Source code
The Fatlab source code is hosted on SourceForge. To download, click the button below and go to the Files tab to download a .zip file containing the source code.
The source version requires Matlab R2016a or later. Due to compiled mex-files, it runs on Windows 64bit machines only. It does not draw on any additional toolboxes, just the plain version of Matlab. It can optionally use the Parallel Computing Toolbox.
Using Fatlab with earlier releases of Matlab or other operating systems requires all mex files to be re-compiled, since these are specific to the Windows 64bit platform and not backwards compatible. Help for this is available in make.m. Alternatively, all the .m versions of the compiled files can be used (just delete “_mex” from all function calls) although this is much slower.
Referencing
Fatlab is briefly described in the following paper. If you use Fatlab in an academic context, please cite it as follows:
M.M. Pedersen, “Multiaxial fatigue analysis software – Fatlab”, Proceedings of the 30th Nordic Seminar on Computational Mechanics, October 25-27, DTU, Copenhagen, 2017.
License
Fatlab
Copyright (c) 2017, Mikkel M. Pedersen, Aarhus University
All rights reserved.
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Fatlab uses the following components, primarily from Matlab Fileexchange (license files included in the download). Thanks to everybody sharing their code.
| Rainflow counting algorithm | by Adam Niesłony |
| ClickAPoint3D | by Babak Taati |
| m3arrow | by Georg Stillfried |
| Racetrack Filter (part of MLife) | by Greg Hayman |
| AWAITBAR | by Durga Lal Shrestha |
| 3D mouse support using classes and events | by Nick Clark |
| DRAGZOOM | by Evgeny Pr |
Hi, is there a way to get the executable for Fatlab somewhere?
Regards
I have put the last ever compiled version on SourceForge also. It contains some minor errors which are only corrected in the source version, so it is meant as a demonstration only.
I discontinued the compiled version because I have no time to maintain it, so going forward it will only be the source version. The source version runs approximately 4x faster and includes possibility of parallelization. It requires a standard Matlab license only (no toolboxes).
Hi,
Is it possible to get the download link that is not on SourceForge? The website is blocked on my domain.
Thanks
Dear Marko
I would rather not maintain two different source locations. But I’m sure you can find a home computer outside the domain to download it, in order to circumvent the block. Or you can try using Google’s DNS service to avoid any blocking.
BR Mikkel
Hi Mikkel,
I would like ask you, if the Fatlab is compatible also with other softwares for ex. Octave and the others FEA softwares (Mecway, Freecad – CCX,…)…sorry, that I´m using this comment like support, but I don´t found on your websites some support page…:-)
thank you for answere and best regards
Martin Prochazka
Hi Martin
Fatlab is not compatible with any of the free alternatives to Matlab, sorry. It can take inputs from other programs, if you “disguise” them as e.g. ANSYS output, i.e. changing the format in script.
BR Mikkel
Hi Mikkel,
Thank you for your answere…I asked you,because I use Octave (freeware alternative to Matlab,maybe you know it) and whole starting process droped on the subfile,which is on the 3288 row of your m-file ,,fatlab.m,,…And it seems, that the Octave don’t know just this concreete subfile,because the previously orders,which are ending .mat, can open or are minimal readeble from Octave.
Best Regards
Martin
Hi Martin
I’m pretty confident that most of the core of the calculations will port easily to Octave, but all the GUI stuff is very Matlab specific, which I don’t think Octave can handle…
BR Mikkel
Hello Mikkel,
Is there a possibility to make an executable version for non-matlab users? I believe the Matlab Compiler Toolbox has the ability to do this. I’m sure a lot of people would appreciate that.
Thank you,
Best regards,
Filip
Hi Filip
I tried this in the past, however, the performance of the executable version is rather poor and some feature malfunctions. It thus became too much for me to maintain, so I discontinued that version. There is an old one you can try on SourceForge (in the Files section) , called Fatlab_deplyed_2.017.
BR Mikkel
Hi Mikkel,
I have done some testing and some very useful features work quite well.
I understand that maintaining the executable version is frustrating, but please consider, for example, doing an exe version once every two years (or whenever you see fit).
I think the compiler toolbox is also evolving, so compiling might be more feasible with updated versions.
Filip