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MSC Fatigue is fully integrated into the MSC Patran environment. It is assumed that the user has a working knowledge of MSC Patran. The setup for a MSC Fatigue job is accessed through the Tools pulldown menu by selecting MSC Fatigue and then Main Interface from the Submenu. Other items are available from the MSC Fatigue pulldown but are described elsewhere in this guide.
The following operations are need to perform a successfully MSC Fatigue job from within MSC Patran once a model has been created and the FE analysis completed:
1. Open a database (under File menu). Import the FE model along with its results if necessary when starting from a new database. It is generally necessary that all model geometry and FE results be stored in the database.
2. Perform any model manipulations necessary such as creating groups, changing display styles or even viewing and manipulating the FE stress/strain results.
3. Set up the MSC Fatigue job and submit the job for analysis. This consists of defining the three inputs to the fatigue analysis (material, loading, and geometry information).
4. Import the fatigue analysis results and postprocess them for in-depth understanding.
It is assumed that the user has a working knowledge of how to perform the first two operations. The last two are described in
Job Setup,
Job Control, and
Postprocessing Results.
