Patran Install Guide

Download Patran 2010 from the http://msc.seas.rochester.edu site

Run the downloaded file: patran_2010.1.2_windows32.exe

Only if installed

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Only if installed

Nastran Install Guide

Download Nastran 2010 from the http://msc.seas.rochester.edu site

Run the downloaded file: mdnastran_2010_windows3264.exe

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Create this directory if it does not exist.

Modify the Nastran section of the file:

C:\MSC.Software\Patran\2010.1.2\P3_TRANS.INI

To look like below

[Nastran]

Host=LOCAL

Hosttype=Windows

Scratchdir=

Alocalcommand2008=C:\MSC.Software\MD_Nastran\20101\bin\mdnastran.exe

Acommand2008=C:\MSC.Software\MD_Nastran\20101\bin\mdnastran.exe

Version=2008

; Sample definitions for remote host

; Host=lansing

; Hosttype=UNIX

; Scratchdir=/tmp

; Acommand2008=/tmp/msc/nastran/bin/nast2008

; definitions for local host

; Alocalcommand2008=/tmp/msc/nastran/bin/nast2008

; definitions for both local and remote hosts

; Version=2008

; Outputfiles=op2

; OutputTypes=b