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<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-solver-mscNastran-ov__ab1135966__entry__1"><p><span class = "ph">MSC Nastran®</span></p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-solver-mscNastran-ov__ab1135966__entry__2"><p>*.bdf</p></td>
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<p><span class = "ph">SIMULIA Tosca Structure</span>
supported output for <span class = "ph">MSC Nastran®</span>. See also
the flow diagram in <a class = "xref" href = "tso-c-usr-solver-ov.htm#tso-c-usr-solver-ov" title = "The FE input file (finite element input file) is processed in two ways during the optimization procedure. Initially, the optimization preprocessing step reads the FE input file and all necessary information is written into the optimization database. Afterwards, in each optimization iteration only the properties changing during the optimization will be modified in the FE input file.">Overview</a>.</p>
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