MSC MARC
CAE tool for advanced nonlinear simulations
OVERVIEW
Marc 2020 Latest features at a glance
Marc is a powerful, general-purpose, nonlinear finite element analysis solution to accurately simulate the response of your products under static, dynamic and multi-physics loading scenarios. Marc’s versatility in modeling nonlinear material behaviors and transient environmental conditions makes it ideal to solve your complex design problems.
• Nonlinear and multiphysics solution schemes: Solve problems spanning the entire product lifespan, including manufacturing process simulation, design performance analysis, service load performance and failure analysis with robust nonlinear algorithms and multiphysics capabilities that include coupled thermomechanical analysis, electromagnetics, piezoelectric analysis, electrical-thermal-mechanical, electrostatics and magnetostatics coupled with structural response and more.
• Nonlinear materials: Choose from an extensive library of metallic and non-metallic material models, along with a library of nearly 200 elements for structural, thermal, multiphysics and fluid analyses.
• Failure and damage analysis: Investigate damage and failure using models suited for several material classes, including ductile, brittle, composites, elastomers, and concrete. Study crack propagation to avoid catastrophic structural failures.
• Contact analysis: Easily set up a contact model, analyze and visualize the ever-changing component interaction. Account for friction and plasticity generated heating in a coupled analysis.
• Automatic remeshing: Use local and global adaptive remeshing capabilities to overcome problems due to high stress gradients and/or large element distortions.
• Parallel processing: Achieve higher productivity with the time tested parallel analysis capabilities. Take complete advantage of the multi-core processors and the GPUs available on their systems, to achieve higher performance.
• Integrated pre-/post-processing: Create and analyze complex models with an integrated user interface designed expressly for nonlinear analysis. Customize the application with Python scripting language to automate repetitive tasks across the entire simulation process.
MARC - CAPABILITIES
Marc is a powerful, general-purpose, nonlinear finite element analysis CAE solution to accurately simulate the product behavior under static, dynamic, and multi-physics loading scenarios.
• Advanced nonlinear materials
• Industry proven contact to accurately simulate product performance and manufacturing
• Coupled solutions of nonlinear structural, thermal, electromagnetics.
• Advanced heat transfer analysis capabilities
• Special purpose material models including Shape Memory Alloy and Solder models
• Comprehensive connector and fastener models to simulate commonly found connections
• State-of-the-art iterative solvers and parallel processing on shared and distributed memory machines
• Automated remeshing and adaptive meshing to increase solution robustness and accuracy
• Advanced damage and fatigue analysis of metals and composite structures
• Predict crack initiation and propagation under realistic load conditions
MARC - BENEFITS
• Robust solver technology that greatly enhances the value of nonlinear solutions encountered in many industries
• Shorten the design optimization process, while improving design and product performance through integrated simulation
• Reliable analysis capabilities to reduce product design, development, manufacturing and warranty costs