 MSC/PATRAN User’s Guide, Part 4: Finite Element Modeling Preface I List of MSC.Patran Books I Technical Support I Internet Resources iv List of MSC.Patran Books Below is a list of some of the MSC.Nastran documents. You may order any of these documents from the MSC.Software BooksMart site at www.engineering-e.com. Installation and Release Guides ❏ Installation and Operations Guide ❏ Release Guide User’s Guides and Reference Manuals ❏ MSC.Patran User’s Guide ❏ MSC.Patran Reference Manual ❏ MSC.Patran Analysis Manager ❏ MSC.Patran Materials ❏ MSC.Patran Thermal Preference Guides ❏ ABAQUS ❏ ANSYS ❏ LS-DYNA ❏ MSC.Marc ❏ MSC.Dytran ❏ MSC.Nastran ❏ PAMCRASH ❏ SAMCEF ❏ PATRAN 2 Neutral File Preface v Technical Support ForhelpwithinstallingorusinganMSC.Softwareproduct,contactyourlocal technical support services. Our technical support provides the following services: • Resolution of installation problems • Advice on specific analysis capabilities • Advice on modeling techniques • Resolution of specific analysis problems (e.g., fatal messages) • Verification of code error. If you have concerns about an analysis, we suggest that you contact us at an early stage. 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