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MSC.Fatigue Import Results File Dialog Box

Durability -> MSC.Fatigue -> Import
Imports MSC.Fatigue results for a flexible body into Adams. Results from an MSC.Fatigue analysis are stored in a file called jobname.fef. Once imported, Adams Durability can process these results and postprocess them in Adams PostProcessor. You can use the LIFE function to search the MSC.Fatigue results and return the minimum life of the flexible body.

Fatigue Result

 
For the option:
Do the following:
Fatigue Results
Enter the name of the fatigue results file (.fef) that you want to import.
Flexible Body
Enter the name of the flexible body to which you want the results associated.
Analysis
Enter the name of a previously run analysis to which you want the fatigue results associated. This text box is optional. If the analysis is not specified, the fatigue results will be associated only with the flexible body and the results will be available for all analyses.
This is useful for a duty-cycle fatigue analysis where more than one Adams analysis set was used.
 
Note:  
Once you have successfully imported MSC.Fatigue results (by completing this dialog box), Adams Durability adds additional options in the Plot Type menu of the Contours tab (in Adams PostProcessor). This allows you to specify the fatigue result to contour.