MSC.Software Announces 2005 Release of MSC.Dynamic Designer for Autodesk Inventor 9 and Solid Edge 16

MSC.Software Announces 2005 Release of MSC.Dynamic Designer for
Autodesk Inventor 9 and Solid Edge 16
New Version Helps Design Engineers Improve Product Performance by Creating
Performance Data Up-Front in the Design Cycle 


SANTA ANA, Calif., Dec. 9  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MSC.Software Corp.
(NYSE:MNS), the leading global provider of virtual product development (VPD)
products including simulation software and services, today announced the
availability of MSC.Dynamic Designer for Autodesk Inventor 9 and Solid Edge 16.

By seamlessly turning an existing Inventor or Solid Edge solid model or
assembly into a physics-based motion model, MSC.Dynamic Designer uses the
MSC.ADAMS motion simulation technology to give the user the ability to
understand critical performance information about a design without leaving the
designer's preferred CAD environment or performing a physical test.

"MSC.Software is committed to providing whatever software products our
customers need to solve complex engineering challenges and get products to
market faster and our customers have placed a high priority on performing more
up-front simulation," said Frank Perna, chairman and chief executive officer of
MSC.Software.  "MSC.Dynamic Designer is an excellent example of our integrated
products strategy, combining the world's leading motion product, MSC.ADAMS,
with two powerful CAD environments.  We will continue to work closely with our
partners to provide designers and engineers around the world with the best
CAD-embedded simulation products."

The 2005 Version of MSC.Dynamic Designer for Inventor and Solid Edge includes
new and enhanced functionalities to help design engineers better understand
product performance including:

  *  Faceted contact: To improve efficiency and reduce overall simulation
     time, significant enhancements have been made in the area of improving
     the calculation speed associated with simulating bumping and colliding
     parts.  This enhancement has been done by introducing facetted contact.
     By using the new facetted contact capability, customers will be able to
     better understand how designs will operate.

  *  Bushings: To help customers create more realistic compliant joints,
     MSC.Dynamic Designer 2005 now allows customers to create orthotropic
     bushings which allow customers to have more precise control of a model,
     more realistic modeling of real bushings, and a better overall
     simulation.

  *  Improved solution engine: To reduce simulation time and improve overall
     simulation robustness, MSC.Dynamic Designer 2005 is now equipped with
     the latest release of the MSC.ADAMS solver, MSC.ADAMS 2005.  In
     addition to improved simulation speed, other enhancements related to
     MSC.ADAMS 2005 help to make modeling and simulation easier because the
     MSC.ADAMS 2005 solver does a better job of removing connection
     redundancies.

  *  Degree of Freedom (DoF) Calculation and Redundant Constraint Removal:
     Redundancies affect how forces are reacted or transmitted in a model.
     To eliminate redundancies or to understand the redundancies which were
     removed by the solver, MSC.Dynamic Designer 2005 now provides a quick
     and easy way to receive a quick estimate of the DoF in the model

  *  Improved online help: To put more information on how to operate
     MSC.Dynamic Designer at a customer's fingertips,
     MSC.Dynamic Designer 2005 gives customers complete access to the
     reference guide online.

  MSC.Dynamic Designer Webinar


To understand the basic capabilities of MSC.Dynamic Designer and to learn about
what's new for the 2005 release visit http://www.webinars.mscsoftware.com/ and
choose the MSC.Dynamic Designer 2005 for Inventor or MSC.Dynamic Designer for
Solid Edge Webinar.  You can also find out more information or download a trial
version of MSC.Dynamic Designer by visiting
http://www.mscsoftware.com/products/ and clicking on What's New or Download
Evaluation Version.

About MSC.Software Corporation

MSC.Software (NYSE:MNS) is the leading global provider of simulation software
and services, that helps companies make money, save time and reduce costs
associated with designing and testing manufactured products. MSC.Software works
with thousands of companies in hundreds of industries to develop better
products faster by utilizing information technology, software, services and
systems.  MSC.Software employs more than 1400 people in 23 countries.  For
additional information about MSC.Software's products and services, please visit
http://www.mscsoftware.com/. 

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