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Keyword Editor |
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Existing Flexcom users who preferred to work directly with keyword files pre-Flexcom 8 will find the new Keyword Editor intuitively very useful. It behaves very much like a standard text editor but has lots of additional helpful features, such as:
The majority of users will find the Keyword Editor highly responsive, with no time lag between user command and software response. Our vision is to provide a very helpful data editing tool, with speed and responsiveness comparable to a generic text editor. Some reduction in performance is inevitable for very large keyword files, due to the complexity of the predictive features listed above. Here are some helpful tips to help you maximise your experience with the software.
•Use external file references for very bulky keyword data. Coupled analysis simulations for example, require large amounts of input data to define added mass, radiation damping, force RAOs etc. Referencing external files removes clutter from the main keyword deck, and also reduces keyword processing workload thereby further improving user experience. See below for a list of helpful external file references.
•Close any unnecessary data windows if you are not using them. Examine the View Menu or View Toolbar to check which windows are currently active. The Model View is particularly resource heavy, especially for models with a large number of elements (thousands or tens of thousands). This will help to speed things up, as the user interface has to do a lot less processing.
•Try to store files locally. Accessing files stored on a network drive can be very slow, especially for big projects with lots of files.
•Do not create a file with lots of unrecognised lines in one block. The most common reason for such cases is an automatic file generator which does not insert a space prefix for data lines (i.e. keyword data starts in the first column, right at the beginning of each line).
•Avoid using #INCLUDE directives in your keyword file. They can significantly slow down the keyword editor and result in poor user experience. Moreover, this is an obsolete feature which is no longer supported.
$MODEL
•*ADDED MASS, FILE= option
•*HYDRODYNAMIC COUPLING, FILE= option
•*P-Y, FILE= option
•*RADIATION DAMPING, FILE= option
•*VESSEL,INTEGRATED, RAO= option
$LOAD CASE
•*CURRENT COEFF, FILE= OPTION
•*FORCE RAO, FILE= option
•*QTF, FILE= OPTION
•*QTF CALIBRATION FB, FILE= OPTION
•*RAO, FILE= OPTION
•*WIND COEFF, FILE= OPTION