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Getting Started

Getting started with StressCheck® products not only includes learning a powerful GUI, hierarchic solvers and advanced live results processing features, but subscribing to numerical simulation and unsubscribing from finite element modeling practices.

You're on your way to S.A.F.E.R. Simulation

Step 1: Register for an ESRD Membership

In order to get started with StressCheck® or other ESRD software products, you must first register for an ESRD membership.  We will review your registration based on your organization’s SM&TS contract status (if identifiable) and assign you an appropriate membership level.

  • What is my current membership level?

Please use your professional e-mail address during registration to ensure prompt approval of Customer, Software Downloader or Trial Evaluator memberships.

Step 2: Download Software

Download the appropriate ESRD software product:

  • StressCheck® Professional
  • CAE Handbook
  • StressCheck® Tool Box

You must have Software Downloader or Trial Evaluator membership to download software products.

Step 3: Get License and Setup Software

Install the ESRD software product, and then provide ESRD Support with the local machine OR license server details.  Once the license request is received and processed, we will generate your license and e-mail it to you in the form of a .dat file.  You can then setup the software to run on client machines.

Get Disk or HOST ID and Send to ESRD Support

There are two types of licensing models: Node-Locked (single user) or Floating (concurrent users with a license server connection).  Determine the appropriate licensing model for your organization and then obtain the Disk or HOST ID.

  • Get Local Machine (Disk ID) or License Server (HOST ID) Details

Floating License Model? You'll Need FlexNet Publisher

ESRD software products use FlexNet Publisher v11.17 for license administration, so it may be necessary to set up (or modify an existing) FlexNet license server if you have a floating (concurrent) license model.

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On Startup

When ESRD software products are started for the first time, they ask to point to either a copy of the license file OR a server name and port number. Either option is acceptable for the floating (concurrent) license model.

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You must have Customer, Software Downloader or Trial Evaluator membership to request ESRD Support and access restricted FAQ’s.

Step 4: Getting Started with the StressCheck® GUI

To get started with StressCheck® products, we recommend first watching this 10 minute “StressCheck® User Interface Walkthrough” video. It will provide the basics of key GUI elements and software navigation:

Next, watch a 15-minute tutorial of the practical example “Import CAD and Analyze Stress”. It will provide the basics of performing a 3D elasticity analysis with StressCheck®:

More resources for getting started with StressCheck® can be found in our Resource Library.

Finally, review our StressCheck® Getting Started Guide, which has documentation on the GUI features and simple tutorials (Note: must be a registered user).

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  • “Accurate and reliable stresses and Stress Intensity Factors are required for determination of static and residual strength and for crack growth analyses in analysis tools such as AFGROW. For some geometries, industry solutions are either insufficient or nonexistent. The geometry, applied forces, and crack shapes and dimensions must be modeled reasonably well to obtain useful engineering data. The p-version finite element software StressCheck® (ESRD, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, USA) is used to demonstrate how accurate finite element solutions can lead to good quality engineering analysis.”

    Analytical Processes/Engineering Solutions, Inc. (AP/ES)

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