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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 11.5

The latest release of OrcaFlex 11.5 is OrcaFlex 11.5c.

The new features introduced in OrcaFlex 11.5 can be viewed online:

The documentation can also be downloaded for offline use:

To upgrade to OrcaFlex 11.5c, download the install program from your company’s Orcina software download page. A link to this page was sent to your software administration contact when we first released 11.5. If you do not have access to this page, please contact us.

A more in depth discussion of the major new features introduced in OrcaFlex 11.5 is available in the news section.

Known bugs in version 11.5c

  • Running models with line feeding sometimes results in an access violation error when the range of the ramping zone is far from the zero of simulation time.
  • Running a frequency domain simulation that contains an indirectly solved constraint with no out-frame connection results in an unexpected program error.
  • Following a frequency domain simulation, the y-component of the line node acceleration is omitted from the list of available line result variables.
  • Current vertical stretching is applied to the tabular current velocity field, but not the acceleration field. Current vertical stretching should be applied to both.
  • The OrcaFlex spreadsheet does not handle additional data for turbine results which specify a clearance line name.
  • Calculations (statics or dynamics) for exceptionally large models sometimes result in an access violation error.
  • Variation models or restart analyses loaded from text data files sometimes load incorrectly for models containing lines that use the calculated from end positions option to determine their length and end orientations.
  • In the frequency domain, the load associated with a change in the proportion wet of a surface piercing 3D buoy, due to wave elevation, is phased incorrectly.

These bugs will be fixed in 11.5d.

OrcaFlex 11.4

The latest release of OrcaFlex 11.4 is OrcaFlex 11.4e.

The new features introduced in OrcaFlex 11.4 can be viewed online:

The documentation can also be downloaded for offline use:

To upgrade to OrcaFlex 11.4e, download the install program from your company’s Orcina software download page. A link to this page was sent to your software administration contact when we released 11.4a. If you do not have access to this page, please contact us.

A more in depth discussion of the major new features introduced in OrcaFlex 11.4 is available in the news section.

Known bugs in version 11.4e

None.

OrcaFlex 11.3

The latest release of OrcaFlex 11.3 is OrcaFlex 11.3g.

The new features introduced in OrcaFlex 11.3 can be viewed online:

The documentation can also be downloaded for offline use:

To upgrade to OrcaFlex 11.3g, download the install program from your company’s Orcina software download page. A link to this page was sent to your software administration contact when we released 11.3a. If you do not have access to this page, please contact us.

A more in depth discussion of the major new features introduced in OrcaFlex 11.3 is available in the news section.

Known bugs in version 11.3g

None.

OrcaFlex 11.2

The latest release of OrcaFlex 11.2 is OrcaFlex 11.2e.

The new features introduced in OrcaFlex 11.2 can be viewed online:

The documentation can also be downloaded for offline use:

To upgrade to OrcaFlex 11.2e, download the install program from your company’s Orcina software download page. A link to this page was sent to your software administration contact when we released 11.2a. If you do not have access to this page, please contact us.

A more in depth discussion of the major new features introduced in OrcaFlex 11.2 is available in the news section.

Known bugs in version 11.2e

OrcaFlex

None.

OrcaWave

None.

OrcaFlex 11.1

The latest release of OrcaFlex 11.1 is OrcaFlex 11.1e.

The new features introduced in OrcaFlex 11.1 can be viewed online:

The documentation can also be downloaded for offline use:

To upgrade to OrcaFlex 11.1e, download the install program from your company’s Orcina software download page. A link to this page was sent to your software administration contact when we released 11.1a. If you do not have access to this page, please contact us.

A more in depth discussion of the major new features introduced in OrcaFlex 11.1 is available in the news section.

OrcaFlex 11.0

The latest release of OrcaFlex 11.0 is OrcaFlex 11.0g.

The new features introduced in OrcaFlex 11.0 can be viewed online in the OrcaFlex help file. The OrcaFlex 11.0 help file can also be downloaded:

OrcaFlexHelp.zip

To upgrade to OrcaFlex 11.0g from 11.0a or 11.0b, download the following ZIP file:

OrcaFlex-Patch-11.0a-or-11.0b-to-11.0g.zip

and execute the .msp patch file that it contains.

To upgrade to OrcaFlex 11.0g from 11.0c or 11.0d, download the following ZIP file:

OrcaFlex-Patch-11.0c-or-11.0d-to-11.0g.zip

and execute the .msp patch file that it contains.

To upgrade to OrcaFlex 11.0g from 11.0e or 11.0f, download the following ZIP file:

OrcaFlex-Patch-11.0e-or-11.0f-to-11.0g.zip

and execute the .msp patch file that it contains.

To upgrade to OrcaFlex 11.0g from 10.3 or earlier, download the install program from your company’s Orcina software download page. A link to this page was sent to your software administration contact when we released 11.0a. If you do not have access to this page, please contact us.

A more in depth discussion of the major new features introduced in OrcaFlex 11.0 is available in the news section.

OrcaFlex 10.3

The latest release of OrcaFlex 10.3 is OrcaFlex 10.3e.

The new features introduced in OrcaFlex 10.3 can be viewed online in the OrcaFlex help file. The OrcaFlex 10.3 help file can also be downloaded:

OrcaFlexHelp.zip

To upgrade to OrcaFlex 10.3e from 10.3a, 10.3b, 10.3c or 10.3d, download the following ZIP file:

OrcaFlex-Patch-10.3a-or-10.3b-or-10.3c-or-10.3d-to-10.3e.zip

and execute the .msp patch file that it contains.

A more in depth discussion of the major new features introduced in 10.3 is available in the news section.

OrcaFlex 10.2

The latest release of OrcaFlex 10.2 is OrcaFlex 10.2d.

The new features introduced in OrcaFlex 10.2 can be viewed online in the OrcaFlex help file. The OrcaFlex 10.2 help file can also be downloaded:

OrcaFlexHelp.zip

To upgrade to OrcaFlex 10.2d from 10.2a, 10.2b or 10.2c, download the following ZIP file and execute the .msp patch file that it contains:

OrcaFlex-Patch-10.2a-or-10.2b-or-10.2c-to-10.2d.zip

A more in depth discussion of the major new features introduced in 10.2 is available in the news section.

OrcaFlex 10.1

The latest release of OrcaFlex 10.1 is OrcaFlex 10.1e.

The new features introduced in OrcaFlex 10.1 can be viewed online in the OrcaFlex help file. The OrcaFlex 10.1 help file can also be downloaded:

OrcaFlexHelp.zip

To upgrade to OrcaFlex 10.1e from 10.1c or 10.1d, download the following ZIP file and execute the .msp patch file that it contains:

OrcaFlex-Patch-10.1c-or-10.1d-to-10.1e.zip

To upgrade to OrcaFlex 10.1e from 10.1a or 10.1b, download the following ZIP file and execute the .msp patch file that it contains:

OrcaFlex-Patch-10.1a-or-10.1b-to-10.1e.zip

A more in depth discussion of the major new features introduced in 10.1 is available on our news page.

OrcaFlex 10.0

The latest release of OrcaFlex 10.0 is OrcaFlex 10.0e.

The new features introduced in OrcaFlex 10.0 can be viewed online in the OrcaFlex help file. The OrcaFlex 10.0 help file can also be downloaded:

OrcaFlexHelp.zip

To upgrade to OrcaFlex 10.0e from 10.0c or 10.0d, download the following ZIP file and execute the .msp patch file that it contains:

OrcaFlex-Patch-10.0c-or-10.0d-to-10.0e.zip

To upgrade to OrcaFlex 10.0e from 10.0a or 10.0b, download the following ZIP file and execute the .msp patch file that it contains:

OrcaFlex-Patch-10.0a-or-10.0b-to-10.0e.zip

A more in depth discussion of the major new features introduced in 10.0 is available on our news page.