Marc 

Marc, optimized for nonlinear analysis, delivers comprehensive, robust solution schemes to solve problems spanning the entire product lifespan, including manufacturing process simulation, design performance analysis, service load performance and failure analysis. These include:Nonlinear analysis that incorporates all forms of nonlinearities (Material, geometric, boundary condition including contact

• Thermal analysis
• Coupled thermomechanical analysis
• Electromagnetics
• Piezoelectric analysis
• Electrical-Thermal-Mechanical
• Electrostatics and Magnetostatics coupled with structural response
• Manufacturing processes like sheet metal forming, hydroforming, extrusion, blow molding, welding, induction heating, quenching, curing, cutting etc.
• Piezoelectric analysis with higher order 3D elements

Investigate interaction between multiple components with Marc’s superior and intuitive contact modeling capability.

• Set up a contact model easily in 1-D, 2-D or 3-D, analyze and visualize the ever-changing component interaction.
• Gain modeling efficiency by avoiding the need for additional contact elements, contact pairs or slave-master definitions.
• Set up and investigate self-contact without additional modeling effort.
• Analyze effects of friction and related material changes with ease.
• Control contact behavior by the proximity of the geometric surfaces and thermal criteria
• Easily add, remove or modify Contact Table definitions using the Automatic Contact Detection method available in Marc.
• The search process starts based on a user defined or automatic contact tolerance.

Choose from an extensive library of metallic and non-metallic material models, and a collection of over 200 elements for structural, thermal, multiphysics and fluid analyses to accurately model the materials used in your designs.Isotropic, orthotropic and anisotropic elasticity

• Isotropic and anisotropic plasticity
• Hyperelasticity (elastomeric materials)
• Time-dependent and time-independent behavior
• Powder metals, soils, concrete, shape memory alloys
• Solder, viscoplasticity, creep
• Composites
• Piezoelectricity
• User defined material models
• Extensive Material data fitting options for advanced material models such as rubbers, plastics thermoplastics and metals
• Material data can be stored into an encrypted material data file

Select from a comprehensive set of failure models to study degradation and failure of metals, concrete, composites, and elastomers.

• Ductile damage
• Damage accumulation in elastomers
• Composite failure analysis
• Laminate bond failure
• Low tension cracking and crushing
• Fracture mechanics
• Crack propagation under monotonous, low cycle and high cycle loads
• User defined failure models
• Mesh independent damage prediction using Lemaitre model

Achieve higher accuracy with less modeling effort with the help of automatic remeshing schemes that ensure high mesh quality in large deformation problems.

• Automatic remeshing for 2D and 3D models
• User specified criteria for mesh controls
• Beneficial to manufacturing process simulations and self-contact analyses
• Higher order 3D elements for better accuracy

• Localized convergence control to develop a better and more accurate solution.
• Best in class convergence methods

Reliably simulating complex mechanical processes with Marc and Mentat

World class ride & comfort with rubber to metal bonded components designed using Marc’s advanced non-linear FEA solutions

Milan-based manufacturer steps ahead of the competition by putting high heel designs through their paces with simulation software

Accurately solving postbuckling composite stiffened panels in Marc and MSC Nastran

DOCAN Co. – MSC Apex enables a rapid retrofit of an FPSO vessel without CAD geometry

Door seal behavior prediction and enhancement

Door closing event simulation using Adams Marc co-simulation

MSC's Marc helps ensure safe operation of subsea oil drilling

Marc helps solve complex welding problem to improve life of heat exchangers

Automotive supplier uses Marc to improve design of stamping tools

Gasket manufacturer delivers product 16 weeks earlier by reducing prototype iterations with Marc FEA simulations

Co-Simulation helps win order to supply seals for a new model vehicle

Failure prediction of hybrid UD/Woven laminated pin-loaded joints

Digimat-FE to identify anisotropic damping behavior of multi-phases materials

Effect of residual stresses induced by manufacturing process in discontinuous fiber composites (DFC) made part

Use of Digimat to simulate progressive failure in a T-stiffener accounting voids due to manufacturing defects

Marc accurately predicts results of dynamic tensile extrusion test

Adams-Marc co-Simulation provides efficient and accurate method of simulating misuse load events

Marc simulates welding of nuclear pressure vessel reactor nozzles

Adams-Marc co-simulation makes system analysis 15 times faster than pure nonlinear FEA analysis

The Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille

Extending the life of subsea drilling equipment

Nonlinear analysis accelerates development of non-pneumatic, non-solid tire for mining industry

Marc heat transfer analysis helps solve tough forging problem

BioSimulations, LLC - simulation of a molded elastomeric helical anchor nerve clamp

Litens Automotive Group - optimizing engine performance

Race-Tec Sealing Limited - high performance seals

ISEMP - curing of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP)

Diagnostic Simulations, Inc. - designing palatal implants

HBW/Netherlands - simulation leads to successful first-time operation of inflatable dam

Lego - engineers stretch their own creativity

Invernizzi Presse - simulation drives manufacturing press innovation

Guardian Automotive - simulation of automotive glass components

Design & engineering simulation solutions 

Solve your complex thermal - mechanical simulations with Marc

Safer, higher quality elastomer products

Academic software structures bundle datasheet

Marc advanced modeling to simulate real-world behavior

Marc advanced nonlinear and multiphysics analysis

Stent analysis

Multibody dynamics-nonlinear FEA co-simulation services

Marc 2021.1 release overview

Marc 2020 release overview

Marc 2019 FP1 release overview