MSC Students Software
The MSC offering includes this and other software. For more details see the page MSC Software
MSC Patran
Patran is a pre-post-processing software for Finite Element Analysis. It allows you to perform modeling, meshing, analysis setup and post-processing for many solvers, including: MSC Nastran, Marc, Abaqus, LS-DYNA, ANSYS, and Pam-Crash.
- Operating system: Windows, Linux
- System requirements
How to get the software
Licenses, recipients, request and download methods
Teaching staff
- The software can be installed on PCs, personal or owned by the Politecnico, on the University network (see student version for installation on personal PCs)
Request and download
- Download the software
- Follow the Activation instructions available in the Download area
Log in with your personal code, preceded by POLIMI\, and relative password. Ex. POLIMI\12345678
Students
- Annual license
- The software can be installed on personal PCs
Download
- access the site: http://www.mscsoftware.com/contents/Academia/Student-Center/Default.aspx
- follow the instructions
PhD students
In the absence of specific indications, PhD students can use:
- software intended for students on personal PCs
- software for teaching staff on departmental PCs
This software is not available for technical and administrative staff.
Resources and documentation
Further information available on: www.mscsoftware.com
Suggested pages:
- Technical Articles
- Documentazione
- Knowledgebase
- MSC Community
- Blog
- Interactiv Tutorial
- Webinar
- Events
Educational licenses
The licenses are “educational” editions, the use of the application packages is strictly limited to the University’s institutional activities, thus excluding any use for personal, professional purposes and for profit.