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RE: About supported software versions

FractureProof — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:20:00 +0000

@andy Not a change in WRAPGEN, rather in Patran 2023 they upgraded QT version. Using WRAPGEN the PCL function ui_wid_set() was called in order to trigger a Patran event. Some sort of conflict with the new QT version caused incompatibility with (best guess) virtual displays; would crash Patran immediately if using Azure VMs, or Windows Accessibility tools i.e. Magnifier, also suspected problems with Windows Surface / touch screen devices. Hexagon/MSC added a new PCL function ui_wid_callback() which set a widget's callback string directly into the event manager as a quick hack/fix.

Answer to: About supported software versions

Andy — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:06:03 +0000

Actually, I started using WRAPGEN in Patran 2013. It may be that the functions I use are relatively basic, so the dll compiled by Patran 2013 library can be used normally under Patran 2024, and no problems have been found so far. But I'm worried about some hidden bugs, so I became interested when you mentioned that Patran 2024 had changes for WRAPGEN.

RE: About supported software versions

FractureProof — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 08:20:31 +0000

@andy Not really, in general the documentation that explains accessing Patran from a DLL or vice-versa is not great, you can check out the sections on "WRAPGEN" and dbaccess, however without any additional background / experience doing something functional will be extremely challenging.

Answer to: About supported software versions

Andy — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 06:36:14 +0000

Thanks for your reply.

I'm interested in the new enabling method. Does MSC provide relevant documents?

Answer to: About supported software versions

FractureProof — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:16:29 +0000

Earlier versions of Patran would require modification to the DLL source code (there is a new enabling method in Patran 2024 that was added by Hexagon/MSC because of incompatibility discovered with Patran 2023). Regarding Excel, earlier versions in theory can be used, but if not 64-bit then the .xlam helper would need rewrite to interface with the DLL (pointer stuff). The Excel demos wouldn't work as they take advantage of auto-expanding arrays added v2021/365.

About supported software versions

Andy — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 02:56:47 +0000

I saw InterLink Requirements:
·Windows 10/11
·Patran 2024+

·Excel 64-bit (Demos require Excel for Office 365 or Excel 2021 or later)

· C++17 (To use the CPP helper with variadic templates, auto, and modern STL behavior)

Can the previous software versions be supported? Such as Win 7, Patran 2013-2022, Office 2010.

RE: InterLink for Patran(R) Version 1.0 Beta 1 Available for Download

FractureProof — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:34:02 +0000

The toolkit is considered beta because:

Although internal testing has shown the software to be very stable there has been no external testing
Full documentation is ongoing, although the ..\docs folder of the installation contains sufficient to get started
This forum will be used to bridge the gap as well as YouTube videos
Use the Community Chat section for Q&A
Report any bugs or enhancement requests in the similarly named forum.

RE: InterLink for Patran(R) Version 1.0 Beta 1 Available for Download

Mitch Greenberg — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:24:03 +0000

Why is this Beta?

InterLink for Patran(R) Version 1.0 Beta 1 Available for Download

FractureProof — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 06:50:01 +0000

FractureProof Research is excited to introduce InterLink for Patran(R) Version 1.0 Beta 1. InterLink is a FREE toolkit allowing communications between Patran(R) and external development environments like Excel (VBA), C/C++, Python, C#, etc.

Currently, helpers are available for Excel (VBA) and C/C++ with the current release primary focus on Excel (VBA) integration.

With InterLink you can access, control and automate Patran(R) from Excel.

https://fractureproof.com/interlink-downloads