Open-Ocean

DAVE GUI [standalone, portable]

A quick and easy way to get started with DAVE is by downloading the Graphical User Interface. This is a…

PyMeshUp

PyMeshUp gives you an easy way to create or modify meshes using a script. It is aimed at modelling vessels…

Orcaflex / Debugging external functions / conda

These are some steps to get orcaflex and conda to work together. By default they don’t, but with some hacking…

DAVE version 1.8 adds the following features: Limits and unity-checks: https://davedocs.online/limits.html Components: https://davedocs.online/components.html Wind and current areas: https://davedocs.online/wind.html

A practical guide to modeling vessels for offshore operations using Orcaflex

Many offshore operations can be modeled using first order time domain analysis. Setting up the vessels for such a model…

Fixing meshes

DAVE uses meshes for calculation of buoyancy and tank volumes. These meshes have to be clean and coherent. No holes,…

The making of xmas 2020

The xmas2020 Christmas card was prepared in DAVE and finalized with Blender. The tug is the the Husky with a…

DAVE version 1.5

Export to orcaflex Documentation Beams and catenaries Marine: Carene tables, conversion of shape-based buoyancy to linear springs Documentation The documentation…

Orcaflex export teaser

Release 1.4 – Tanks and thanks

Release 1.4 Features: Tanks with a free fluid surface are now available. They work in the same way as buoyancy…