Bentley SACS® V8i SELECTseries 4 (v5.7.1)

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Version	05.07.01.01
Build Type	SELECT Release Product
Operating Systems	Microsoft Windows (see System Requirements for specific details)
Language	English
Date	January 28, 2016

  Contents

• Product Activation

• Trust Licensing

• Trust Licensing Best Practices

• SELECT Licensing FAQ

• Bentley Select Open Access

• Bentley Offshore Be Communities website

• Problem Reports

• SACS Marine Readme File

• Introducing SACS V8i SELECTseries 4 (v5.7.1)

• SACS 5.7.1 Enhancements and Corrections

• Introducing SACS V8i SELECTseries 4 (v5.7)

• SACS 5.7 Enhancements and Corrections

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Product Activation

After Installation, SACS products must now be activated. SACS products DO NOT support trial license status. Launch SACS 5.7. The following dialog will appear.   Click on the “Bentley License Tool…” button.

Select all the SACS license products and click the “Activate” button.

The system will activate the licensed products.

Trust Licensing

SACS 5.7.x uses Bentley SELECT Trust Licensing – the same licensing used by all other Bentley products. Trust licensing ensures uninterrupted access to run your Bentley software, regardless of the availability of licenses. In some software products from other vendors, a licensing service was used to check out a license when the application starts up and check it back in when the program exits. This restricts the use of software once all the current licenses are in use. SACS now uses the trust licensing approach that is a benefit of your Bentley SELECT subscription.

Trust licensing allows any member of your engineering team to run SACS at any time and eliminates the need to have an uninterrupted connection to SELECTserver and consequently this provides greater flexibility and greater reliability in operation. Instead of requiring the connection to SELECTserver, SACS simply records usage of the application and allows you to access reports to see how licenses are being used in your team. License usage is aggregated and reported back to SELECTserver on a regular basis, at least once every thirty days.

 You can review your team’s usage of SACS via a web-based interface through a wide range of reports. These reports are available at http://selectserver.bentley.com and let you see who used what software and when. This information will be valuable to you in ensuring that you are getting best value from your software. The designated account contact for your organization will have permission to login to this server and to review these reports. This SELECTserver web portal also includes tools for managing licenses including managing check-outs, forcing check-ins of licenses, if required, and controlling access to applications.

If your recorded usage shows a peak usage that is greater than the number of licenses that you own, your Bentley account manager will contact you to discuss the usage. They will review with you whether your current license portfolio matches your license needs and can recommend a range of options to true-up to ensure you have the licenses you need. Peak usage is the maximum number of licenses that are used within any 1-hour period.

If you would like more information on SELECTserver , you can visit: http://www.bentley.com/en-US/Products/SELECT+Server/

For more information on the benefits of trust licensing and the true-up process, you can visit: http://www.bentley.com/trust

For full technical details on SELECTserver licensing, start with the Introduction section of the following user manual: https://selectserver.bentley.com/BSS/Admin/Help/en/index.html

Trust Licensing Best Practices

• Use the License Management Tool installed with your applications to view what licenses you have available on a particular machine.
• Ensure that your designated contact person and/or system administrator is able to sign in to selectserver.bentley.com and view reports on usage
• Configure SELECTserver to send over usage messages to a designated administrator weekly
• Use the Scheduled Reports function in SELECTserver to send usage reports to a designated administrator weekly
• Use these email and web reports to better understand how your team uses SACS licenses. In particular, the Peak Usage reports will indicate if your license usage matches your ownership.
• If you wish to control which licenses can be used on which machines, use the Client Access Restrictions command in the Site Configuration menu of selectserver.bentley.com to apply these controls.
• Communicate with your Bentley Account Manager about your license usage, particularly if you expect your peak usage to increase above the number of licenses you own.
• Use license check-out only when you need to work off site without an internet connection for more than 30 days. There is no need to check out licenses when working in a connected environment and doing so will record that license as being continuously in use. This may add to your peak usage level.

SELECT Licensing FAQ

• If I use more licenses than I own, will I automatically get a bill from Bentley?
  If your license usage reports show that your peak usage is higher than the number of licenses that you own, your Bentley Account Manager will contact you and discuss options with you. These options may include adding more licenses, changing the mix of licenses that you own, quarterly term licenses or changing how you use licenses.

• Do I need an internet connection to use Trust Licensing?
  For day to day use, a continuous internet connection is not required. You need an internet connection only when initially activating your license and at least once every month in order to record usage on the SELECTserver. It is also possible to manually submit usage logs if your security requirements mean that an internet connection is not possible.

• Do multiple sessions of SACS on one machine record multiple uses?
  No, usage is recorded per machine. Multiple instances of an application running on the same machine records 1 use, it does not record multiple uses.

• Our SELECT licensing agreement mentions peak usage within an interval. What is that interval and how is peak usage calculated?
  An interval for a SELECT subscription is 1 hour on the clock e.g. from 11am to 12 noon. SELECTserver counts the number of licenses used from the license pool during each interval. The daily peak usage is the highest number of licenses used during any 1 hour interval of that day. See
  http://communities.bentley.com/products/licensing/b/licensing_blog/archive/2010/05/27/what-is-usage-and-how-is-it-calculated.aspx

• Do I need to check out licenses to use SACS 5.7?
  There is no need to check out a license to your machine unless you are going to be working offline for 30 days or more. In fact, checking out a license will record the license as being in continuous use so this could potentially increase the calculation of your firm’s peak license usage.

• Is the license usage logging secure and private?
  Trust licensing uses the same usage logging mechanism you are using now with non-trust licensing. It transmits usage data using standard internet protocols and obscures user and machine names using a SHA-1 hash so that they cannot be read outside your company.

• Where can I get training on how to understand and monitor license usage?
  SELECT subscribers are able to access SELECT server training via the Bentley LEARN server.

 

Bentley Select Open Access

SELECT Open Access is an industry first that provides any subscriber with unrestricted portfolio-wide access so they can employ the best and most comprehensive mix of Bentley applications for all disciplines for every project. For more information visit see http://ftp2.bentley.com/dist/collateral/docs/Select/Internal/2014SubscriptionChangesEmail.pdf

and also visit http://www.bentley.com/en-US/Subscriptions/SELECT+Open+Access/

Bentley Offshore Be Communities Website

This is where you can find and contribute to discussions, ideas, and other information about Bentley Offshore products. https://communities.bentley.com/products/offshore/default.aspx

 

Problem Reports

We greatly appreciate any bug reports or suggestions you may have. Please report any bugs or anomalies you find through www.bentley.com/serviceticketmanager .

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Introducing SACS V8i SELECTseries 4 (v5.7.1)

Applications Included in the Install Package

Note: Modules highlighted have been updated in this release

Batch Program Modules

Program	Description	Version
Collapse	Non-Linear Plastic Analysis	6.1.7.3
Combine	Combine Post file utility	6.1.7.2
Dynamic Response	Dynamic Response Analysis	6.1.7.2
Dynpac	Eigen Vector/Value Extraction	6.1.7.2
Fatigue	Fatigue Damage/Life Analysis	6.1.7.2
Flotation	Flotation & Upending Analysis	6.1.7.2
Gap	Non-Linear Element Analysis	6.1.7.2
Global Loading	Global Loading Analysis	6.1.7.2
Joint Can	Tubular Connection Check	6.1.7.2
Large Deflection	Large Deflection Analysis	6.1.7.2
Launch	Launch Analysis	6.1.7.2
Material Takeoff	Material Takeoff Analysis	6.1.7.2
Pile	Single Pile Analysis	6.1.7.2
Post	Element Stress and Code Check	6.1.7.2
Pre-Processor	SACS System	6.1.7.2
PSI	Pile/Soil Interaction	6.1.7.2
Report Generator	Generate User Defined Reports	6.1.7.1
SACS FAST Interface	FAST	6.1.7.1
Seastate	Environmental Load Generation	6.1.7.2
Solve	SACS Solver	6.1.7.2
Super Element	Super Element Utility	6.1.7.2
Tow	Transportation Inertia Load Generation	6.1.7.2
Transportation	Motion and Stability Studies	6.1.7.3
Wave Response	Wave Response Analysis	6.1.7.2

Interactive Program Modules

Program	Description	Version
Hull Modeler	SACS Hull Modeler	6.1.7.3
Motions	SACS Motions	6.1.7.3
Stability	SACS Stability	6.1.7.3
Chart Viewer	Plot and Chart Utility	6.1.7.2
Collapse View	Interactive Collapse Results Viewer	6.1.7.2
Data Generator	Input Data Generator and Viewer	6.1.7.2
SACS Executive	SACS System Front End	5.7.1.1
Interactive Fatigue	Interactive Fatigue Post Processor	6.1.7.2
Postvue	Interactive Post Processor	6.1.7.2
Precede	Interactive Modeler	6.1.7.2
Prevue	Plot Utility	6.1.7.2

Interface Modules

Program	Description	Version
PDMS Convertor	SACS Model to PDMS Macro Convertor	6.1.4.1
SACS to Femsys	SACS Model to FemView Interface	6.1.7.1
SDNF	SACS Model to SDNF Convertor	6.1.7.1

Utility Program Modules

Program	Description	Version
Damage Center	Scatter Diagram Damage Center Utility	6.1.7.2
Free Body	Free Body Analysis	6.1.7.1
Joint Mesh	Joint Meshing Utility	6.1.7.2
List File Convertor	Output Listing File Optimizer	6.1.7.1
Probability	Statistical Analysis	6.1.5.1
Ring	Roark Ring Analysis	6.1.7.3
Rigid	Rigid Body Analysis	6.1.7.3

SACS 5.7.1 Enhancements and Corrections

Chartvue

SACS 5.7.1 Release Corrections

• ·     Corrected issue where the deactivation of plots was not working.
  

Collapse

SACS 5.7.1 Release Corrections

• ·     Corrected a problem associated with multi-segmented launch runner sections.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the liquefaction factor was not being applied correctly.
  

Datagen

SACS 5.7.1 Release Enhancements

• ·     Added Joint Mesher input lines to Datagen

SACS 5.7.1 Release Corrections

• ·     Corrected an issue where the POSITION card in TOW was not being displayed correctly.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the DN3 option was missing on the FTOPT2 input line.
• ·     Added double-click support to Datagen 'Insert Line' dialog.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the line assistant was not updating the editor on changing a selection from a drop-down menu.
• ·     Corrected an issue where typing in the main window did not allow extra decimal points in a field.
• ·     Corrected the force dimension labeling on the MEMOVR and GRPOVR input lines.
  

Fatigue

SACS 5.7.1 Release Corrections

• ·     Corrected a problem where the factor of safety specified on the JNTOVR input line was not being considered.
  

GH Bladed Interface

SACS 5.7.1 Release Corrections

• ·     The interface will now assume default values for E and G if material properties are not defined in the GH Bladed input file.
  

Interactive Fatigue

SACS 5.7.1 Release Corrections

• ·     Corrected a problem where an extract file could not be opened.
  

Joint Can

SACS 5.7.1 Release Enhancements

• ·     Enhanced the program to write results directly to a SQLite database from the SACS Uncoupled Wind Turbine process.

 

SACS 5.7.1 Release Corrections

• ·     Corrected a problem where the program was crashing when using the API21 code check option.
• ·     Corrected a problem with the ISO code check option where the program was outputting infinite values for joints with overlapped braces.

 

Joint Mesh

SACS 5.7.1 Release Enhancements

• ·     Added the ability to mesh top flush and matching OD joints.
• ·     Added the ability to mesh joints containing box sections of the same dimensions but different thicknesses.
• ·     Enhanced the program to check for element noncoplanarity.
• ·     Added the ability to define longitudinal hard lines and member sectional hardlines based upon planes.
• ·     Enhanced the program to mesh joints containing PGB, PGD and PGU section types.

SACS 5.7.1 Release Corrections

• ·     Corrected a problem meshing overlapping box sections.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the joint mesh utility was generating duplicate lines at web intersection which resulted in multiple coincident joints
• ·     Corrected a problem where disconnected joints were being generated in the meshed input file.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the joint mesh utility could not find the intersection of a plane and a member end.
• ·     Corrected a problem where incorrect offsets were being used for top flush tubular joints.
• ·     Corrected a problem associated with offsets of box members.
• ·     Corrected a problem associated with top-of-steel offsets and top flush inline members.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the wrong thickness was being used for a channel flange.

 

Pile

SACS 5.7.1 Release Corrections

• ·    Corrected an issue where the plugged piles predicted the same capacity as plugged piles.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the liquefaction factor was being applied incorrectly.
  

Post

SACS 5.7.1 Release Enhancements

• ·    The detailed report has been enhanced for the AISC 13th Edition code check for wide flange sections
• ·     The detailed report has been enhanced to include the shear area.
• ·     The program has been enhanced to include a relative path for wind turbine applications.
• ·     The output reports for the ISO code have been enhanced to list forces

 

SACS 5.7.1 Release Corrections

• ·    Corrected a formatting issue connected with large UC values.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the AISCE 14th Edition could not be used in conjunction with a post input file.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the P-Delta option terminated post processing for large models.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the unity checks for Eurocodes were not output as absolute values.
• ·     Corrected a problem associated with the CC calculations for the AISC 9th Edition code check for plate girder sections.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the shear stress for an angle section was being reported as zero.
• ·     Corrected a problem where post run would abnormally terminate with an error for a large number of load cases.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the results for NC option and E5 option were different for non-tubular sections.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the Eurocode UC for shear was incorrect for PGU sections.
  

Postvue

SACS 5.7.1 Release Corrections

• ·    Corrected a problem where the program would crash on selecting the "All Types" option for the Library Section Type in the Select Section dialog box.
• ·     Corrected an issue where the Detailed Report button was not recalculating prior to opening a report .
• ·     Corrected a problem on changing a load condition under review member after a load condition name containing a special character had been selected.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the section name was not being selected from the common solution file after new corroded sections had been created.

 

Pre Processor

SACS 5.7.1 Release Corrections

• ·    Corrected a problem associated with a corrosion zone dividing a tapered member.
• ·     Corrected an issue associated with the ISO code being used in conjunction with the NS3472 code
• ·     Corrected an issue associated with corrosion when a tapered member was outside a corrosion zone.
• ·     Corrected a problem where gaps between corrosion zones were not handled correctly.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the minimum corrosion thickness was assigned a value greater than the original thickness.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the corrosion flag was not being passed tubular section groups.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the corroded thickness for channel sections was incorrect.

 

Precede

SACS 5.7.1 Release Enhancements

• ·    Added member AB releases and joint fixities icon to the tool bar.
• ·     Added  display functionality for displaying member AB releases and joint fixities.

 

SACS 5.7.1 Release Corrections

• ·    Corrected a problem where a twisted plate mesh was being generated using the "Plate Mesh" option.
• ·     Corrected a problem where section property labels were not being displayed for certain sections in the Member Review dialog box.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the program would crash when trying to edit a non existent footprint weight.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the grout density was not being read from the GRUP input line.
• ·     Corrected a problem where a 'D' was being added in column 67 when creating a corrosion zone.
• ·     Corrected a problem where maximum plate stress, critical plate, critical load case...etc. were not being displayed.
• ·     Corrected a units problem with the SACS to STAAD convertor
• ·     Corrected a problem where comments for member load cards were not being retained.
• ·     Corrected an issue related to "section not found" message for non extant section library.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the thermal coefficients of expansion for shell elements were being handled incorrectly.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the "Member Stress at Max Unity Check" report was producing a crash.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the grout density was not being read from the GRUP input line.
• ·     Corrected a problem where a 'D' was being added in column 67 when creating a corrosion zone.
• ·     Corrected a problem where maximum plate stress, critical plate, critical load case...etc. were not being displayed.
• ·     Corrected a units problem with the SACS to STAAD convertor

PSI

SACS 5.7.1 Release Corrections

• ·    Corrected a problem where the max unity check print option was functioning incorrectly for Eurocode 2005.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the liquefaction factor was being applied incorrectly.

SACS Executive

SACS 5.7.1 Release Enhancements

• ·    SACS projects changed to display the description as the task name
• ·     Database functionality added wind turbine joint can analysis.
• ·     Added the ability to handle relative paths for multi-run composed of other multi-runs.

SACS 5.7.1 Release Corrections

• ·    Corrected a problem for strength check where incorrect code check options were being used for GH Bladed results post processing.
• ·     Corrected a problem creating a Tow run file.
• ·     Corrected a problem of missing wave surface profile input for a random wave analysis.
• ·    Corrected a problem where incorrect line numbers for errors and warnings were being displayed by the List File Converter.
• ·     Corrected a problem creating a Tow run file.
• ·     Corrected a problem where "“CONTINUE PROCESSING WITH ERRORS” echo in the list file for the option set on the PSIOPT line was misinterpreted as an error
• ·     Corrected a problem where PSI plot files were overwriting wave response plot files.
• ·    Corrected a problem for the redesign option to create a new input file was not being read from the model file.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the program crashed in Windows 8.1 when internet connection is on.
• ·    Corrected a problem for GH Bladed analysis where the error log was not being refreshed when the option for "Clear Error Log" was set to yes in the Executive settings.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the go to line number was not working for Notepad++
• ·    Corrected a problem where some report fields in the .csv file were being displayed as dates.

Seastate

SACS 5.7.1 Release Enhancements

• ·    Added the ability to create corrosion zones for environmental and stiffness properties.
• ·    Updated the footprint load points limitation of 600 to as many as required.

SACS 5.7.1 Release Corrections

• ·     Corrected a problem with updating the properties of a tapered member when a corrosion zone divides the member.
• ·     Corrected a problem with updating the properties of a tapered member when a corrosion zone
• ·     Corrected a problem associated with overrides for corroded members.
• ·     Corrected a problem where corrosion was not being applied to cone/taper members
• ·     Corrected a problem where the fillet radius was being used for the displacement area instead of the web spacing for PGD sections.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the corroded width of a channel section was incorrect.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the min/max corrosion thickness range and minimum corroded thickness were being incorrectly used.
• ·     Corrected a conversion problem when corrosion was being applied as a percentage.
• ·     Corrected a corrosion issue when the minimum corrosion thickness is greater then the member thickness.
• ·     Corrected a problem the program was not calculating the correct weight and buoyancy if option 'C' to use the corrodes dimensions was set on the CORRZ line.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the average dimensions were not being used to calculate construction and displacement areas for tapered members.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the gaps in corrosion zones were not being handled correctly.
• ·     Corrected a problem where global member and group overrides were affecting the marine growth buoyancy and weight.
• ·     Corrected a problem associated with corrosion and incorrect usage of dimensions of a tapered member.
• ·     Corrected a problem associated with calculation of the outside radius of a RTB section when the outside radius of the RTB section is left blank.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the force dimensions Y and Z for non-tubular members with corrosion were being reversed.
• ·     Corrected a problem to notify user when the 3MET current is within the current in-line tolerance and therefore is set in-line with the wave.
• ·     Corrected a problem in calculating the effective OD of a conical section in presence of marine growth for added mass calculations.
• ·     Corrected a problem in reporting the construction area in the "Seastate Corrosion Member Override" report.
  

Wave Response

SACS 5.7.1 Release Corrections

• ·    Corrected an issue where the program would crash in some cases where the MST option is used to generate load cases.
• ·    Corrected a problem where the program would crash in the presence of horizontal members at the water level which are also perpendicular to the wave direction.

 

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Introducing SACS V8i SELECTseries 4 (v5.7)

SACS V8i SELECT Series 4 v5.7 release includes numerous enhancements including the implementation of the AISC 14th Edition code check in Post and Postvue, the ability to model corrosion zones for environmental loading and stiffness properties in SEASTATE, fatigue time history redesign in Interactive Fatigue and the ability to model multi-linear stress strain behavior in the Collapse module.  Major updates to the interactive modules include, database functionality for the SACS wind turbine GH Bladed application for member checks.
Interoperability enhancements include SACS integration AutoPipe and continued enhancements to the SACS interface  with ProjectWise.

• Applications Included in the Install Package
• System Requirements
• SACS System PC Recommendations
• New Features in SACS 5.7 V8i
• Documentation
• Legal Notices

Applications Included in the Install Package

Batch Program Modules

Program	Description	Version
Collapse	Non-Linear Plastic Analysis	6.1.7.1
Combine	Combine Post file utility	6.1.7.1
Dynamic Response	Dynamic Response Analysis	6.1.7.1
Dynpac	Eigen Vector/Value Extraction	6.1.7.1
Fatigue	Fatigue Damage/Life Analysis	6.1.7.1
Flotation	Flotation & Upending Analysis	6.1.7.1
Gap	Non-Linear Element Analysis	6.1.7.1
Global Loading	Global Loading Analysis	6.1.7.1
Joint Can	Tubular Connection Check	6.1.7.1
Large Deflection	Large Deflection Analysis	6.1.7.1
Launch	Launch Analysis	6.1.7.1
Material Takeoff	Material Takeoff Analysis	6.1.7.1
Pile	Single Pile Analysis	6.1.7.1
Post	Element Stress and Code Check	6.1.7.1
Pre-Processor	SACS System	6.1.7.1
PSI	Pile/Soil Interaction	6.1.7.1
Report Generator	Generate User Defined Reports	6.1.7.1
SACS FAST Interface	FAST	6.1.7.1
Seastate	Environmental Load Generation	6.1.7.1
Solve	SACS Solver	6.1.7.1
Super Element	Super Element Utility	6.1.7.1
Tow	Transportation Inertia Load Generation	6.1.7.1
Transportation	Motion and Stability Studies	6.1.7.1
Wave Response	Wave Response Analysis	6.1.7.1

Interactive Program Modules

Program	Description	Version
Hull Modeler	SACS Hull Modeler	6.1.7.1
Motions	SACS Motions	6.1.7.1
Stability	SACS Stability	6.1.7.1
Chart Viewer	Plot and Chart Utility	6.1.7.1
Collapse View	Interactive Collapse Results Viewer	6.1.7.1
Data Generator	Input Data Generator and Viewer	6.1.7.1
Executive	SACS System Front End	5.7.0.1
Interactive Fatigue	Interactive Fatigue Post Processor	6.1.7.1
Postvue	Interactive Post Processor	6.1.7.1
Precede	Interactive Modeler	6.1.7.1
Prevue	Plot Utility	6.1.7.1

Interface Modules

Program	Description	Version
PDMS Convertor	SACS Model to PDMS Macro Convertor	6.1.4.1
SACS to Femsys	SACS Model to FemView Interface	6.1.7.1
SDNF	SACS Model to SDNF Convertor	6.1.7.1

Utility Program Modules

Program	Description	Version
Damage Center	Scatter Diagram Damage Center Utility	6.1.7.1
Free Body	Free Body Analysis	6.1.7.1
Joint Mesh	Joint Meshing Utility	6.1.7.1
List File Convertor	Output Listing File Optimizer	6.1.7.1
Probability	Statistical Analysis	6.1.5.1
Ring	Roark Ring Analysis	6.1.7.1
Rigid	Rigid Body Analysis	6.1.7.1

 

System Requirements

SACS V8i SELECTseries 4 (v5.7) has the following system minimum requirements:

•        Pentium 4 or higher central processing unit (CPU).

•        512 megabytes (Mb) of RAM minimum.  SACS performance is dependent on the size of the SACS model and the amount of available system resources; see SACS System PC Recommendations below.

•        Microsoft® Windows® 8/8.1
Microsoft Windows 7

•        Internet Explorer 6 or later

•        Windows Media Player (for analysis sound file support)

•        A hard disk partition with 800 Mb of free space is required for the SACS installation.

•        A video card with a chipset that supports OpenGL.  A reference list may be found at Supported Graphics Cards

•        CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.

•        Network Server and Network Client Installations - The Local Area Ethernet Network should be 100 Base-T or greater.  TCP/IP network protocol is supported.

Note: Remote access connections such as Terminal Server are not supported.

 

SACS System PC Recommendations

SACS V8i SELECTseries 3 (v5.7) will run satisfactorily with most basic new PC configurations for both laptops and desktop PCs.   For minimal configuration PCs or older PCs, the most notable degradation in performance will be in 3D rendering applications (Precede) and when model size exceeds 1000 joints. For model sizes greater than 1000 joints it is recommended that additional memory and storage be added as stated below. The following recommendations are for optimal SACS performance.  

 

•        RAM - 1024 megabytes (Mb) of free (1) RAM minimum, 4096 Mb or more is preferred.   SACS will utilize all available RAM.    SACS performance is dependent on the size of the SACS model and the amount of available system resources.

(1) Free RAM refers to available RAM after all operating system processes have been loaded.

•        CPU - A multi-core CPU is recommended although not required.

•        Operating System - Windows 7 Professional or later.

•        Note: All x86 versions of Windows cannot utilize more than 3200 Mb of RAM.  The x64 version of Windows should be considered to take advantage of additional memory as well as future SACS upgrades.

•        Hard Disk - 800 Mb of free space is required for the SACS installation. A SATA RAID 0 hard disk is recommended for optimal analysis performance.

Note: After the SACS installation is complete the free space used for executions should not fall below 50% of the total drive capacity.  Total free space for execution should be at least 1 gigabyte for small models solutions.  Very large model solution could require 400 gigabytes or more.

•        Video Card - A video card that supports OpenGL is required for all 3D rendering SACS products.  It is very important to make sure that the graphics drivers on your computer are up to date for maximum performance and correct operation. A reference list of available video cards can be found at http://developer.techsoft3d.com/hoops/hoops-visualize/graphics-cards

Recommended Computer Specs for Wind Turbine Parallel Processing

• Processor:   Fastest 64bit available (Intel i7 or better)

• Number of Processors: Minimum 12 (without hyper threading preferred)

• RAM: Minimum 12GB

• BUS: Fastest Available

• Storage: Solid State Drive 1.5TB-2.0TB

•  Using the Optimal Number of Processors.

• It’s important to determine the optimal number of processors required for fastest processing by benchmarking the system by running multiple analyses using different number of processors to determine the number which gives the optimal speed.

NOTE: I/O to the disk/drive can be a bottle neck (hence the fastest bus and I/O requirements).

Documentation
Program Help: Detailed feature information may be accessed directly from the calling application by selecting the Help command, or by pressing the Help button from any of the application dialogs. Be sure to explore the program Help for answers to your questions.

On-Line Documentation: On-line documentation is available in HTML format and is accessible through Executive “Manuals” tab. Accessing the SACS® documentation requires Microsoft© Internet Explorer or a comparable browser.

SACS 5.7 Enhancements and Corrections

Collapse

Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Enhancements

• ·     Inclusion of multi linear stress-strain material behavior
• ·     Inclusion of soil liquefaction effects in Collapse

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements

 

Data Generator

Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Enhancements

• ·     Input data lines for multi linear stress strain curves have been added for Collapse
• ·     Added the ability to read and write new corrosion lines for seastate.
• ·     Added the AISC 14th options for post
• ·     Corrected problem where the force time history input file was inconsistent with the wave response manual.
• ·     Corrected a problem with inconsistent units in the input file
• ·     Corrected problem on the PLTREQ line in floatation
• ·     Corrected problem where the back space or delete line function was not working
• ·     Corrected problem where the drop down list for the 'find' dialog box was in reverse order.
• ·     Corrected problem where columns 19-20 of the SHIP input lines could not be changed.
• ·     Corrected the spelling of the ACCEL line in TOW
• ·     Corrected the corrosion options on the GRPOV and MEMOV lines.
• ·     Corrected problem where the units could not be changed on the PSIOPT input line.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the ENTER key did not have the same function as the 'APPLY' button when the line assistant had focus.
• ·     Corrected problem where a zero fixity was being added on the member line.
• ·     Soil liquefaction header and stratum lines have been added to Datagen
• ·     Datagen enhanced to recognize THLOAD, TIME and JLOD input lines for force time history input.
• ·     Datagen enhanced to recognize new input on the WINSPC, WINDSP, PLOVR, MBROVR, MGPOVR, PGOVR and PLOVR input lines.
• ·     Corrected problem where the program where the SOIL EXT line was being read incorrectly for soil adhesion data.
• ·     Corrected a problem in the line assistant for the JACKET line in Launch input file where the Vertical Position shows a negative sign after the letter        defining the axis coordinate system.
• ·     Corrected problem where incorrect units were being displayed for the water density when metric units were being used in the mode/seastate files.
• ·     Corrected problem where Datagen was crashing when trying to read the RBMASS line in a Tow input file.
• ·     Corrected problem where the data in columns 78-80 of the FTOPT line was not being displayed.
• ·     Corrected problem where the line assistant did not have description for data in columns 14-16 of the EQKLOD input line in the Dynamic Response input file.
• ·     Corrected problem where the Datagen was adding '000000' for the joint fixity on a MEMBER input line.
• ·     Corrected problem where the datagen was entering a decimal point on an integer entry on the FAST input line.
• ·     Corrected problem where the datagen was would become out of sync with multiple GRPOV input lines.
• ·     Corrected problem where the PLTRQ input line was not being generated correctly
• ·     Corrected problem where the SOIL EXT input line was being read as the soil adhesion header line.
• ·     Corrected problem where the datagen was entering a decimal point on an integer entry on the FAST input line.

Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Corrections

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

 

Dynamic Response

Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Corrections

• ·     Corrected an issue which caused the dynamic response module to crash
• ·     The API and FROYA spectra have been added to the Dynamic Response module for for both wind fatigue and Extreme wind analysis.
• ·     Corrected problem where the joint names on the plot did not match the model.

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements

Release V8i Select Series 2 v5.5 Corrections

   

Dynpac

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

• ·     Corrected a problem where surface weights exceeding internal array size caused a crash.

 

Executive

Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Enhancements

• ·     Continued enhancements to ProjectWise integration.
• ·    Add the ability to perform keyboard actions under the Project View
• ·     Removed the message box upon Executive startup if the structural synchronizer was not installed
• ·     Removed the three minute license check in delay.
• ·     Added the brace subdivision dialog box to the joint mesh utility.
• ·     Added a database functionality based upon the joint can list file for GH Bladed wind turbine process.
• ·     Corrected a problem where temporary files were not being deleted when an analysis was being cancelled.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the list file convertor failed to write the list file after conversion
• ·     Corrected a problem where the FTOPT3 line was being deleted for the SACS GH Bladed process.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the number of occurrences on the FTCASE line were not being generated correctly gor the GH Bladed process
• ·     Corrected a problem where the wrong version number was being displayed.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the directory path to demo 12 was incorrect.
• ·     Corrected a problem where files were not being copied when dragging and dropping to another location manually.
• ·     Corrected a problem with the display of the default license in the settings dialog box.
• ·     Corrected a problem where a separate seastate input file could not be used if LDOPT line was included in the model file..
• ·     The non integrated SACS/FAST interface has been implemented in the SACS Executive
• ·     The SACS Executive has been enhanced filter critical results from an uncoupled wind turbine strength analysis
• ·     The SACS Executive has been enhanced filter critical results from the GH Bladed wind turbine strength analysis
• ·     The SACS Executive has been enhanced to interface with ProjectWise
• ·    Reports Database is generated for the following analysis types:

Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Corrections

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements

1. 1.        Basic Static Analysis
2. 2.       Topside Static
3. 3.       Linear Static PSI
4. 4.       Linear Static GAP
5. 5.       Large Deflection
6. 6.       Extreme Wave
7. 7.       Transportation Inertia Loads (Tow)

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

• ·     Corrected a problem where the extract file for interactive fatigue was not being created in the number of post files was greater than 13
• ·     Corrected a problem where the Executive would stop writing to the analysis output window when running Collapse out of different directories.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the Executive was prompting the user for a Seastate file even when the option was turned off.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the Executive was not overrating the run file when the runfile was changed to an existing runfile using the "reset output" operation.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the Executive was not allowing capital letters in the File Id entry in the Analysis Generator
• ·     Corrected a problem where the Executive was allowing multiple simultaneous analysis from a dedicated directory
• ·     Corrected a problem where the  Executive was writing periods after the listed current module in the analysis information tab . For a long analysis this was resulting in a long string of periods.
• ·    Corrected a problem when running multi-run, the output files that are flagged not to keep (ie. X next to them in the output file list) are not deleted but appear in the directory.
• ·    Corrected various issues associated with multi run of numerous runfiles located in various sub-directories when using the dedicated analysis directory.
• ·    Corrected a problem where the Executive was treating a common solution file as a temporary file when conducting an analysis using a post input file.
• ·    Corrected a problem where the Executive was giving a error message, "Cannot find folder "Libraries". Make sure the path is correct" when it was selected from the drop down address list.
• ·    Corrected a problem where the section library was not saved after it was changed under the SACS Settings dialog box
• ·    Corrected a problem where the temporary files were not being deleted on cancelling the analysis.
• ·     Modified the Trust licensing library to implement a new SELECT API call that will allows starting and stopping any license
• ·     Corrected a problem where the Executive would not open files from the Error Log window.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the Executive could not create a run file for SACS Motion/Stability (with Martec analysis engine) analysis
• ·     Corrected a problem where the Executive the error log was reporting that the plot files did not contain any plots for parallel runs.
• ·     Corrected a problem in the Executive where a member unity check database was not being generated for the SACS Wind Turbine Process
• ·     Corrected a problems in the Executive where the correct input for the total number of damage files was not being generated correctly on the FTOPT2 lines

 

Gap

Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Corrections

·    Corrected GAP element problems associated with the gap input file.

Release V8i Select Series 2 v5.5 Corrections

• ·     Corrected problem where the gap analysis would crash if the model contained a plate panel code check option.

  

Interactive Fatigue

 Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Enhancement

• ·     Incorporated Fatigue time history results in Interactive Fatigue
• ·     The Joint Can module has been updated to include the joint strength checks for the ISO19902 :07 code of practice. Four options have been added:

 

Joint Can

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements

1. Simplified method assuming Ub=1

2. A method which gives results close to the API 50% strength check

3. Method based upon ISO 19902-07 equation 14.3-13

4. Full brace utilization by factoring the brace internal axial force and moments derived from equations (13.3-1,2,3)

• ·     The Joint Can module has been enhanced to include joint checks in accordance to NORSOK N-004, Rev 3, 2013 update.
• ·     Corrected problem where the calculations for the Qu factor needed to be updated to the ISO 19902-07 code of practice.
• ·     Corrected problem where a system error was being produced for a simplified fatigue analysis if user defined SCF's were being used.

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

 

Joint Mesh Utility

Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Corrections

• ·     Corrected a problem in meshing joints containing offsets.

·     Corrected problem where the Joint Mesh utility did not show an error if the wrong section library was being used.

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements

• ·     The Joint Mesh Utility has been expanded to include meshing of non-tubular joints using either triangular or quadrilateral elements
• ·    The Joint Mesh Utility has been enhanced to allow for change in mesh density at intersection points.
• ·     Corrected problem where multiple joints with the same name were being generated.

 Release V8i Select Series 2 v5.5 Corrections

·     Corrected problem where the outside chord diameter was being reported incorrectly

·     Corrected problem where the joint mesh utility could not identify the chord.

·     Corrected problem where multiple joints with the same name were being generated.
 

Launch

Release V8i Select Series 2 v5.5 Corrections

• ·     Corrected problem where the buoyancy calculation for WGTMEM line were incorrect.
• ·     Corrected problem where the wrong friction coefficient value was being used for friction elements.

  

Material Take Off

Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Corrections

• ·     Corrected a surface area conversion problem with metric section library (SECM lines)
• ·     Added an option on override cards to only apply to surface area calculation
• ·     Added the surface area factor to the Anode Requirements report
• ·     Corrected problem where the weight control was not load conditions on the LCFAC input line.
• ·     Corrected discrepancy where the weld volume for a tubular brace on a box chord was incorrect
• ·     Corrected a problem where no weld calculations were made when brace is offset at an angle to the chord for non-tubular welds
• ·     Corrected discrepancy in the weld calculations for prismatic chords and braces.
• ·     Corrected a problem where a wrong member was being assumed for the chord
• ·     Corrected a problem where no weld calculations where made when brace is offset at an angle to the chord for non-tubular welds

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

 

Pile 3D

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements

• ·     Soil liquefaction effects are now included in Pile 3D

 

Motion/Stability

Release V8i Select Series 2 v5.5 Corrections

• ·     Corrected problem where the wrong local coordinate system was being used for members with joints with coordinates close to a zero value
• ·     Corrected problem with calculating the footprint weight when the footprint type was "area"

            

Post

Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Enhancements

• ·  Implemented Tee, Channel and Prismatic sections for  Eurocode 2:2005
• ·  Implemented  AISC 14th Edition code check
• ·  Member unity check report file is generated for the ISO code to be subsequently used for ISO Joint Can checks
• ·  Implemented the bottom flange unbraced length to be used for AISC 13th code check for WF and PLG sections.
  
• ·  The Post module has been enhanced to include member checks in accordance to NORSOK N-004, Rev 3, 2013 update.
• ·     Corrected problem where the incorrect outstand flange length was being used for a WF section for the EC3:2005 code of practice
• ·     Corrected problem where the AMOD line was effecting the allowable stresses if AMOD was not defined for a new load combination in the Post input file.
• ·     Corrected problem where the incorrect outstand flange length was being used for a WF section for the EC3:2005 code of practice
• ·     Corrected problem where POST was not issuing an error message if same name was being used for both a load combination and a load case in the Post input file.
• ·     Corrected problem where POST was crashing if the SPAN line contained a tapered element with loading.
• ·     Corrected problem where a system error was being produced if multiple SPAN lines were being used in the model input file and no SPAN lines were present in the POST input file.
• ·     Corrected problem where a system error was being produced if the model file contained no SPAN lines and the Post input file contained multiple SPAN lines.
• ·     Corrected problem where diagnostic output was being included in the list file.
• ·     Corrected problem where the local axis system was not tye same as PRE
• ·     Corrected a discrepancy in the common solution file for tapered members with multiple segments. This was causing a crash in Combine.

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

 

Postvue 3D

Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Enhancements

• ·     Included the ability to display displacements, rotations and reactions
• ·     Included the AISC 14th  Edition code check
  
• ·     Corrected a problem with reported code check formulas.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the load condition from a post input file was not being displayed.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the member end translational forces reported the the detailed report were factored by 10^6
• ·     Corrected problem where the Detailed Report button was not active for PGU sections.
• ·     Corrected problem where the section modulus was incorrect for a PGU sections when using the NORSOK 2013 code.
• ·     Corrected problem where Postvue 3D would crash on member using the member detailed report feature if the hydrostatic code check was included.
• ·     Corrected problem where the brace property units were wrongly displayed for English units.
• ·     Corrected problem where the detailed report had missing units for joints strength parameters.
• ·     Corrected problem for the 64bit Postvue 3D where the allowable differed from the 32bit application.
• ·     Corrected problem where the brace stress values were incorrect for the Canadian code of practice.
• ·     Corrected problem where the 'Joint Settings' for ISO 19902 2007 code were inconsistent.
• ·     Corrected problem where the "Improper Argument" error was being produced for the joint can review option directly after a find member operation
• ·     Corrected problem where Precede could not handle numerous 'AREA' input lines.
• ·     The Postvue and Precede viewers have been consolidated.
• ·     Mode shapes have been implemented
• ·     Implemented member internal loads summary report
• ·     Corrected multiple problems in the Review and Redesign dialog box
• ·     Corrected a problem where headers were missing on all reports.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the moment diagram was being for the 1st load case instead of the critical load case.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the deflected shape factor was wrong
• ·     Corrected a problem where the new AMOD was not being retained after it was changed.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the Recalculate button under Review and Redesign Member was not working after a section has been changed
• ·     Corrected a problem where the wrong UC was being displayed when more than one load case is selected in the active list.
• ·     Corrected a problem where AMOD could not be changed under the Review and Redesign dialog box
• ·     Corrected a problem where the deflected shape factor was wrong
• ·     Corrected a problem where incorrect values were being reported for PGB sections
• ·     Corrected a problem where the default joint can code ID was incorrect for the 2004 NORSOK code.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the wrong deflected shape factor was being used.
• ·     Corrected a problem where some members incorrectly rotated by 90 degrees during animations for cases where the local x was inline with global z
• ·     Corrected a problem where labeling for UC values were being omitted for some load cases.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the AMOD value was not being retained under member review/redesign
• ·     Corrected a problem where the member section library was not being recognized.
• ·     Corrected multiple printing problems.
• ·     Corrected problem where the allowable stress and UC component for the axial force was incorrect for AISC 13th 2005 LRFD code of practice.
• ·     Corrected problem where Postvue was crashing when conducting a Joint Redesign if the model contained over 2000 load combinations.
• ·     Corrected problem where Postvue was crashing on right clicking the mouse on screen
• ·     Corrected problem where Postvue was crashing when "Window/close window" operation was being used.
• ·     Corrected problem where the case ID listed in reports was incorrect if the database was very large
• ·     Corrected problem for joint can review for the EQK option when brace was segmented

Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Corrections

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

 

Postvue Legacy

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

Release V8i Select Series 2 v5.5 Corrections

 

Precede 

Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Enhancements

• ·     Precede has been updated to include the AISC 14th Edition code check option
• ·     Added updates for GRPOV and MEMOVR input to account for the new corrosion option
• ·     Included AutoPipe integration
• ·     Upgraded to ISM 4.0
  
• ·     Corrected problem with offsets on a tapered segmented mamber.
• ·     Corrected problem where the wrong error message was being displayed on launching Precede from the Executive without a valid license.
• ·     Corrected problem where empty load cases were being deleted.
• ·     Corrected problem where Precede was crashing on deleting an area.
• ·     Corrected problem where the ring spacing was missing on the Edit Member Group dialog box for tubular members.
• ·     Corrected problem for Chinese users where '*' entry in the input file was being changed to '?'
• ·     Corrected problem where Precede could not handle numerous 'AREA' input lines.
• ·     Corrected problem where manual joint design was displaying the wrong gap
• ·     Corrected problem where loads could not be edited or deleted from the Load Properties daialog box.
• ·     Corrected problem where deleting a segement from a group was incorrect
• ·     Corrected problem where automatic joint design was deleting existing offsets on joints that were not effected by this operation.
• ·     Corrected problem where stiffened plane panels were not being displayed.
• ·     Corrected problem where Precede bug in generating plate space loads.
• ·     Precede has been updated to include deck plate-beam meshing
• ·     Precede has been enhanced to allow the user to include internal and external ring stiffeners on meshed tube sections.
• ·     Precede has been enhanced to allow meshing of tubular/non-tubular joints
• ·     Precede has been enhanced to allow the user to step through selected load cases when viewing graphical results.
• ·     Precede has been enhanced to allow use of different units in the model and the section library
• ·     Corrected problem where File/Export: JPEG, PDF..etc did not print the title.
• ·     Corrected problem where File/Export: JPEG, PDF..etc did not print the title.
• ·     Corrected problem where the Find Joint dialog box was allowed to select a joint from the screen under certain circumstances.
• ·     Corrected a reporting problem with member distributed loads.
• ·     Corrected problem where Precede would crash on viewing Member Details for divided members under certain circumstances
• ·     Corrected problem where member offsets were being introduced on translating a model
• ·     Corrected problem where Precede was reporting the wrong axial area for concentric tubular sections.
• ·     Corrected problem where the plate thickness was not being displayed.
• ·     Corrected problem where Precede was crashing when deleting multiple joints
• ·     Corrected problem Precede was not replacing a 0.0 entry with a blank in columns 21-28 of the DEAD line.
• ·     Corrected problem where Precede was not allowing the load to change to negative value in the Load Properties dialog box
• ·     Corrected problem where Precede was discarding some member loads when deleting a pressure load belonging to the same load case.
• ·     Corrected problem where Precede was not creating a groups and sections when reading an existing ISM file.
• ·     Corrected problem where Precede was crashing on deleting joints.
• ·     Corrected multiple printing problems in Precede
• ·     Added corrosion zone capability
• ·     Added the AISC 14th edition code check option
• ·     Corrected problem where space loads were not being factored in accordance to the LCFAC input line.
• ·     Corrected problem where the Pre Processor was crashing if the model contained plate panels groups in two different planes
• ·     Corrected a problem where the Pre Processor was crashing if a model contained both a plate stiffener and a prismatic section
• ·     Corrected problem where model with joint label 0 was not recognized in PRE
• ·     Corrected problem where a boxed plate girder section produced an error given if the filet radius input was missing.

Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Corrections

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

 

Pre-Processor 

Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Enhancements

Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Corrections

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

Release V8i Select Series 2 v5.5 Corrections

  

PSI (Pile/Structure Interaction)

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements

• ·     Enhanced PSI to include Soil Liquefaction effects
• ·     Corrected problem to ignore the 'SM' option in column 18-19 of SOIL T-Z end bearing stratum to avoid incorrect capacity calculations under tension loading.
• ·     Corrected problem where the RING module would crash on generating the results plot

Release V8i Select Series 2 v5.5 Corrections

RING

Release V8i Select Series 2 v5.5 Corrections

 

SACS Reports Database

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements

• ·     Results from POST and SOLVE are now available in a database which can subsequently be exported to EXCEL

 

SACS/FAST

Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Corrections

• ·     Corrected a problem where the program would crash on outputting section data.
• ·     The SACS/FAST interface has been enhanced to allow the user to use his own version FAST.

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements

 

SACS GH Bladed Interface

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements

• ·     Updated the GH Bladed interface to create new groups if the material properties are different.
• ·     Results from POST and SOLVE are now available in a database which can subsequently be exported to EXCEL
• ·     The units dialog has been updated so that masses may be displayed in kilo-pound-force (kip).
• ·     Two new features have been added to the Markers which are designed to assist when fitting surfaces to large Marker datasets (for example from laser scans) as follows:

 

SACS - Hull Modeler

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements

1) The first is an option to color-code the Markers by their distance from their assigned surface.

   2) The second option is to hide markers that are below an acceptable distance from the surface.

• ·     The units dialog has been updated so that masses may be displayed in kilo-pound-force (kip)
• ·     Corrected a problem with the second display of "Baseline" text in Vessel Type dialog if model has Frame of Reference displayed
• ·      It is now possible to import STL files as a Trimesh model.

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

·     The problem of when having selected “Feet and inches” units the measurements being shown in “Decimal feet” and vice-versa has been corrected.

• ·      Symbol for knots has been changed from kts to kn across all apps according to ISO standards.
• ·     An issue where the Frame of Reference and design grid was not getting scaled with the design using Quick start has been fixed.
• ·      An issue where trimming gets lost when merging designs has been fixed.
• ·     An issue where the extruded linear surface has stiffness is set to 1 but should be 2 has been fixed.
• ·      Corrected a problem where Hull modeler would crash in parametric transformation dialog if waterline length is 0m (i.e. fully submerged).

·     When porcupines are displayed a modeless dialog will now be displayed for adjusting the porcupine length.

·     Cutting surfaces are now duplicated when a surface is duplicated.

• ·      A warning message is now issued when trying to bond edges that have grouped control points.

·    The Surface Areas dialog now correctly accounts for surface visibility (invisible surfaces are omitted from the table)

 

SACS - Stability

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements

• ·     Two new options have been added to the tank display as follows:

1. A transparent, shaded representation of the fluid-plane in the tank (or floodwater plane in the case of a damaged compartment) can now be displayed

1. The user can now display the cross-hatch of the tank extremities

·     Several new tags have been added that may be placed in a MS Word report template to insert tank plan drawings into the report

• ·     Changes have been made to the SACS cargo import dialog so that the data is the same as the Transport analysis input file (trninp.*).

·     A range of enhancements to the way the windage areas and underwater projected areas are defined and calculated have been added to the vessel model.

·    The custom drafts have been extended to allow the draft to a user-defined datum to be measured.

·    The auto ballasting command now confirms the required and actual displacement, LCG and TCG.

·    The custom drafts have been extended to allow the draft to a user-defined datum to be measured.

 Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

·     A problem whereby the load case item centroids were saved in the rotated reference frame (not Upright ship reference frame) has been corrected

• ·      Results for the areas and centroids of the windage and immersed lateral plane areas are now available in the Analysis results table

·     The effect of wind direction is now included in the velocity profile wind heeling arms.

• ·      Tanks, compartments, non-buoyant volumes, etc. are now referred to collectively as Rooms.
• ·     Some issues with the visibility of tanks in rendered mode have been fixed.
• ·      Fixed issues with GHS imported models containing linked negative tanks, these now remain negative components when changing the parent rooms to compartments and back.
• ·     Improved the "extent of damage" command which determines whether or not a room intersects a damage space; previously some false positives were generated.
• ·      The “Add Keypoint” menu item now has the correct wording.

·     A crash which sometimes occurred when exporting a GHS file for a model with lots of linked tanks, compartments and neg.linked compartments has been fixed.

• ·     It is no longer necessary to select File | New when starting load cases, room definition etc. Simply start adding (Edit menu or Ctrl+A) rows.
• ·    The color used to show damaged tank names has been corrected.
• ·    The incorrect units for the Compact version of the cross-referenced heeling arm criterion: ratio of GZ above heeling arm has been corrected to % (from m).
• ·    Keypoint labels are now the same color as the key points (to facilitate differentiation from Load case load items)

·   Fuel densities according to ISO 8217 have been added to the standard list of fluid densities.

• ·    The drawn Margin line is now properly refreshed when the Margin line data are changed.
• ·    Section not forming correctly when Skin Thickness option is activated, model specific has been fixed.

 

SACS - Motions

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements

·     A new Polar Graph view has been added where the plot shows the same selected result data plotted on the radial axis (against heading) with one curve for each of the speeds tested. The original polar graph view has been renamed the Polar view.

·   The Ochi Hubble two parameter spectrum   has been added to the standard list of sea state spectrum.

·     The SACS Motions module has now been enhanced to allow for user defined heel and trim.

·     A range of enhancements to the way the windage areas and underwater projected areas are defined and calculated have been added to the vessel model.

 Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

• ·     The SACS Motions module has been corrected so that the Panel method meshing and analysis will work on a systems using the “,” character as the decimal delimiter instead of the “.” character.
• ·      It is now possible to export the SACS Cargo table as a .cgo file for loading into SACS Stability.
• ·    When searching for SACS cargo files, “sacinp.*” files are shown by default instead of all files.
• ·      Some issues with the data plotted in the Polar contour graph have been addressed.

·     The maximum number of frequencies that can be calculated has been increased to 500.

• ·      Roll phase was incorrect for Wave Excitation forces of a Panel method analysis
• ·     Added resistance for panel method is now calculated (Havelock method).
• ·      COM interface has been updated with Panel Method functionality.

·     User can now specify the upper and lower limits of the frequency range for motions to be calculated at.

• ·    Adding incorrect parameters to a section in the library was displaying a blank dialog. This problem has been fixed.

·    A water depth can now be set for the Panel method analysis

• ·    Cancelling a panel method analysis part way through was leaving temporary files on disk. This problem has been fixed.
• ·    A problem with the COM commands for adding remote locations has been fixed.

·   A better estimate of the range of frequencies to be covered is now used for a vessel with forward speed in following waves. This results in more results in the frequency range of interest.

• ·    Ocraflex Drift Force File export has been added to the File | Export menu.

·    Ocraflex motions files can now be exported directly from Motions via the File | Export menu.

• ·    Angular velocity and accelerations are always given in rad/s and rad/s/s, irrespective of user selected units for angle or frequency.

    

Seastate

 Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Enhancements

• ·     Added the ability to include corrosion zones.     
• ·     Corrected a problem for marine growth area calculations on channel sections.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the wrong tangential drag was being used for current only loading.
• ·     Corrected a tolerance issue associated with the definition of an orientation joint.
• ·     Corrected a a problem where SEASTATE would crash if the section lable was left blank.
• ·     Corrected a problem where the "include only marine growth" option on the DEAD card was not removing the weight and buoyancy of plates
• ·     Corrected a problem where program was giving different transfer function curves when using transfer function plot and transfer function load options
• ·     Corrected a problem where program was giving an error message for user defined weights
• ·     Corrected a problem where the wrong drag and inertia was applied when an override on members or groups was defined by a factor
• ·     Corrected a problem where an error was being produced due to insufficient memory.
• ·     Corrected a license checkout problem if a user only had the topsides module activated.
• ·     Corrected problem where the LCOMB line contained a nonexistent load condition name that was the same as the load combination name.
• ·     Corrected problem where a warning message was not issued if an invalid plate offset option was being used.
• ·     Corrected problem where the group reports from the REPORT line were incorrect.
• ·     Corrected problem with calculating the footprint weight when the type is "area"
• ·     Corrected problem with a SEASTATE crash on an XP OS for a specific model
• ·     Corrected problem where the PERSET lines were not being added to the OCI file.
• ·     Corrected problem where the PERSET loads were not being not being included in the combined load cases if the number of load combinations

 Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Corrections

  Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

Release V8i Select Series 2 v5.5 Corrections

         proceeding this exceeded 4.

Super Element

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

• ·     Super element list output format was fixed to coincide with an input super element

 

Tow

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

• ·     Corrected problem where the Tow module was crashing for a large model
• ·     Corrected problem where an error was being produced if a joint label was 0
• ·     Corrected problem where the grout weight defined on the TOWOPT line was not included in the "SACS Model Weight Report"
• ·     Corrected problem with calculating the footprint weight when the type is "area"
• ·     Corrected problem were the TOW module would crash if the model contained a special launch runner section
• ·     Corrected problem with calculating surface weights.

Release V8i Select Series 2 v5.5 Corrections

 

Transportation

Release V8i Select Series 2 v5.5 Corrections

• ·     Corrected problem where stress levels and UC range labeling and coloring are not working correctly
• ·     Corrected problem where blended color view was not being displayed
• ·     Corrected problem where selected colors were not being refreshed

 

Wave Response

Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Corrections

• ·     Corrected problem where Wave Response was crashing on using the default number of Fourier compinents.
• ·     Corrected problem where Wave Response was crashing if the ELVSEL input line was used with a time history analysis
• ·     Corrected problem where Wave Response was crashing if only a single mode was being used.
• ·     Corrected problem where Wave Response was producing an error if a non constant wind option such as AP08 was being used.
• ·     Increased the number of equivalent static loads generated by the 'US' option from 9999 by introducing alpha-numeric load case labels.
• ·     Add the 'MST' option in Wave Response to calculate equivalent static loads for maximum and minimum over turning moment, base shear and torsion

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

Release V8i Select Series 2 v5.5 Enhancements

 

Last Update: 2016/January/28
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