Patran - Additional Information

Starting Patran on UNIX

Patran requires that you use an X environment to display its GUI. You will need to run Xming on your local workstation prior to connecting to the server. To connect to the server, use ssh with X11 forwarding set.

After you connect to the server, set the environment with the command:

source $SOFT/patran

The command to start Patran is p3.

The online manuals for Patran are available on the Help menu on the toolbar.

Additional information from MSC Corporation is available through the other link on the Patran software page.