Floater - Geometry |
 
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Floater - Geometry |
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Description |
Length: |
The overall length of the floating body. |
Diameter: |
The outer diameter of the floating body. |
Center of Mass Location: |
The position of the floating body's center of mass, measured upwards from the base of the floating body. |
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Description |
Number of Connection Points: |
The number of connection points on the floater. Any of these connection points may be referenced subsequently when creating a device. |
Height Above Floater Base: |
The vertical height of the connection point above the base of the floater. |
Offset from Central Axis: |
The horizontal distance between the connection point and the central axis of the floater. |
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Description |
Profile File: |
The name of the profile file used to provide a visual representation of the floater. See Note (a). |
(a)Structurally the floater is represented by a small number of finite elements and it will look rather skeleton-like in the Model View, not remotely resembling a floating body. So the addition of an auxiliary Component Profile is advisable. While this will have no structural function, it will greatly enhance the visual appeal of the model, and will assist in the understanding of floater motions post-simulation. The profile is defined in XML format, and several sample profiles are available in your local Flexcom installation directory, under the sub-folder ‘StandardProfiles’. Each profile file contains a range of input data, capable of defining standard shapes such as boxes, cylinders etc., as well as arbitrary shapes defined by a series of points about which a mesh is constructed. All locations within the profile file are defined with respect to a local origin (0, 0, 0). The location of this origin in the global axis system is then defined by the Floater Origin point in the Device component where it is referenced. Should you require any assistance in creating your own customised profile, feel free to contact sw.support@woodplc.com and our support team will discuss the format of the XML information in more detail.