Motions Degrees of Freedom

Hi, people!

I need to model a hemisphere and it's motion is only allowed in heave direction. How can i retain the degrees of freedom of the body for futher analysis on Motions?

Thanks!

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  • Hi Monique,

    Are you attempting to use Strip Theory or Panel Method in MAXSURF motions?

    For strip theory, you will be outside of the "slender body" definition because your L/B is 1.

    For panel method, we don't have a way to constrain a certain degree of freedom, however you could look into applying a very high mooring stiffness in the remaining 5 degrees of freedom.

    Are you a student? If you are a student, you might be better off using MOSES which has far more powerful

    Regards,

    James

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  • Hi Monique,

    Are you attempting to use Strip Theory or Panel Method in MAXSURF motions?

    For strip theory, you will be outside of the "slender body" definition because your L/B is 1.

    For panel method, we don't have a way to constrain a certain degree of freedom, however you could look into applying a very high mooring stiffness in the remaining 5 degrees of freedom.

    Are you a student? If you are a student, you might be better off using MOSES which has far more powerful

    Regards,

    James

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