HEEDS MDO software integrates easily with MSC Adams, Nastran, MarcEast Lansing, MI (February 17, 2012) – Red Cedar Technology announced today a strategic partnership with the California-based MSC Software Corporation. MSC Software's engineering simulation technology is used by leading manufacturers for linear and nonlinear finite element analysis (FEA), acoustics, CFD, multi-physics, optimization, fatigue and durability, multi-body dynamics, and control systems simulation. The company's products accurately and reliably predict how products will behave in the real world to help engineers design more innovative products - quickly and cost effectively. Red Cedar Technology’s HEEDS MDO design optimization software easily integrates with many of MSC’s tools, including Adams, Actran, Easy5, Marc, XFlow and Nastran.