Accessing Rainflow Plots

Rainflow Plotting can be accessed from the Postprocessor after loading the Durability Plugin.

Navigate tho Durability → Rainflow Plotting...

For the option:	Do the following:
Plot Curve	Dropdown to select either a Plot Curve or a Resultset as the input time history
Bins	Number of discrete bins used for Rainflow calculation” (lower limit: 32, upper: none)
Start Time/End Time	Specifies the start and end times of interest for the input signal, used to select a specific range of data within a larger dataset.
Range Pairs	Select to plot Range Pairs and Cumulative Range Pairs curves
Level Crossings	Select to plot Level Crossings curve
Equivalent Load & Damage	Select to plot Equivalent Load & Damage curve
The following options are available only if you select Equivalent Load & Damage.
Beta Exponents	Woehler Beta Exponents. Typical Range: 3 (components with welds) to 10 (components without stress concentrations). Note: At least 1 number required.
Tested Cycles/Distance	The number of cycles/distance that the input curves is representing
Target Cycles/Distance	The number of desired cycles/distance to which the equivalent load is to correspond
Endurance Number	Desired cycles to failure for the constant amplitude test

Basic Rainflow plots