Use the crack detection tool to identify and analyze cracks, leaks, surface pits, and surface-connected voids.
Identifying defects in prototypes, manufacturing processes, and lifecycle analyses is critical to product development. Voyager can help you find and analyze crack, leak, and surface defects accurately and quickly so that you get better products to market faster and in a more cost-effective manner.
Cracks refer to fractures, fissures, or discontinuities within a material, often resulting from structural failures, impact damage, or lifecycle wear and tear.
Surface voids and pitting manifest as small, localized depressions or cavities on the surface of a material. These voids typically result from various forms of deterioration, corrosion, mechanical damage, or manufacturing process issues.
Leaks refer to unintended pathways through which a substance, such as a fluid or gas, escapes from a sealed or contained system that has been improperly designed, manufactured, damaged, or worn.
Cracks, surface voids, and leaks arise in various forms and sizes, ranging from visible macroscopic fissures to microscopic hairline fractures and surface deformations not visible to the naked eye. These defects can compromise a part or assembly’s structural integrity, performance, functionality, appearance, or structural integrity – which may lead to reliability and safety issues.
Running Crack Detection requires access to the Integrity Analysis within Voyager.
The process works similarly to how Porosity Analysis runs. You will:
*** The appropriate threshold for your analysis will depend on a variety of factors including (but not limited to) scan settings, ROI configuration, and crack geometry. Narrower cracks are more effectively highlighted with a higher threshold, whereas wider cracks can typically be identified with a lower threshold.
Once Voyager has run Crack Detection, you will find the analysis in the Data Panel on the left, nested under the volume on which it was run. Familiar tools like cropping, appearance and opacity, and slice axes function in the same manner as in other environments.
To view results:
Note: if you are experiencing viewport performance issues when visualizing a high number of cracks, surface voids, or leaks, consider reducing the viewport resolution (in the “Settings” button) or the Data Map range.