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 11.5c 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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New panel pressure example

A new diffraction example is now available on our website: L05 Panel pressures. The example is a post processing exercise. Using the models built during example L04, we demonstrate how panel pressures are reported using the OrcaFlex interface to Python. We discuss panel pressure results reported directly from an OrcaWave results file. We also explore […]

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OrcaFlex 11.5 user group meeting

Following the release of OrcaFlex 11.5, we can now announce our OrcaFlex 11.5 user group meeting. Once again, we are running this as a virtual webinar. This webinar will cover all the new features introduced in version 11.5 of OrcaFlex and OrcaWave. In previous years we had separate webinars for the two programs, but this […]

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OrcaFlex 11.5b released

We have just released a minor upgrade to OrcaFlex, version 11.5b. Version 11.5b fixes a single bug in 11.5a. If OrcaFlex 11.5a cannot find a license at startup, it reports an access violation error instead of an informative error message. Full details of the changes in 11.5: OrcaFlex OrcaWave We recommend that all users of […]

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OrcaFlex 11.5 released

We are very pleased to announce the release of OrcaFlex version 11.5. The software was finalised and built on 12th December. 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. Update: These e-mails were all sent on 13th […]

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OrcaFlex 11.4e released

We have just released a minor upgrade to OrcaFlex, version 11.4e. Version 11.4e fixes a number of bugs and adds some minor functionality, including: Support has been added for SHEAR7 version 4.12b, specifically by capturing the new curvature time history files which SHEAR7 can now export. Python external functions, post calculation actions and user defined […]

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New sectional bodies example

A new diffraction example is now available on our website: L04 Sectional bodies. The example demonstrates how sectional bodies, introduced in v11.4, can be used to enhance the multibody analysis capabilities of OrcaWave & OrcaFlex. Prior to v11.4, OrcaWave & OrcaFlex were capable of undertaking multibody analysis, provided that each body could be considered closed. […]

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Important: Email Account Breach

On the 7th November 2024 a staff member’s email account was compromised and unfortunately this has resulted in phishing emails being sent to some of our customers. We were aware of the breach within minutes of it occurring and were able to quickly secure the account to prevent further malicious actions. We have investigated activity […]

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OrcaFlex 11.4d released

We have just released a minor upgrade to OrcaFlex, version 11.4d. Version 11.4d 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 11.4d. To upgrade to OrcaFlex 11.4d from any previous version, download the install program from your […]

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