INTRO-1 ADM , Introduction, August 2005 Copyright  2005 MSC.Software Corporation WELCOME TO ADVANCED ADAMS/VIEW TRAINING

INTRO-2 ADM , Introduction, August 2005 Copyright  2005 MSC.Software Corporation

INTRO-3 ADM , Introduction, August 2005 Copyright  2005 MSC.Software Corporation WELCOME TO ADVANCED ADAMS/VIEW TRAINING n What’s in this section: u A Brief History of MSC.ADAMS u About MSC.Software u Content of Course u Getting Help

INTRO-4 ADM , Introduction, August 2005 Copyright  2005 MSC.Software Corporation WELCOME TO MSC.ADAMS BASIC TRAINING n Welcome to the Advanced ADAMS/View training course. In this course, you learn how to parameterize your model to determine how different modeling parameters influence the design and how to iterate on those to achieve the optimal design. You will also learn how to build macros and tailor the virtual prototyping process within ADAMS/View to specific applications. n What’s in this section: u A Brief History of MSC.ADAMS u About MSC.Software u Course Overview u Getting Help

INTRO-5 ADM , Introduction, August 2005 Copyright  2005 MSC.Software Corporation A BRIEF HISTORY OF MSC.ADAMS n ADAMS: Automatic Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems. n Technology was implemented about 25 years ago. n Mechanical Dynamics Incorporated (MDI) formed by researchers who developed the base ADAMS code at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. MDI has been part of MSC.Software Corporation since n Large displacement code.

INTRO-6 ADM , Introduction, August 2005 Copyright  2005 MSC.Software Corporation A BRIEF HISTORY OF MSC.ADAMS (CONT.) n Systems-based analysis. n Original product was ADAMS/Solver, an application that solves nonlinear numerical equations. You build models in text format and then submit them to ADAMS/Solver. n In the early 90’s, ADAMS/View was released, which allowed users to build, simulate, and examine results in a single environment. n Today, industry-specific products are being produced, such as ADAMS/Car, ADAMS/Rail, and ADAMS/Engine.

INTRO-7 ADM , Introduction, August 2005 Copyright  2005 MSC.Software Corporation ABOUT MSC.SOFTWARE n Find a list of MSC.Software products at: u n Find a list of MSC.ADAMS products at: u n Find additional training at: u u Or contact your local support center n Run through verification problems at: u n Find out about our consulting services at: u

INTRO-8 ADM , Introduction, August 2005 Copyright  2005 MSC.Software Corporation COURSE OVERVIEW n Lecture n Hands-on workshops

INTRO-9 ADM , Introduction, August 2005 Copyright  2005 MSC.Software Corporation GETTING HELP n Online help To access the online help: u Press F1 when a dialog box is active u From the Help menu, select ADAMS/View Help n Referencing the online help u While working in any ADAMS/View dialog box, you can press F1 to display online help specific to that dialog box. Once the online help is displayed, you can search for any terms you are looking for, or browse through the index or table of contents.

INTRO-10 ADM , Introduction, August 2005 Copyright  2005 MSC.Software Corporation GETTING HELP (CONT.)

INTRO-11 ADM , Introduction, August 2005 Copyright  2005 MSC.Software Corporation GETTING HELP (CONT.) n Technical support u To find your support center, go to u To read the Standard Enhancement & Technical Support Usage Guide, do one of the following: l If in the United States, go to l If outside the United States, go to to learn who you should contact n Knowledge base u Go to u For a quick tour, go to

INTRO-12 ADM , Introduction, August 2005 Copyright  2005 MSC.Software Corporation GETTING HELP (CONT.) n MSC Virtual Product Development Community u To join the community of MSC.ADAMS users, go to u Select MSC.ADAMS to view the MSC.ADAMS discussions.