Define Stress Ratings

Explanation

Use this activity to enter stress ratings for template parts. Stress ratings are used to indicate under which stress or tension (thrust) the system has used. Stress ratings are typically entered for the top template part of a structure but they can also be entered on a lower template level in the structure. Stress ratings may also be copied from one template part to another. 

A stress rating has an impact if the template structure contains life limited parts. For more information, refer the online help file: Activity Define Life Limits. One of the stress ratings can be set to be the default, which means that the serials are automatically set to the default stress rating if nothing else is specified. For more information, refer the online help file: Activity Set Current Stress Rating. 

Prerequisites

A template part must exist with a template structure. The structure must contain life limited parts.

System Effects

• It becomes possible to define life limits for life limited parts in the template structure for the defined stress rating.
• All serials belonging to a new top serial get the default stress rating defined for the top template part as its current stress rating.

Window

Template Part 
Stress Ratings

Related Window Descriptions

Template Part/Stress Ratings 
Stress Ratings
Serial Part Revision/Life Limit 
Life Limited Parts
Copy Stress Rating

Procedure

Follow the procedures below to enter stress ratings for a template part.

Entering stress ratings manually

1. Open the Template Part window and query for an existing template part.
2. Click the Stress Ratings tab and enter the ID for the stress rating in the Stress Rating ID field.
3. Enter a short description of the stress rating in the Stress Rating Description field.
4. Save the record (F12).

Copying stress ratings

1. Open the Stress Ratings window and query for the template part that has the stress ratings you want to copy.
2. Right-click and click Copy Stress Ratings to open the Copy Stress Ratings dialog box. 
3. Enter values for the Template Part and Revision fields for the stress ratings you want to copy to. Use the List of Values to select valid template parts.
4. Click OK.