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To export data for MSC.Fatigue: 1. From the Durability menu, point to MSC.Fatigue, and then select Export. 2. Complete the dialog box as described in MSC.Fatigue Export. 3. Select OK. Running MSC.Fatigue from Adams/Durability MSC.Fatigue with MSC.Patran can process MSC.Nastran .xdb .op2 files that contain element or gridpoint modal stresses. To complete the loading information in MSC.Fatigue from Adams/Durability: 1. In MSC.Patran, use the Group Modify menu to modify the default group of all grids and elements created in the MSC.Patran database. 2. Remove the members that are MPC-type (grids connected to RBE elements). Modal stresses are not available for those members. 3. In the MSC.Fatigue Loading Information window, select Time History Manager to create a PTIME database of the DAC files. 4. Load all of the DAC files with the Job Name prefix that was specified in the MSC.Fatigue Export dialog box. 5. In the PTIME - Load Time History window, set Load Type to Scalar. 6. Set Units to none. 7. Set Results Type to Static. 8. In the Number of Static Load Cases text box, enter the number of modes for the flexible body. 9. Set Fill Down to ON to complete the Load Case ID, Time History, and Load Magnitude columns in this window. The loading information section is now complete. You will also need to complete the material properties section before you can submit your MSC.Fatigue job.
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Setting Up Requests
You can create to output or files. You do this before you execute the simulation. To set up a request: 1. Define desired requests. 2. From the Settings menu, point to Solver, and then select Output to display the Solver Settings dialog box. 3. Set Save Files to Yes. 4. Set Graphics File, Request File, and Results File to No if these files are not needed. 5. In the File Prefix text box, enter the name of the model or some other meaningful name. 6. Select More. 7. Set Output Category to Durability files. 8. Set either of the following to On:
DAC Files RPC File(s)
9. Select Close in the Solver Settings dialog box. After the simulation finishes, Adams/View creates the RPC III or DAC files for all defined requests. If youre running an interactive simulation, you need to reset the model before the files are created.Learn more about requests.
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8. Use Adams/PostProcessor to compare the virtual data to the physical test data. If system response looks better, you can input these data to durability analysis programs and compare them to the results you obtained from the physical test data. Otherwise, make further model modifications and simulate again.