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Patran Tip – Displaying IDs: Solid 1.4, Surface 4.2, etc.
Question: I need to apply a pressure to face Solid 1.4, how can I display this ID on the viewport? Answer: Go to Utilities>Display>Geometry Free Faces/Edges… and check on Free Faces, Free Edges, or
Read More »Patran Tip – Identify Entity IDs On-the-fly
Question: How do I get ID numbers to appear on an entity as I move my mouse over them? Answer: Go to Preferences>Picking and check on “Label Highlighting.” Whenever you hover over an entity,
Read More »SimAcademy Webinars
Improve your FEA of composites Question: Where can I find a list of all of our SimAcademy Webinars? Answer: You can find them on SimAcademy or in the table below. My personal favorites are
Read More »MSC Software to Celebrate 50 Years of Simulation Innovation at 2013 User Conference
SANTA ANA, CA–(Business Wire – January 24th, 2013) – As one of the ‘10 original software companies’ MSC Software Corporation, the leader in multidiscipline simulation solutions that accelerate product innovation, will celebrate a half-century
Read More »Patran Tip – Student Tutorials
Question: Where can I find Patran tutorials for students? Answer: You can find 30 Patran tutotrials on our YouTube channel. Here is a list. Tutorials 6-30 are referenced from page 305 of this document Patran 2012.2
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