Upcoming in OrcaFlex 10.2: Text labels on 3D views
It’s been a little while since we posted in our series on upcoming developments for version 10.2. We’ve been busy finishing off development for the release, and hosting our annual series of user group meetings. OrcaFlex 10.2 is very nearly ready to be released and we expect this to happen in the next fortnight. In […]
ViewOrcaFlex 10.1e released
We have just released a minor upgrade to OrcaFlex, version 10.1e. This minor upgrade fixes the following bugs: In earlier OrcaFlex versions, when importing vessel type data from AQWA, both difference frequency QTFs and sum frequency QTFs were conjugated upon import. After feedback from users, we now have a more complete understanding of the AQWA QTF […]
ViewUpcoming in OrcaFlex 10.2: New line clearance results
Continuing our series of posts on upcoming developments for version 10.2, we consider a number of enhancements to the line clearance results. Historically, OrcaFlex has offered results reporting the clearance between lines. These results report the shortest distance, in 3D space, between lines. Results are available for clearance between centrelines or between contact surfaces. Some […]
ViewUpcoming in OrcaFlex 10.2: Support and constraint release
Continuing our series of posts on upcoming developments for version 10.2, we consider a couple of enhancements to the support and constraint objects. OrcaFlex objects can be connected to each other, so that the connected objects move together. In addition, certain types of connections can be released at defined points in the simulation. For example, […]
ViewUpcoming in OrcaFlex 10.2: Vessels and 3D buoys can be slave objects
Continuing our series of posts on upcoming developments for version 10.2, let’s now look at a further relaxation of the rules relating to object connectivity. In version 10.0 we made it possible to connect lines to lines and to form chains of connections, e.g. 6D buoy1 is connected to 6D buoy2, which in turn is […]
ViewUpcoming in OrcaFlex 10.2: Coupled object modal analysis
Continuing our series of posts on upcoming developments for version 10.2, we now move to an important enhancement to modal analysis. This development has aspects in common with another new feature, line statics policy, which we have discussed in an earlier post. OrcaFlex modal analysis calculates modes for individual lines or for the entire system. […]
ViewUpcoming in OrcaFlex 10.2: Undo
We have somewhat neglected our series of posts on upcoming developments for version 10.2 of late, mostly because we have been working flat out on some new features. In this post we will cover multi-level undo and redo in the user interface.
ViewUpcoming in OrcaFlex 10.2: Line statics policy
Continuing our series of posts on upcoming developments for version 10.2, we look at some enhancements to static analysis. Version 10.0 relaxed the rules for connecting objects together, one aspect of which was allowing lines to be connected to other lines. This new flexibility had a number of consequences for static analysis of lines. In […]
ViewUpcoming in OrcaFlex 10.2: Compound properties report
Continuing our series of posts on upcoming developments for version 10.2, we will take a look at a relatively simple, yet frequently requested enhancement to model building. Complex structures are often modelled in OrcaFlex using multiple objects that are connected together. A common example would be a manifold modelled using a combination of lumped buoys […]
ViewDistributed OrcaFlex 6.0a released
We have just released Distributed OrcaFlex 6.0a which you can download from the Distributed OrcaFlex web page. The significant change introduced in this release is the ability to run more than one Distributed OrcaFlex (DOF) Client process on the same computer. The motivation for the change is to support machines with very large numbers of […]
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