Orcina news

Here you will find the latest news on the development of OrcaFlex. Alongside our LinkedIn page, it is a valuable source of information about what we are up to!

New Full QTF diffraction analysis example

A new full QTF diffraction analysis example is now available on our website: L06 Full QTF diffraction analysis. The example demonstrates how to build a full QTF OrcaWave model, and how to set all the associated input data, by following new guidance in the OrcaWave documentation. In the accompanying PDF document, we demonstrate how to […]

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OrcaFlex 11.6 user group meeting

Following the release of OrcaFlex 11.6, we can now announce our OrcaFlex 11.6 user group meeting. Once again, we are running this as a virtual webinar. This webinar will cover all the new features introduced in version 11.6 of OrcaFlex and OrcaWave. This webinar will be delivered twice in the same day to give users […]

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OrcaFlex 11.6 released

We are very pleased to announce the release of OrcaFlex version 11.6. The software was finalised and built on 13th November. All clients with up-to-date MUS contracts will receive, in the next few days, an e-mail with instructions on how to download and install the new version. Version 11.6 introduces much new functionality, including: OrcaFlex […]

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New pipeline lateral buckling and walking example

A new pipelines example is now available on our website: M01 Pipeline lateral buckling and walking. The example demonstrates two possible use cases for several recent developments related to pipeline thermal expansion and line / seabed interactions. The tabular line contents method, when combined with line type expansion tables allows lines to expand and contract […]

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Flexnet license manager upgrade for OrcaFlex 11.6

Before the end of the year we will be releasing a new version of OrcaFlex, version 11.6. This new version includes updated FlexNet libraries (version 11.19.8), which in turn means that if you are using FlexNet floating licenses, you must update the license manager that runs on your license server, before you upgrade to OrcaFlex […]

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OrcaFlex 11.5e released

We have just released a minor upgrade to OrcaFlex, version 11.5e. Version 11.5e fixes one significant GUI bug that was introduced in 11.5d. Full details of the changes are described in the documentation: OrcaFlex OrcaWave We recommend that all users of 11.5 upgrade to 11.5e. To upgrade to OrcaFlex 11.5e from any previous version, download […]

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OrcaFlex 11.5d released

We have just released a minor upgrade to OrcaFlex, version 11.5d. Version 11.5d fixes a number of bugs. Full details of the changes are described in the documentation: OrcaFlex OrcaWave We recommend that all users of 11.5 upgrade to 11.5d. To upgrade to OrcaFlex 11.5d from any previous version, download the install program from your […]

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Distributed OrcaFlex 8.0c released

We have just released Distributed OrcaFlex 8.0c which you can download from the Distributed OrcaFlex page. This is a minor update which introduces one minor feature and fixes one minor bug. More details can be found on the Distributed OrcaFlex page.

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OrcaFlex 11.5c released

We have just released a minor upgrade to OrcaFlex, version 11.5c. Version 11.5c fixes a number of bugs. Full details of the changes are described in the documentation: OrcaFlex OrcaWave We recommend that all users of 11.5 upgrade to 11.5c. To upgrade to OrcaFlex 11.5c from any previous version, download the install program from your […]

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Update to wind turbine controller package

We have recently made some updates to our wind turbine controller package, available on the Orcina GitHub page. The main change is that we’ve reinstated the yaw controller example, now revised using the recently introduced indirect constraints feature which allows the controller to be much less convoluted. There’s a short new section in the accompanying […]

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