<s>
MEDINA	B-Algorithm
(	O
short	O
for	O
Model	O
EDitor	O
Interactive	O
for	O
Numerical	O
Simulation	O
Analysis	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
universal	O
pre-/postprocessor	O
for	O
finite	B-Application
element	I-Application
analysis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
MEDINA	B-Algorithm
started	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
at	O
Daimler-Benz	O
AG	O
and	O
was	O
proceeded	O
at	O
debis	O
Systemhaus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2001	O
the	O
support	O
and	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
MEDINA	B-Algorithm
takes	O
place	O
by	O
T-Systems	O
International	O
GmbH	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
release	O
is	O
MEDINA	B-Algorithm
Rel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MEDINA	B-Algorithm
was	O
designed	O
as	O
general	O
purpose	O
pre-/postprocessor	O
for	O
various	O
areas	O
of	O
finite	B-Application
element	I-Application
analysis	I-Application
supporting	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
common	O
CAD-formats	O
,	O
solvers	O
and	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
CAD-formats	O
are	O
supported	O
by	O
MEDINA	B-Algorithm
:	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
CAD-formats	O
can	O
be	O
supported	O
using	O
the	O
solution	O
for	O
3D	O
data	O
conversion	O
of	O
T-Systems	O
called	O
COM/FOX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
current	O
release	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
following	O
solvers	O
are	O
supported	O
by	O
MEDINA	B-Algorithm
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
current	O
release	O
,	O
MEDINA	B-Algorithm
is	O
running	O
under	O
the	O
following	O
operating	O
systems	O
and	O
hardware	O
architectures	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Particularly	O
,	O
MEDINA	B-Algorithm
is	O
being	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
following	O
tasks	O
of	O
FE-analysis	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
MEDINA	B-Algorithm
consists	O
of	O
two	O
modules	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
a	O
FEM	O
postprocessor	O
(	O
MEDINA.Post	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Import	O
of	O
geometry	O
data	O
from	O
CAD	B-Application
system	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Import	O
of	O
associated	O
meta	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
CAD-system	O
or	O
PDM-system	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Editing	O
and	O
repair	O
of	O
CAD	B-Application
geometry	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
MEDINA	B-Algorithm
was	O
designed	O
to	O
support	O
complex	O
simulation	O
tasks	O
and	O
huge	O
FE	O
models	O
—	O
found	O
typically	O
in	O
automotive	O
and	O
aerospace	O
industries	O
—	O
with	O
high	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parts	O
enable	O
a	O
1:1	O
mapping	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
structure	O
of	O
the	O
CAD-/PDM	O
-system	O
within	O
the	O
FE	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynamic	O
commands	O
enable	O
to	O
integrate	O
client	O
specific	O
plug-ins	O
within	O
the	O
standard	O
functionality	O
of	O
MEDINA	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
roots	O
of	O
MEDINA	B-Algorithm
and	O
the	O
included	O
functionalities	O
for	O
the	O
analysis	O
of	O
huge	O
FE-models	O
MEDINA	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
widely	O
used	O
pre-/postprocessor	O
for	O
FE	O
analysis	O
especially	O
in	O
automotive	O
industries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
MEDINA	B-Algorithm
is	O
used	O
in	O
aerospace	O
,	O
manufacturing	O
industries	O
,	O
engineering	O
service	O
providers	O
and	O
universities	O
.	O
</s>
