MSC MARC

Introduction:

MSC.MARC is a feature-rich advanced nonlinear finite element software with exceptional structural analysis capabilities. It can handle various linear and nonlinear structural analyses, including linear/nonlinear static analysis,modal analysis, harmonic response analysis, spectrum analysis, random vibration analysis, dynamic response analysis, automatic static/dynamic contact, buckling/instability, failure, and damage analysis, among others. To meet the diverse needs of both industry and academia, a series of products with rich hierarchy, strong adaptability, and the ability to run on various hardware platforms are provided. The software offers a comprehensive library of structural, continuum, and special elements, with nearly every element equipped to handle large deformation geometric nonlinearity, material nonlinearity, boundary condition nonlinearity (including contact), and highly nonlinear combinations.

Detailed Introduction:

MSC.Marc is an advanced nonlinear finite element analysis module, and MENTAT is the pre- and post-processing graphical user interface for MARC. The tightly integrated MSC.Marc/MENTAT combination has become an advanced universal finite element software for solving complex engineering problems and conducting academic research. MENTAT is a next-generation pre- and post-processing graphical interactive interface for nonlinear finite element analysis, seamlessly connected to the MARC solver. It features a firstclass entity modeling capability with ACIS as the core; fully automatic modeling capabilities for 2D triangles and quadrilaterals, as well as 3D tetrahedra andhexahedra; intuitive and flexible definition of various material models and boundary conditions; functions for defining analysis process control, submitting analyses, and automatically checking the completeness of analysis models; real-time monitoring of analyses; convenient visualization of computational results; and advanced graphics features including lighting, rendering, animation, and movie production. It can also directly access common CAD/CAE systems such as ACIS, AutoCAD, IGES, MSC.NASTRAN, MSC.PATRAN, Unigraphic, CATIA, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, IDEAS, VDAFS, Pro/ENGINEER, ABAQUS, ANSYS, PSTEP, and more.

MSC.Marc Parallel 　

In addition to supporting single-CPU analysis, MSC.Marc/MENTAT also features the capability for large-scale parallel processing in multi-CPU or multi-network node environments on NT or UNIX platforms. MARC utilizes a domain decomposition-based parallel finite element algorithm, enabling parallelization during the finite element analysis process, achievingparallel efficiency up to quasi-linear or even linear/superlinear levels.The exceptional computing power of MARC's parallel processing provides faster, more detailed, and more accurate simulation results for virtual product operations and manufacturing processes.

MSC.Marc/HEXMESH 　

The recently introduced MSC.Marc/HEXMESH, a hexahedral mesh automatic partitioning module from MSC, represents a breakthrough in meshing technology. It can rapidly and accurately automatically partition geometrically well-shaped hexahedral elements from any three-dimensional block-shaped entity geometry. By implementing the transition from internally sparse grids to surface-dense grids, it effectively reduces the total number of elements while maintaining the grid density required for stress concentration areas on the surface. The displacement coordination of sparse-dense grid transitions is achieved through the automatic application of multi-point constraints. Fully integrated with the MENTAT pre- and post-processor, MSC.Marc/HEXMESH can automatically partition hexahedral grids for entities generated by MENTAT or imported through CAD interfaces, and define and implement various nonlinear finite element analyses. The introduction of MSC.Marc/HEXMESH provides a shortcut for rapidly and effectively establishing high-quality finite element analysis models for complex entities.

MSC.Marc/AutoForge 　　

MSC.Marc/AutoForge is specialized process manufacturing software that utilizes finite element meshing and solving technology from the 1990sto rapidly simulate various cold and hot forging, extrusion, rolling, and multi-step forming processes. It combines the essence of the MSC.Marc/MENTAT general analysis software solver and pre/post-processor with fully automatic 2D quadrilateral meshing and 3D hexahedral meshing adaptive and remeshing technology to achieve fully automatic numerical simulation of highly complex nonlinear forming processes. Its graphical interface uses common terminology for process engineers, making it easy to understand and apply. MSC.Marc/AutoForge provides a wealth of practical material data for selection, and users can also create their own material databases for backup. In addition to performing full 2D or 3D forming analyses, MSC.Marc/AutoForge seamlessly connects 2D and 3D analyses, significantly improving the efficiency of analyzing multi-step processing processes from 2D to 3D. Utilizing the structural analysis capabilities provided by MSC.Marc/AutoForge, further structural analysis can be performed on processed components with residual stresses, simulating the performance of processed products in subsequent operational processes, aiding in improving product processing techniques or their future operating environments. Moreover, as dedicated software for forming analysis, MSC.Marc/AutoForge provides a user-friendly development environment to meet the secondary development needs of special users.

MSC.Marc/Link

MSC.Marc/Link is an integrated interface between the MARC advanced finite element analysis software and a series of well-known CAD/CAE software such as SDRC I-DEAS, Pro/ENGINEER, CATIA, etc. Through this strong integration, loyal users of SDRC I-DEAS, Pro/ENGINEER, CATIA, and other software can easily overcome the limitations of the original CAE software handling linear or simplenonlinear problem analyses with the support of advanced nonlinear analysis capabilities offered by MARC software, extending and expanding the analysis to various combinations of complex nonlinear problems.MSC.Marc/Link-S is an interactive open client/server structure that provides extended functionality for MARC's advanced finite element analysis to SDRC's I-DEAS Master Series software.

It fully supports various advanced modeling options, analyses, and post-processing results required for MARC nonlinear finite element analysis in the I-DEAS user environment.

MSC.Marc/Link－SG 　

Link-SG is an enhanced integration interface built on the foundation of MSC.Marc/Link-S, further integrating the highly integrated interface generated by MENTAT and the MARC software with I-DEAS. It incorporates all the functionalities of MSC.Marc/Link-S and MENTAT.

It can automatically transfer the geometric modeling of I-DEAS directly to MENTAT and define very complex finite element analysis models with the help of MENTAT. For large-scale nonlinear analysis, the parallel analysis option of MARC can be activated to complete the analysis. The results of the analysis can be processed in I-DEAS or MENTAT.

MSC.Marc/Link-Pro 　　

MSC.Marc/Link-Pro is an extension interface from the Pro/Engineer system to the MARC advanced finite element analysis system. MSC.Marc/Link-Pro can transfer geometries created in the Pro/Engineer environment, such as Parts and Assemblies, to the MENTAT database within the integrated Pro/Engineer environment. It initiates MENTAT and defines various advanced analysis models. Another data transfer method provided by MSC.Marc/Link-Pro is to directly extract Part or Assembly data from the Pro/Engineer database within the MENTAT environment.

MSC.Marc/Link-C 　　

MSC.Marc/Link-C is an extension from the CATIA system to the advanced finite element analysis system. MSC.Marc/Link-C can transfer geometries created in the CATIA environment, such as Parts and Assemblies, to the MENTAT database within the integrated CATIA environment. It initiates MENTAT and defines various advancedanalysis models. The results of the analysis can be post-processed within the CATIA environment.