Introduction to ANSYS nCode DesignLife
Customer Training Material
Lecture 14: Standalone DesignLife
Introduction to ANSYS nCode DesignLife
Agenda Customer Training Material
• Discuss DesignLife workspace
• Discuss Glyphs and Pipes
• Discuss .flo and .fdb files
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DesignLife Workflow Customer Training Material
• DesignLife can be accessed directly
– no interaction with Workbench
– used to access results files from other FE programs
– used to save .flo file
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DesignLife Workflow Customer Training Material
• DesignLife is accessed from Main ncode menu
• Also provides access to DesignLife Help System
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DesignLife Workflow Customer Training Material
• DesignLife workflow is constructed in the Workspace
– glyphs are obtained from Glyph Palette
– data is obtained from Available Data
Workspace
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DesignLife Workflow Customer Training Material
• Available data is populated from “Open Data Files”
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Glyphs Customer Training Material
• Glyphs perform actions
– input FE results
– input fatigue properties
– import loading
– perform fatigue calculations
– plot fatigue results
– list fatigue results
– create reports
– many more
• Glyphs are dropped onto Workspace
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Glyphs and Pipes Customer Training Material
• Workflow is constructed by connecting glyphs at Pads by Pipes
– data flows from left to right through the pipes
Pad
Glyph 1 Pipe
Pad
Glyph 2
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Pads Customer Training Material
• Pads are color coded based on type of data to be passed
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Data and Processes Customer Training Material
• Processes and data are separate items
• Processes include glyphs, pipes, and properties
– do not contain data
• Process is saved as a .flo file
– File > RMB > Save Process
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Data and Processes Customer Training Material
• Data flows through the process
– time series, histograms, FE results, etc.
• Process and data are saved together as a .fdb file
– File > RMB > Save Process With Data
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Glyph Palette Customer Training Material
• Glyphs are accessible from the glyph Palettes
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Glyph Palettes Customer Training Material
Input Glyph Palette Output Glyph Palette
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Glyph Palettes Customer Training Material
Function Glyph Palette DesignLife Glyph Palette
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Some Common Glyphs Customer Training Material
FE_Input Glyph SN Analysis Glyph Fatigue_Results_Display Glyph
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FE_Input Glyph Customer Training Material
• FE_Input Glyph imports FE model and results
– results files can be accessed from Properties or by dragging results files
from Available Data onto FE_Input glyph
– dragging a results file from Available Data into the Workspace will
automatically create a FE_Input glyph
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Executing Processes Customer Training Material
• Processes are executed using the “VCR” buttons on the tool bar
– runs one glyph at a time
– runs the entire process
• “In Process” light turns red as each glyph processes data
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Maximizing Glyphs Customer Training Material
• Glyphs can be maximized by clicking on upper right corner button
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Graphics Controls Customer Training Material
• Images are manipulated by graphics tool bar and mouse controls
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Summary Customer Training Material
• Overall DesignLife process is called a workflow
• Glyphs are the action blocks in the process
– connected at Pads by Pipes
– right click to access properties
• Processes include glyphs, pipes, and properties
– often built around five basic actions
• so called “5 box trick”
– data flows through the process
– stored in .flo file
• DesignLife database (.fdb) file contains process and data
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Workshop 12 Customer Training Material
• Workshop 12: DesignLife Interface
– create static structural model
– expose nCode material in Engineering Data
– solve Mechanical model
– link constant amplitude SN system to Mechanical system
– open DesignLife interface
– modify load mapping
– solve
– review fatigue results
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