MSC Software
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MSC Software | |
Type | Public |
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Founded | 1963 |
Headquarters | Santa Ana, California |
Key people | William Weyand, CEO |
Industry | Model Engineering Computation |
Products | MSC.Patran MSC.Nastran |
Revenue | $253 million USD (2004) |
Employees | 1,400 |
Slogan | "Enterprise Simulation Solutions" |
Website | MSC.Software |
MacNeal-Schwendler Corporation, founded by Dr. Richard MacNeal and Mr. Robert Schwendler, developed their first program called SADSAM (Structural Analysis by Digital Simulation of Analog Methods); forerunner of MSC's flagship program, MSC.Nastran. The SADSAM program became known as NASTRAN (NASA Structural Analysis Program); one of the first efforts to consolidate structural mechanics into a single computer program.