The Fatigue Prep custom wizard generates ADAMS output files from a flexbody transient
run, which can then be used in nCODE Fatigue software. Finite element fatigue requires that
flexbody mode shapes be an nCODE FES file, and the flexbody modal participation factors be "n"
number of DAC files, where each DAC file contains the time history of a single mode's modal
participation factor.
From the FlexTools menu, select Fatigue Prep to display the Fatigue
Prep custom wizard. Figure 1. Fatigue Prep Custom Wizard
The file translation options include:
Altair H3D → nCODE FES
Converts the mode shape information from an Altair H3D file to an nCODE FES
file.
Altair H3D → nCODE ASC
Converts the mode shape information from an Altair H3D file to nCODE ASCII
format.
NCODE DAC → Altair ABF
Converts the contents of a single DAC file to an Altair ABF file.
ADAMS RES → nCODE DAC
Converts the modal participation factor time history from an ADAMS ASCII RES
file to an nCODE DAC file (1 file per mode).
ADAMS REQ → nCODE DAC
Converts the vectors of data in an ADAMS REQ file to nCODE DAC format. One
DAC file is created for each vector of data.
MSOLVE PLT → nCODE DAC
Converts the vectors of data in an MSOLVE PLT file to nCODE DAC format. One
DAC file is created for each vector of data.
ADAMS REQ → MTS RPC
Converts the vectors of data in an ADAMS REQ file to RPC format.
MSOLVE PLT → MTS RPC
Converts the vectors of data in an MSOLVE PLT file to RPC format.
The dialog buttons include
Back/Next
Move to the previous or next dialog.
Finish
After making your selections, click Finish to have Fatigue Prep create your
file.
