DAVE 1.3 has been released. This is a major update with the focus on rigging design and reporting. This post…
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Spyder (link) is a popular IDE for working with python. I personally recommend using jupyter lab instead of spyder because…
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This is the second article about stability of heavy lifts and transports. This one covers loads that are suspended in…
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“What is the stability of a vessel during lifting or other operations?” A very valid question. And one to which…
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A first step in modelling of contact has been added to DAVE and the equilibrium core. As of this moment…
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As of this moment, DAVE is available on conda-forge and a python 3.8 version of pyo3d has been added. Installation…
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Pendulums are often used as example to explain simple dynamic problems. They look simple and it is easy to make…
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Frequency domain calculations can be used to calculate the first order wave response of systems. The resulting RAOs can be…
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DAVE supports non-zero diameter cables running over sheaves or round-surfaces. This allows for super accurate modelling of rigging geometry as…
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DAVE runs on python. So before you able to run DAVE you will need to install python. How to do…
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