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
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.
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
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.
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/
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
We greatly appreciate any bug reports or suggestions you may have. Please report any bugs or anomalies you find through www.bentley.com/serviceticketmanager .
Note: Modules highlighted have been updated in this release
Batch Program Modules
Program
Description
Collapse
Non-Linear Plastic Analysis
6.1.7.3
Combine
Combine Post file utility
6.1.7.2
Dynamic Response
Dynamic Response Analysis
Dynpac
Eigen Vector/Value Extraction
Fatigue
Fatigue Damage/Life Analysis
Flotation
Flotation & Upending Analysis
Gap
Non-Linear Element Analysis
Global Loading
Global Loading Analysis
Joint Can
Tubular Connection Check
Large Deflection
Large Deflection Analysis
Launch
Launch Analysis
Material Takeoff
Material Takeoff Analysis
Pile
Single Pile Analysis
Post
Element Stress and Code Check
Pre-Processor
SACS System
PSI
Pile/Soil Interaction
Report Generator
Generate User Defined Reports
6.1.7.1
Seastate
Environmental Load Generation
Solve
SACS Solver
Super Element
Super Element Utility
Tow
Transportation Inertia Load Generation
Transportation
Motion and Stability Studies
Wave Response
Wave Response Analysis
Interactive Program Modules
Chart Viewer
Plot and Chart Utility
Collapse View
Interactive Collapse Results Viewer
Data Generator
Input Data Generator and Viewer
SACS Executive
SACS System Front End
5.7.1.1
Interactive Fatigue
Interactive Fatigue Post Processor
Postvue
Interactive Post Processor
Precede
Interactive Modeler
Prevue
Plot Utility
Interface Modules
PDMS Convertor
SACS Model to PDMS Macro Convertor
6.1.4.1
SACS to Femsys
SACS Model to FemView Interface
SDNF
SACS Model to SDNF Convertor
Utility Program Modules
Damage Center
Scatter Diagram Damage Center Utility
Free Body
Free Body Analysis
Joint Mesh
Joint Meshing Utility
List File Convertor
Output Listing File Optimizer
Probability
Statistical Analysis
6.1.5.1
Ring
Roark Ring Analysis
Rigid
Rigid Body Analysis
SACS 5.7.1 Release Corrections
SACS 5.7.1 Release Enhancements
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.
Executive
5.7.0.1
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® 8/8.1Microsoft 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 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).
· Corrected GAP element problems associated with the gap input file.
Simplified method assuming Ub=1
A method which gives results close to the API 50% strength check
Method based upon ISO 19902-07 equation 14.3-13
Full brace utilization by factoring the brace internal axial force and moments derived from equations (13.3-1,2,3)
· Corrected problem where the Joint Mesh utility did not show an error if the wrong section library was being used.
· 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.
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 problem of when having selected “Feet and inches” units the measurements being shown in “Decimal feet” and vice-versa has been corrected.
· 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.
· The Surface Areas dialog now correctly accounts for surface visibility (invisible surfaces are omitted from the table)
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
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
· 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.
· A problem whereby the load case item centroids were saved in the rotated reference frame (not Upright ship reference frame) has been corrected
· The effect of wind direction is now included in the velocity profile wind heeling arms.
· 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.
· Fuel densities according to ISO 8217 have been added to the standard list of fluid densities.
· 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.
· The maximum number of frequencies that can be calculated has been increased to 500.
· User can now specify the upper and lower limits of the frequency range for motions to be calculated at.
· A water depth can now be set for the Panel method analysis
· 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 motions files can now be exported directly from Motions via the File | Export menu.
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Last Update: 2016/January/28 Revision: 0
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