Fatigue wizard slow to start

[LeonardLane1474]

I have a fempro model with an MES and a Static analysis in it. When I go to add-inn and click Fatigue wizard- execute sometimes it takes 20 minutes to popup.  The first time I clicked it it was immediate. After I started seeing the delay I restarted the machine but it still delays starting.

Anyone else seeing this?

Thanks,

Leonard

[S.LI]

Could it be the model/result size effect?

For example, there are too many steps of results in MES analysis, which FW has to read.

[LeonardLane1474]

Well it seems tio vary, Sometimes it may take 20 minutes, other times on the same Design scenario it only takes a couple of minutes. I have had a maximum of 60 time steps.

This brings up another point.  Does Fatigue Wizard only work if you do an MES? Or will it run as a static analysis?

 The reason I ask this is I have my model set up with a sinusoidally varying load to simulate an unbalanced rotating load. I also ran it a a simple static case with the same maximum load. If I run the MES with the sinusoidal load why do I have to apply the load again (imported as a CSV file) in Fatigue wizard. It seems it would just read the stresses from the Algor MES analysis to apply the load. When I run it as with the MES design scenario highlighted it tells me my design is safe even though we have had a failure. If I run it with the Static linear scenario it tells me the design is unsafe.

Thanks,

Leonard 

[LeonardLane1474]

Another question, why is the most widely used material in the US (A36 structural) not included in the material library in Fatigue wizard? Or am I not looking in the right place? You would think the material library in Algor would be all you need?

Leonard