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Seabed Utility |
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The Seabed Utility standalone application allows the user to generate compiled seabed bathymetry data files that can later be referenced by an analysis keyword file. The Seabed Utility can be launched from the Tools menu of Flexcom. Either 2D or 3D seabed bathymetry data files can be generated and are referred to using the *SEABED PROFILE keyword. Both seabed geometry types are described in 2D Profile and 3D Profile.
A Flexcom seabed file has the file extension .FCSBD. Compiled seabed files contain a series of 2D or 3D user-specified points as well as rendering and contact information which have been pre-processed for use in Flexcom analyses. Precompiling the seabed data for use in analyses has the following advantages:
1. The compilation process does not have to be performed repeatedly in every analysis, saving analysis time.
2. The Flexcom user interface is able to show a true preview of the interpolated seabed profile that the analysis is actually employing.
The Seabed Utility can can be used to create 2D and 3D seabed profiles as described in the following subsections:
•2D Seabed File describes how to use the Seabed Utility to create a 2D seabed file.
•3D Seabed File describes how to use the Seabed Utility to create a 3D seabed file.
Note that the Seabed Utility standalone application is only relevant in the context of Elastic Seabed definitions. Plain text-format inputs are still used to define arbitrary seabed profiles for Rigid Seabed definitions.