nCode DesignLife

What is nCode DesignLife?

nCode DesignLife is the leading CAE solution for predicting fatigue life from finite element models. nCode DesignLife allows engineers to go beyond simplified stress analysis and avoid products with insufficient or insufficient design by simulating actual loading conditions.

nCode DesignLife is an initial design tool that identifies critical locations and calculates the actual life of fatigue from key finite element (FE) results for metals and composites.

nCode DesignLife has advanced features to quickly provide accurate predictions of fatigue dwellers. Leading OEMs and their vendors use nCode DesignLife around the world to answer questions such as "how long will it last?" or "will it pass the test?" before a prototype is even made.

Key features and benefits

nCode DesignLife has advanced features to quickly provide accurate predictions of fatigue dwellers. A detailed list of DesignLife modules available through the Altair Partner Alliance can be found in the Modules section in the left navigation. Highlights include:

• Solvers for life factor, life voltage, Dang Van, multiaxial and safety
• Advanced solvers for stitch and seam welded structures, adhesive bonds, high temperature fatigue, short fiber composites and vibration
• Support for major FE result file formats, e.g. OptiStruct
• Automatic identification of critical areas
• Importing BOM to map material data to model
• Signal processing and load analysis tools
• Ability to use linear, modal, transient, vibration and nonlinear models of FE
• Complex load mapping, flight spectrum, duty cycle preparation
• Automatic reports, including part number processing
• Open source python to customize processes
• Material database

Users also benefit from the ability to:

• Perform virtual durability assessment in advance to predict and manage product life
• Safely reduce cost and weight
• Bring better products to market faster
• Perform easier and faster fatigue life analysis
• Dramatically reduce the time to set up and process long loading hists and large FE models
• View and interact with intermediate results at each stage for more confidence
• Publish approved process libraries to apply procedures to departments, contractors, and vendors

Industrial Applications

nCode DesignLife has been used in a variety of industrial applications, including:

Automotive, Aerospace, Consumer Goods, Defense, Heavy Equipment, Maritime, Medical Equipment, Off Road, Offshore, Oil & Gas, Rail, Sporting Goods, Wind Power and University/Research

System requirements:

CPU: 1.8 GHz dual core processor

RAM: 2 GB

HDD / SSD: 50 GB of free space on the main drive

Operating system: Microsoft Windows 8 32-bit, Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit and Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit

Resolution: 1024×768