Once again, it’s that time of year at Orcina where we release a brand new version of OrcaFlex and so we are very pleased to announce the release of version 10.3. The software was finalised and built on 28th November.
A particular novelty this year is that we are now distributing the software electronically. Finally we have moved in to the 21st Century and will no longer be sending you CDs in the post! All clients with up-to-date MUS contracts should receive by e-mail instructions on how to download the new version.
Version 10.3 introduces much new functionality, including:
- A new turbine object designed for modelling of floating wind turbines. This is a composite object with dedicated models for the generator, gearbox, hub and blades.
- Quasi-dynamic mooring analysis is now possible through the addition of a comprehensive analytic catenary solver.
- User defined results which allow you to extend OrcaFlex by defining, using Python scripts, additional results.
- Object tags, a set of user defined name/value pairs associated with objects in an OrcaFlex model. Tags are intended for use by external functions, post calculation actions, user defined results, post-processing scripts etc.
- Line pre-bend data can now be visualised at the point of data input, and can be specified in a more convenient format than in previous versions.
- Friction can now be included in the line support contact model.
These are the most significant developments, in our opinion. As always there are more enhancements which are fully documented in the What’s New topic for 10.3.
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