MSC Software Announces the All New Marc Simulation Software

By DE Editors

MSC Software announced the All New Marc simulation solution, which includes a new user interface and improved CAD interoperability and meshing features. The solution makes it easier for engineers to create Finite Element Analysis (FEA) models.

The solution enables smarter setup of nonlinear contact problems including expanded segment-to-segment contact for large deformation analysis, along with other contact enhancements. The segment-to-segment method provides smoother contact stresses and has been enhanced to support directional friction, improving accuracy for engineers.

For multi-physics analyses like heat transfer and electrostatics, the 2011 release enables engineers to utilize a "perfect" glue approach for thermal or other type of contact between bodies. The new release also has several improvements for fracture mechanics and crack propagation, including enhanced Virtual Crack Closure Technique (VCCT) and newly implemented Lorenzi method. Crack propagation has been improved both with respect to the physics of the crack motion, and also with respect to flexibility of usage.

Several new electromagnetic tetrahedral and triangular elements are also available in this release for performing both harmonic and transient electromagnetic simulations. These elements may also be used in induction heating simulations. This makes it easier to work with complex geometry and meshes.

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Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.