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!

OrcaFlex 11.4c released

We have just released a minor upgrade to OrcaFlex, version 11.4c. Version 11.4c fixes a number of bugs. Full details of the changes are described in the documentation: OrcaFlex OrcaWave We recommend that all users of 11.4 upgrade to 11.4c. To upgrade to OrcaFlex 11.4c from any previous version, download the install program from your […]

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Distributed OrcaFlex 8.0b released

We have just released Distributed OrcaFlex 8.0b which you can download from the Distributed OrcaFlex page. This is a minor update which fixes a number of bugs in 8.0a.

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OrcaFlex 11.4b released

We have just released a minor upgrade to OrcaFlex, version 11.4b. Version 11.4b introduces some minor new functionality and fixes a number of bugs. Full details of the changes are described in the documentation: OrcaFlex OrcaWave We recommend that all users of 11.4 upgrade to 11.4b. To upgrade to OrcaFlex 11.4b from any previous version, […]

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New diffraction example

A new example is now available on our website: L03 Semi-sub multibody analysis. This example focusses on a semi-sub platform that closely resembles the OC4 platform, as modelled in example L02. In the L02 example, we assume the platform is a single rigid body. In the L03 example, we are interested in the loads acting […]

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OrcaFlex 11.4 released

We are very pleased to announce the release of OrcaFlex version 11.4. The software was finalised and built on 22nd November. All clients with up-to-date MUS contracts will receive, in the week starting 27th November, an e-mail with instructions on how to download and install the new version. Version 11.4 introduces much new functionality, including: […]

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Correction to L02 OC4 semi-sub example

We have recently identified an issue with the L02 OC4 semi-sub example, where incorrect linear damping coefficients were used as input to the semi-submersible model. To explain the problem, the original damping coefficients were referenced from a comparison study against tank test results, documented as part of the Offshore Code Collaboration study OC6 project – Phase […]

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OrcaFlex 11.4 user group meetings

Following the release of OrcaFlex 11.4, we can now announce our OrcaFlex 11.4 user group meetings. Once again, we are running these as virtual webinars. These webinars will cover all the new features introduced in version 11.4 of OrcaFlex and OrcaWave. We will split the content into two separate webinars, one for OrcaFlex and one […]

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OrcaFlex 11.3g released

We have just released a minor upgrade to OrcaFlex, version 11.3g. Version 11.3g fixes a number of bugs and adds some minor functionality, including: Support has been added for SHEAR7 version 4.12. Python external functions, post calculation actions and user defined results now support the latest version of Python, version 3.12. Full details of the […]

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Distributed OrcaFlex 8.0a released

We have just released Distributed OrcaFlex 8.0a which you can download from the Distributed OrcaFlex page. This is a major update containing the following changes: New job list views There are now two tabs to view the list of jobs with different perspectives: Active The active list displays only the running or waiting jobs, the […]

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Update to wind turbine controller examples

We have recently made some updates to our set of wind turbine controller examples, which is now available to download from the new Orcina GitHub page. The main change is the addition of a native controller wrapper example. This takes the form of a C++ DLL, having the same functionality as the existing Python wrapper. […]

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