S0-1 ADM703, Section 0, August 2005 Copyright  2005 MSC.Software Corporation SECTION 0 WELCOME TO ADVANCED ADAMS/SOLVER TRAINING

S0-2 ADM703, Section 0, August 2005 Copyright  2005 MSC.Software Corporation

S0-3 ADM703, Section 0, 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 Or your local support center n Run through verification problems at: u n Run through verification problems at: u

S0-4 ADM703, Section 0, August 2005 Copyright  2005 MSC.Software Corporation COURSE OVERVIEW n Part 1: Using Subroutines with ADAMS/Solver n Part 2: Advanced modeling and Best Practices u Both Parts Contain Lectures and Workshops

S0-5 ADM703, Section 0, August 2005 Copyright  2005 MSC.Software Corporation GETTING HELP n Online help u To access the online help: 1. From the Start menu, point to Programs, point to MSC.Software, point to MSC.ADAMS 2003, and then select ADAMS - Online Help. 2. From the list of products in the left column, select ADAMS/Solver (C++) or ADAMS/Solver (FORTRAN). u Once the online help is displayed, you can browse through the table of contents or the index, or search for any terms.

S0-6 ADM703, Section 0, August 2005 Copyright  2005 MSC.Software Corporation GETTING HELP (CONT.)

S0-7 ADM703, Section 0, August 2005 Copyright  2005 MSC.Software Corporation GETTING HELP (CONT.) n Personalized news and information u To receive more consistent, targeted news and information, go to a Web personalization site for MSC.ADAMS users. Some of the news channels this site provides are: l Case studies - Practical application stories l Company news - MSC.Software’s corporate and financial information l Events - Seminars, user conferences, and trade shows l Product alerts - Known problems, workarounds, and Service Packs n Technical support u To find your local support center, go to: u To read the Service Level Agreement, go to ZZZLT_T_SERL_HJ_R6.pdf

S0-8 ADM703, Section 0, August 2005 Copyright  2005 MSC.Software Corporation GETTING HELP (CONT.) n Knowledge base u Go to u For a quick tour, go to n Consulting services: u Go to

S0-9 ADM703, Section 0, August 2005 Copyright  2005 MSC.Software Corporation GETTING HELP (CONT.) n Ask MSC.ADAMS solutions and knowledge community u To join the community of MSC.ADAMS users, go to:

S0-10 ADM703, Section 0, August 2005 Copyright  2005 MSC.Software Corporation