The aim with this training workshop is to assist Patran users to understand how MSC Apex defines Loads, Boundary Conditions (LBCs) and Multiple Point Constraints (MPCs).

There may be a number of things you repeat every time you create a new model, like creating a material or defining a number of standard beam sections. It's tedious work and prone to error, but you don't have to. You can simply have a simple Python script (which you can record as a macro), […]