CoCreate Software Inc. and MacNeal-Schwendler Corp. to integrate CAD/CAE capabilities; integration to give engineers ability to perform critical analysis within SolidDesigner.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 1996--CoCreate Software Inc. and The MacNeal-Schwendler Corp. (MSC (1) (MSC.Software Corporation, Santa Ana, CA, www.mscsoftware.com) Founded in 1963 by Richard H. MacNeal and Robert G. Schwendler, MSC is the world's largest provider of mechanical computer aided engineering (MCAE) strategies, simulation software and services. ) (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MNS MNS Minutes MNS Maharashtra Navnirman Sena MNS Malaysian Nature Society MNS Mass Notification System MNS Mirror Neuron System MNS Metis Nation of Saskatchewan MNS mission needs statement (US DoD) MNS Maître Nageur Sauveteur ) Thursday announced a joint development agreement to integrate CAD and CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. software that will allow engineering analysis within a design environment. CoCreate, Hewlett-Packard Co.'s recently announced software subsidiary formed from HP's former Mechanical Design Division, is the developer of SolidDesigner software, a leading mechanical computer- aided design (MCAD MCAD Microsoft Certified Application Developer MCAD Mechanical Computer Aided Design MCAD Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase (inherited metabolic disease) MCAD Minneapolis College of Art and Design ) solution used by engineers around the world. The two companies are integrating MSC's computer-aided engineering See CAE. Computer-aided engineering Any use of computer software to solve engineering problems. With the improvement of graphics displays, engineering workstations, and graphics standards, computer-aided engineering (CAE) has come to mean the computer (CAE) capabilities into CoCreate's SolidDesigner MCAD environment. The integrated solution is important to engineers who need to perform analysis during the design process. CoCreate and MSC intend to develop a solution that will enable engineers to analyze the effects of stress, vibration and heat from within the SolidDesigner MCAD software. ``We are very excited by the opportunity to integrate two world- class product lines to bring breakthrough capabilities to the design teams,'' said Tilman F. Schad, CoCreate's president. ``Our companies share very similar corporate cultures, as well as engineering experiences and innovative technologies. We look forward to working with MSC's world-class team.'' ``MSC is delighted to partner with CoCreate to provide world-class computer-aided engineering products for the SolidDesigner family,'' said Thomas C. Curry, MSC's president and chief executive officer. ``We are building on many years of success in working closely with HP's Mechanical Design Division. Together, we expect to provide comprehensive, robust and reliable simulation tools consistent with the design flexibility and dynamic-modeling philosophy of CoCreate.'' The MacNeal-Schwendler Corp. is a leading supplier of CAE software and services used by engineers throughout the world to analyze the performance of their designs without the need for time- consuming and expensive physical prototypes. MSC's family of products -- MSC/NASTRAN, MSC/PATRAN, MSC/ARIES, MSC/MVISION and MSC/DYTRAN -- have played a role in the design of virtually every major automobile, aircraft and space vehicle developed in the past decade. MSC products are marketed and supported throughout offices in the United States, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. CoCreate Software is a software subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard. It develops 2-D and 3-D mechanical computer-aided design computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), form of automation that helps designers prepare drawings, specifications, parts lists, and other design-related elements using special graphics- and calculations-intensive and product data management software. CoCreate solutions are known for high quality, ease of use, customization capability and support of industry standards. They are available in 10 languages and are installed on more than 80,000 systems in design, engineering and manufacturing organizations worldwide. Information about CoCreate Software and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com/mdd. Information on MSC can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.macsch.com. -0- Note: NASTRAN NASTRAN - NAsa STRess ANalysis program. A program for solving large stress analysis problems. ["The NASTRAN User's Manual", SP-222(C3), NASA, 1976]. is a registered trademark of NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. . MSC, MSC/, ARIES Aries (âr`ēz) [Lat.,=the ram], constellation lying on the ecliptic (the sun's apparent path through the heavens) between Taurus and Pisces; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It contains the bright star Hamal (Alpha Arietis). , PATRAN and MSC/DYTRAN are registered trademarks of The MacNeal-Schwendler Corp. MSC/NASTRAN, MSC/FATIGUE and MSC/FEA are trademarks of The MacNeal-Schwendler Corp. CONTACT: The MacNeal-Schwendler Corp. Kenn G. Morris, 213/259-3830 or MacNeal-Schwendler GmbH Bob Gilliver, +44 1276 67 10 00 or CoCreate Gary McCormack, 970/229-2370 or CoCreate Europe Sally Auch, +49 7031 951 230 |
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