Although
primarily intended as a tool for calculating properties of large
composite sections, MSC can also be used to calculate simple beam
& plate combinations. With the capability to rotate sections,
unusual beam combinations can also be modelled and evaluated.
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Sections
can be built very quickly by using the included library of structural
shapes. Additional shapes may be added to the library using the
built-in Shape Tool. Inserted shapes can be rotated to any angle,
mirrored, and optionally snapped to the side of any plate.
Plates are defined by their endpoints,
thickness, and molded line convention. A plate sequencing tool makes
it easy to insert an entire sequence of plates, which can be used
to create the shell plating. Plates can be optionally snapped to
other plate’s endpoints or sides.
An abundance of construction tools make it easy to copy, array,
and mirror shape and plate elements. For example, an entire deck
can be constructed in three steps: (1) insert the deck plating,
(2) insert the first shape, then (3) make multiple copies of the
first shape. You can also change the units on the fly between inches,
feet, millimeters, centimeters, or meters.
The download link gives access
to the full version of MSC. In the absence of original installation
disks, MSC will run only in demonstration mode (all construction
features are active, but calculation features are disabled). MSC1_0_6.EXE
is a self-extracting archive, containing a set of installation files.
After extracting the files, run the SETUP.EXE program to install.
This file may also be used to
update existing installations. A clean installation may be achieved
by first using the Windows Control Panel to uninstall the existing
version (this will not uninstall the shape library, which is NOT
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