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In the current chapter, the internal structure of Marc/Mentat is explained. In this chapter, various aspects are considered such as interaction between Marc and Mentat, program files, the input file structure, table-driven input, sets, user-defined subroutines, predefined-common blocks, debugging tips etc. In addition, a brief introduction to procedure files, using C programming codes in Fortran, and Python scripts (PyMentat and PyPost) are provided.
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Graphical User Interface.
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Similar to the concept of a macro in other programs.
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Message Passing Interface.
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Integrated development environment.
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Javanbakht, Z., Öchsner, A. (2017). Introduction to Marc/Mentat. In: Advanced Finite Element Simulation with MSC Marc. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47668-1_2
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