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

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

3. 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 http://www.mscsoftware.com/products/products.cfm n Find a list of MSC.ADAMS products at: u http://www.mscsoftware.com/products/products_detail.cfm?PI=413 n Find additional training at:  http://www.engineering-e.com/training/ u Or your local support center n Run through verification problems at: u http://support.adams.com/kb/faq.asp?ID=kb9587.dasp n Run through verification problems at: u http://www.mscsoftware.com/services/esg

4. 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

5. 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.

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

7. 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 http://my.adams.com/cgi-bin/myadams.cgi, 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: http://www.mscsoftware.com/support/contacts/index.cfm u To read the Service Level Agreement, go to http://www.mscsoftware.com/support/prod_support/adams/ADM_02 ZZZLT_T_SERL_HJ_R6.pdf

8. S0-8 ADM703, Section 0, August 2005 Copyright  2005 MSC.Software Corporation GETTING HELP (CONT.) n Knowledge base u Go to http://support.adams.com/kb u For a quick tour, go to http://www.adams.com/news/newsletter/vol3/kbtour.htm n Consulting services: u Go to http://www.mscsoftware.com/services/

9. 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: http://ask.adams.com

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