DesignLife by nCode

nCode is a leading developer of durability, test & measurement, data analysis, asset monitoring, and product design (CAE Durability) solutions. nCode offers a unique combination of products and services that help customers eliminate unexpected failures by measuring and converting durability, performance and operational data into information from which business decisions can be made that improve Product Life Performance (PLP). Established in 1982, nCode has direct offices in Europe, North America, and Asia. For more information about nCode, please visit www.ncode.com.
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Category: Fatigue Analysis

What is DesignLife?

nCode is the leading developer of fatigue analysis software in the world. DesignLife provides fatigue life prediction from finite element results to answer the question how long will it last? or will it pass the test? before you even have prototype. In use by major OEMs and their suppliers around the world, DesignLife is the easiest to use, most powerful and flexible CAE fatigue and durability software on the market. See the Product Details tab for more information and contact us for an evaluation.

Key Features & Benefits

Key Features

  • Works with all major FE codes
  • Imports BOM to map material data to model
  • Signal processing and loads analysis tools
  • Graphical selection of FE model subsets
  • Linear static, modal superposition, transient, vibration, and non-linear models
  • Automatic identification of critical areas
  • Load mapping, flight spectra, duty cycle preparation
  • Stress-life (S-N) and Strain-life (E-N) analyses
  • Hotspot locations and ranking
  • Multiaxial analysis (inc. Dang Van algorithm)
  • Weld analysis (spot weld, seam weld...)
  • High temperature fatigue analysis
  • Multi-threaded parallel processing
  • Automatic reporting, inc. processing by part number
  • Exports results to common postprocessors, e.g. HyperWorks
  • Uses open-source Python for adding new capabilities
  • Powered by nCodeDTTM: an open solver for fatigue analysis

Benefits:

  • Compare and evaluate design alternatives virtually
  • Optimize for durability before physical prototype build
  • Better understanding of product performance
  • Get better products to market faster
  • Easier and faster fatigue life analysis
  • Helps remove walls between Test and CAE worlds
  • A dramatic reduction in the time to set-up and process long loading histories and large FE models
  • Comprehensive, end-to-end analysis from input to reporting
  • Easy for occasional user, flexible for the power user
  • Develop processes with 100s of steps, branches, multiple analysis types...
  • Seeing and interacting with intermediate results at each stage for greater confidence
  • Collapsing complex sections into a single Super Glyph
  • Publishing libraries of approved processes to enforce procedures across departments, contractors and suppliers
  • Linking to external routines to re-use certified methods

Applications

  • Automotive
  • Off-highway
  • Aerospace
  • Consultants, education
  • Windpower
  • Others rail, electronics, power Generation

Modules

  • GlyphWorks Fundamentals
  • DesignLife Base
  • E-N Strain Life Solver
  • S-N Stress Life Solver
  • Dang Van solver
  • Spot Weld solver
  • Seam Weld solver
  • GlyphBuilder

Specifications

Application name Modules included Hardware platforms
DesignLife GlyphWorks Fundamentals
DesignLife Base
E-N Strain Life Solver
S-N Stress Life Solver
Dang Van solver
Spot Weld solver
Seam Weld solver
GlyphBuilder 		Windows (32 bit) on X86
Windows (64 bit) on X86-64
Linux (64 bit) on X86-64