The ADAMS/Flex product from MSC.Software Corporation can be used to account for flexibility in a component when performing a dynamic analysis in MSC.ADAMS. ADAMS/Flex relies on a finite element analysis code such as Abaqus to provide the component's flexibility information in a form that is usable by MSC.ADAMS. The Abaqus Interface for MSC.ADAMS can be used to create Abaqus models of MSC.ADAMS components and to convert the Abaqus results into an MSC.ADAMS modal neutral (.mnf) file, the format required by ADAMS/Flex.

The Abaqus Interface for MSC.ADAMS 6.12 requires a results file created by Abaqus 6.2 or later. The Abaqus Interface for MSC.ADAMS creates modal neutral files compatible with ADAMS Version 10.1 and later. Modal stress and strain, if present in the modal neutral file, require ADAMS Version 12 or later.