Update to K06 FPV array example
We have recently made some updates to the K06 floating solar array example, which is available for download on the website here OrcaFlex Examples: Renewables. This example now models the floating modules as being fully rigid structures consisting of 6D buoy objects (instead of a combination of buoys, lines and constraints). The double-sided constraints in […]
ViewCelebrating Orcina’s 40th birthday!
We had the great pleasure of celebrating 40 years of Orcina at Brathay Hall on the shores of Windermere in July. It was a wonderful opportunity to bring together almost all of our current and former colleagues from the last four decades, including the original founders of the company, as well as family members and […]
ViewOrcaFlex 11.6d released
We have just released a minor upgrade to OrcaFlex, version 11.6d. Version 11.6d fixes a number of bugs. Full details of the changes in 11.6: OrcaFlex OrcaWave We recommend that all users of 11.6a upgrade to 11.6d. To upgrade to OrcaFlex 11.6d from any previous version, download the install program from your company’s Orcina software […]
ViewNew wave drift load analysis example
A new diffraction example is now available on our website: L07 Wave drift load analysis. Building on the methods discussed in L06 Full QTF diffraction analysis, we use OrcaWave to calculate full quadratic transfer function (QTF) wave drift loads for a ship shaped body in shallow water. Later we use OrcaFlex to model a CALM […]
ViewOrcaFlex 11.6c released
We have just released a minor upgrade to OrcaFlex, version 11.6c. Version 11.6c fixes a number of bugs, and introduces a couple of minor enhancements. Full details of the changes in 11.6: OrcaFlex OrcaWave We recommend that all users of 11.6a upgrade to 11.6c. To upgrade to OrcaFlex 11.6c from any previous version, download the […]
ViewOrcaFlex 11.6b released
We have just released a minor upgrade to OrcaFlex, version 11.6b. Version 11.6b fixes a number of bugs, and introduces some further functionality for shaded graphics. Full details of the changes in 11.6: OrcaFlex OrcaWave We recommend that all users of 11.6a upgrade to 11.6b. To upgrade to OrcaFlex 11.6b from any previous version, download […]
ViewNew 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 […]
ViewOrcaFlex 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 […]
ViewOrcaFlex 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 […]
ViewNew 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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