Bentley SACS V8i SELECTseries 4 (v5.

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Date

05.07.00.01
SELECT Release Product
Microsoft Windows (see System Requirements for specific details)
English
September 19, 2014

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)
System Enhancements and Corrections

Product Activation
After Installation, SACS products must now be activated. SACS products DO NOT support trial license
status. Launch SACS 5.6. 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.

Trust Licensing
SACS 5.6.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 teams usage of SACS via a webbased 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 checkouts, forcing checkins 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 trueup to ensure you have the licenses you need. Peak usage is the maximum number of
licenses that are used within any 1hour 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 trueup 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

Trust Licensing Best Practices

Use the License Management Tool installed with your applications to view what licenses you
have available on a particular machine.
Ensure that your designated contact person and/or system administrator is able to sign in to
selectserver.bentley.com and view reports on usage
Configure SELECTserver to send over usage messages to a designated administrator weekly
Use the Scheduled Reports function in SELECTserver to send usage reports to a designated
administrator weekly
Use these email and web reports to better understand how your team uses SACS licenses. In
particular, the Peak Usage reports will indicate if your license usage matches your ownership.
If you wish to control which licenses can be used on which machines, use the Client Access
Restrictions command in the Site Configuration menu of selectserver.bentley.com to apply these
controls.
Communicate with your Bentley Account Manager about your license usage, particularly if you
expect your peak usage to increase above the number of licenses you own.
Use license checkout only when you need to work off site without an internet connection for
more than 30 days. There is no need to check out licenses when working in a connected
environment and doing so will record that license as being continuously in use. This may add to
your peak usage level.

SELECT Licensing FAQ

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
isusageandhowisitcalculated.aspx
Do I need to check out licenses to use SACS 5.6?
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 firms peak license
usage.
Is the license usage logging secure and private?
Trust licensing uses the same usage logging mechanism you are using now with nontrust
licensing. It transmits usage data using standard internet protocols and obscures user and
machine names using a SHA1 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.

Bentley Select Open Access

SELECT Open Access is an industry first that provides any subscriber with unrestricted portfoliowide
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/enUS/Subscriptions/SELECT+Open+Access/

Bentley Offshore Be Communities Website

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

Problem Reports
We greatly appreciate any bug reports or suggestions you may have. Please report any bugs or
anomalies you find through www.bentley.com/serviceticketmanager .

Introducing SACS V8i SELECTseries 4 (v5.7)

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 multilinear 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.

Applications Included in the Install Package

System Requirements
SACS System PC Recommendations
New Features in SACS 5.7 V8i
Documentation
Legal Notices

Applications Included in the Install Package

Batch Program Modules
Program
Collapse
Combine
Dynamic Response
Dynpac
Fatigue
Flotation

Description
NonLinear Plastic Analysis
Combine Post file utility
Dynamic Response Analysis
Eigen Vector/Value Extraction
Fatigue Damage/Life Analysis
Flotation & Upending Analysis

Version
6.1.7.1
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Gap
Global Loading
Joint Can
Large Deflection
Launch
Material Takeoff
Pile
Post
PreProcessor
PSI
Report Generator
SACS FAST Interface
Seastate
Solve
Super Element
Tow
Transportation
Wave Response

NonLinear Element Analysis

Global Loading Analysis
Tubular Connection Check
Large Deflection Analysis
Launch Analysis
Material Takeoff Analysis
Single Pile Analysis
Element Stress and Code Check
SACS System
Pile/Soil Interaction
Generate User Defined Reports
FAST
Environmental Load Generation
SACS Solver
Super Element Utility
Transportation Inertia Load Generation
Motion and Stability Studies
Wave Response Analysis

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Interactive Program Modules

Program
Hull Modeler
Motions
Stability
Chart Viewer
Collapse View
Data Generator
Executive
Interactive Fatigue
Postvue
Precede
Prevue

Description
SACS Hull Modeler
SACS Motions
SACS Stability
Plot and Chart Utility
Interactive Collapse Results Viewer
Input Data Generator and Viewer
SACS System Front End
Interactive Fatigue Post Processor
Interactive Post Processor
Interactive Modeler
Plot Utility

Version
6.1.7.1
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6.1.7.1
5.7.0.1
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Description
SACS Model to PDMS Macro Convertor
SACS Model to FemView Interface
SACS Model to SDNF Convertor

Version
6.1.4.1
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Description
Scatter Diagram Damage Center Utility
Free Body Analysis

Version
6.1.7.1
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Interface Modules
Program
PDMS Convertor
SACS to Femsys
SDNF
Utility Program Modules
Program
Damage Center
Free Body

Joint Mesh
List File Convertor
Probability
Ring
Rigid

Joint Meshing Utility

Output Listing File Optimizer
Statistical Analysis
Roark Ring Analysis
Rigid Body Analysis

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System Requirements
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 8/8.1

Microsoft 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

CDROM or DVDROM drive.

Network Server and Network Client Installations The Local Area Ethernet Network should
be 100 BaseT or greater. TCP/IP network protocol is supported.
Note: Remote access connections such as Terminal Server are not supported.

SACS System PC Recommendations

SACS V8i SELECTseries 3 (v5.6) 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 multicore 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/graphicscards

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.
Its 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).

Documentation
Program Help: Detailed feature information may be accessed directly from the calling application by
selecting the Help command, or by pressing the Help button from any of the application dialogs. Be
sure to explore the program Help for answers to your questions.

OnLine Documentation: Online documentation is available in HTML format and is accessible through
Executive Manuals tab. Accessing the SACS documentation requires Microsoft Internet Explorer
or a comparable browser.

System Enhancements and Corrections

Collapse
Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Enhancements
Inclusion of multi linear stressstrain material behavior

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements

Inclusion of soil liquefaction effects in Collapse

Data Generator
Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Enhancements
Input data lines for multi linear stress strain curves have been added for Collapse
Added the ability to read and write new corrosion lines for seastate.
Added the AISC 14th options for post

Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Corrections

Corrected problem where the force time history input file was inconsistent with the wave
response manual.
Corrected a problem with inconsistent units in the input file
Corrected problem on the PLTREQ line in floatation
Corrected problem where the back space or delete line function was not working
Corrected problem where the drop down list for the 'find' dialog box was in reverse order.
Corrected problem where columns 1920 of the SHIP input lines could not be changed.

Corrected the spelling of the ACCEL line in TOW

Corrected the corrosion options on the GRPOV and MEMOV lines.
Corrected problem where the units could not be changed on the PSIOPT input line.
Corrected a problem where the ENTER key did not have the same function as the 'APPLY'
button when the line assistant had focus.
Corrected problem where a zero fixity was being added on the member line.

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements

Soil liquefaction header and stratum lines have been added to Datagen
Datagen enhanced to recognize THLOAD, TIME and JLOD input lines for force time history
input.
Datagen enhanced to recognize new input on the WINSPC, WINDSP, PLOVR, MBROVR,
MGPOVR, PGOVR and PLOVR input lines.

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

Corrected problem where the program where the SOIL EXT line was being read incorrectly
for soil adhesion data.
Corrected a problem in the line assistant for the JACKET line in Launch input file where the
Vertical Position shows a negative sign after the letter
defining the axis coordinate system.
Corrected problem where incorrect units were being displayed for the water density when
metric units were being used in the mode/seastate files.
Corrected problem where Datagen was crashing when trying to read the RBMASS line in a
Tow input file.
Corrected problem where the data in columns 7880 of the FTOPT line was not being
displayed.
Corrected problem where the line assistant did not have description for data in columns
1416 of the EQKLOD input line in the Dynamic Response input file.
Corrected problem where the Datagen was adding '000000' for the joint fixity on a
MEMBER input line.
Corrected problem where the datagen was entering a decimal point on an integer entry on
the FAST input line.
Corrected problem where the datagen was would become out of sync with multiple GRPOV
input lines.
Corrected problem where the PLTRQ input line was not being generated correctly
Corrected problem where the SOIL EXT input line was being read as the soil adhesion
header line.
Corrected problem where the datagen was entering a decimal point on an integer entry on
the FAST input line.

Dynamic Response
Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Corrections
Corrected an issue which caused the dynamic response module to crash

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements

The API and FROYA spectra have been added to the Dynamic Response module for for both
wind fatigue and Extreme wind analysis.

Release V8i Select Series 2 v5.5 Corrections

Corrected problem where the joint names on the plot did not match the model.

Dynpac
Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections
Corrected a problem where surface weights exceeding internal array size caused a crash.

Executive
Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Enhancements
Continued enhancements to ProjectWise integration.
Add the ability to perform keyboard actions under the Project View
Removed the message box upon Executive startup if the structural synchronizer was not
installed
Removed the three minute license check in delay.
Added the brace subdivision dialog box to the joint mesh utility.
Added a database functionality based upon the joint can list file for GH Bladed wind turbine
process.

Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Corrections

Corrected a problem where temporary files were not being deleted when an analysis was
being cancelled.
Corrected a problem where the list file convertor failed to write the list file after conversion
Corrected a problem where the FTOPT3 line was being deleted for the SACS GH Bladed
process.

Corrected a problem where the number of occurrences on the FTCASE line were not being
generated correctly gor the GH Bladed process
Corrected a problem where the wrong version number was being displayed.
Corrected a problem where the directory path to demo 12 was incorrect.
Corrected a problem where files were not being copied when dragging and dropping to
another location manually.
Corrected a problem with the display of the default license in the settings dialog box.
Corrected a problem where a separate seastate input file could not be used if LDOPT line
was included in the model file..

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements

The non integrated SACS/FAST interface has been implemented in the SACS Executive
The SACS Executive has been enhanced filter critical results from an uncoupled wind
turbine strength analysis
The SACS Executive has been enhanced filter critical results from the GH Bladed wind
turbine strength analysis
The SACS Executive has been enhanced to interface with ProjectWise
Reports Database is generated for the following analysis types:
1.

Basic Static Analysis

2.

Topside Static

3.

Linear Static PSI

4.

Linear Static GAP

5.

Large Deflection

6.

Extreme Wave

7.

Transportation Inertia Loads (Tow)

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

Corrected a problem where the extract file for interactive fatigue was not being created in
the number of post files was greater than 13
Corrected a problem where the Executive would stop writing to the analysis output
window when running Collapse out of different directories.
Corrected a problem where the Executive was prompting the user for a Seastate file even
when the option was turned off.
Corrected a problem where the Executive was not overrating the run file when the runfile
was changed to an existing runfile using the "reset output" operation.

Corrected a problem where the Executive was not allowing capital letters in the File Id
entry in the Analysis Generator
Corrected a problem where the Executive was allowing multiple simultaneous analysis from
a dedicated directory
Corrected a problem where the Executive was writing periods after the listed current
module in the analysis information tab . For a long analysis this was resulting in a long string of
periods.
Corrected a problem when running multirun, the output files that are flagged not to keep
(ie. X next to them in the output file list) are not deleted but appear in the directory.
Corrected various issues associated with multi run of numerous runfiles located in various
subdirectories when using the dedicated analysis directory.
Corrected a problem where the Executive was treating a common solution file as a
temporary file when conducting an analysis using a post input file.
Corrected a problem where the Executive was giving a error message, "Cannot find folder
"Libraries". Make sure the path is correct" when it was selected from the drop down address
list.
Corrected a problem where the section library was not saved after it was changed under the
SACS Settings dialog box
Corrected a problem where the temporary files were not being deleted on cancelling the
analysis.
Modified the Trust licensing library to implement a new SELECT API call that will allows
starting and stopping any license
Corrected a problem where the Executive would not open files from the Error Log window.
Corrected a problem where the Executive could not create a run file for SACS
Motion/Stability (with Martec analysis engine) analysis
Corrected a problem where the Executive the error log was reporting that the plot files did
not contain any plots for parallel runs.
Corrected a problem in the Executive where a member unity check database was not being
generated for the SACS Wind Turbine Process
Corrected a problems in the Executive where the correct input for the total number of
damage files was not being generated correctly on the FTOPT2 lines

Gap
Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Corrections
Corrected GAP element problems associated with the gap input file.

Release V8i Select Series 2 v5.5 Corrections

Corrected problem where the gap analysis would crash if the model contained a plate panel
code check option.

Interactive Fatigue
Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Enhancement
Incorporated Fatigue time history results in Interactive Fatigue

Joint Can
Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements
The Joint Can module has been updated to include the joint strength checks for the
ISO19902 :07 code of practice. Four options have been added:
1.

Simplified method assuming Ub=1

2.

A method which gives results close to the API 50% strength check

3.

Method based upon ISO 1990207 equation 14.313

4.

Full brace utilization by factoring the brace internal axial force and moments
derived from equations (13.31,2,3)

The Joint Can module has been enhanced to include joint checks in accordance to NORSOK
N004, Rev 3, 2013 update.

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

Corrected problem where the calculations for the Qu factor needed to be updated to the
ISO 1990207 code of practice.
Corrected problem where a system error was being produced for a simplified fatigue
analysis if user defined SCF's were being used.

Joint Mesh Utility

Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Corrections
Corrected a problem in meshing joints containing offsets.
Corrected problem where the Joint Mesh utility did not show an error if the wrong section
library was being used.

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements

The Joint Mesh Utility has been expanded to include meshing of nontubular joints using
either triangular or quadrilateral elements
The Joint Mesh Utility has been enhanced to allow for change in mesh density at
intersection points.

Release V8i Select Series 2 v5.5 Corrections

Corrected problem where multiple joints with the same name were being generated.

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.

Launch
Release V8i Select Series 2 v5.5 Corrections
Corrected problem where the buoyancy calculation for WGTMEM line were incorrect.
Corrected problem where the wrong friction coefficient value was being used for friction
elements.

Material Take Off

Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Corrections
Corrected a surface area conversion problem with metric section library (SECM lines)

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements

Added an option on override cards to only apply to surface area calculation
Added the surface area factor to the Anode Requirements report

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

Corrected problem where the weight control was not load conditions on the LCFAC input
line.
Corrected discrepancy where the weld volume for a tubular brace on a box chord was
incorrect
Corrected a problem where no weld calculations were made when brace is offset at an
angle to the chord for nontubular welds
Corrected discrepancy in the weld calculations for prismatic chords and braces.
Corrected a problem where a wrong member was being assumed for the chord

Corrected a problem where no weld calculations where made when brace is offset at an
angle to the chord for nontubular welds

Pile 3D
Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements
Soil liquefaction effects are now included in Pile 3D

Motion/Stability
Release V8i Select Series 2 v5.5 Corrections
Corrected problem where the wrong local coordinate system was being used for members
with joints with coordinates close to a zero value
Corrected problem with calculating the footprint weight when the footprint type was
"area"

Post
Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Enhancements
Implemented Tee, Channel and Prismatic sections for Eurocode 2:2005
Implemented AISC 14th Edition code check
Member unity check report file is generated for the ISO code to be subsequently used for ISO
Joint Can checks
Implemented the bottom flange unbraced length to be used for AISC 13th code check for WF
and PLG sections.

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements

The Post module has been enhanced to include member checks in accordance to NORSOK
N004, Rev 3, 2013 update.

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

Corrected problem where the incorrect outstand flange length was being used for a WF
section for the EC3:2005 code of practice
Corrected problem where the AMOD line was effecting the allowable stresses if AMOD was
not defined for a new load combination in the Post input file.

Corrected problem where the incorrect outstand flange length was being used for a WF
section for the EC3:2005 code of practice
Corrected problem where POST was not issuing an error message if same name was being
used for both a load combination and a load case in the Post input file.
Corrected problem where POST was crashing if the SPAN line contained a tapered element
with loading.
Corrected problem where a system error was being produced if multiple SPAN lines were
being used in the model input file and no SPAN lines were present in the POST input file.
Corrected problem where a system error was being produced if the model file contained no
SPAN lines and the Post input file contained multiple SPAN lines.
Corrected problem where diagnostic output was being included in the list file.
Corrected problem where the local axis system was not tye same as PRE
Corrected a discrepancy in the common solution file for tapered members with multiple
segments. This was causing a crash in Combine.

Postvue 3D
Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Enhancements
Included the ability to display displacements, rotations and reactions
Included the AISC 14th Edition code check

Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Corrections

Corrected a problem with reported code check formulas.
Corrected a problem where the load condition from a post input file was not being
displayed.
Corrected a problem where the member end translational forces reported the the detailed
report were factored by 10^6
Corrected problem where the Detailed Report button was not active for PGU sections.
Corrected problem where the section modulus was incorrect for a PGU sections when using
the NORSOK 2013 code.
Corrected problem where Postvue 3D would crash on member using the member detailed
report feature if the hydrostatic code check was included.
Corrected problem where the brace property units were wrongly displayed for English
units.
Corrected problem where the detailed report had missing units for joints strength
parameters.
Corrected problem for the 64bit Postvue 3D where the allowable differed from the 32bit
application.

Corrected problem where the brace stress values were incorrect for the Canadian code of
practice.
Corrected problem where the 'Joint Settings' for ISO 19902 2007 code were inconsistent.
Corrected problem where the "Improper Argument" error was being produced for the joint
can review option directly after a find member operation
Corrected problem where Precede could not handle numerous 'AREA' input lines.

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements

The Postvue and Precede viewers have been consolidated.
Mode shapes have been implemented
Implemented member internal loads summary report

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

Corrected multiple problems in the Review and Redesign dialog box
Corrected a problem where headers were missing on all reports.
Corrected a problem where the moment diagram was being for the 1st load case instead of
the critical load case.
Corrected a problem where the deflected shape factor was wrong
Corrected a problem where the new AMOD was not being retained after it was changed.
Corrected a problem where the Recalculate button under Review and Redesign Member
was not working after a section has been changed
Corrected a problem where the wrong UC was being displayed when more than one load
case is selected in the active list.
Corrected a problem where AMOD could not be changed under the Review and Redesign
dialog box
Corrected a problem where the deflected shape factor was wrong
Corrected a problem where incorrect values were being reported for PGB sections
Corrected a problem where the default joint can code ID was incorrect for the 2004
NORSOK code.
Corrected a problem where the wrong deflected shape factor was being used.
Corrected a problem where some members incorrectly rotated by 90 degrees during
animations for cases where the local x was inline with global z
Corrected a problem where labeling for UC values were being omitted for some load cases.
Corrected a problem where the AMOD value was not being retained under member
review/redesign
Corrected a problem where the member section library was not being recognized.
Corrected multiple printing problems.

Postvue Legacy
Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections
Corrected problem where the allowable stress and UC component for the axial force was
incorrect for AISC 13th 2005 LRFD code of practice.
Corrected problem where Postvue was crashing when conducting a Joint Redesign if the
model contained over 2000 load combinations.

Release V8i Select Series 2 v5.5 Corrections

Corrected problem where Postvue was crashing on right clicking the mouse on screen
Corrected problem where Postvue was crashing when "Window/close window" operation
was being used.
Corrected problem where the case ID listed in reports was incorrect if the database was
very large
Corrected problem for joint can review for the EQK option when brace was segmented

Precede
Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Enhancements
Precede has been updated to include the AISC 14th Edition code check option
Added updates for GRPOV and MEMOVR input to account for the new corrosion option
Included AutoPipe integration
Upgraded to ISM 4.0

Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Corrections

Corrected problem with offsets on a tapered segmented mamber.
Corrected problem where the wrong error message was being displayed on launching
Precede from the Executive without a valid license.
Corrected problem where empty load cases were being deleted.
Corrected problem where Precede was crashing on deleting an area.
Corrected problem where the ring spacing was missing on the Edit Member Group dialog
box for tubular members.
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Corrected problem for Chinese users where '*' entry in the input file was being changed to

Corrected problem where Precede could not handle numerous 'AREA' input lines.
Corrected problem where manual joint design was displaying the wrong gap
Corrected problem where loads could not be edited or deleted from the Load Properties
daialog box.
Corrected problem where deleting a segement from a group was incorrect
Corrected problem where automatic joint design was deleting existing offsets on joints that
were not effected by this operation.
Corrected problem where stiffened plane panels were not being displayed.
Corrected problem where Precede bug in generating plate space loads.

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements

Precede has been updated to include deck platebeam meshing
Precede has been enhanced to allow the user to include internal and external ring
stiffeners on meshed tube sections.
Precede has been enhanced to allow meshing of tubular/nontubular joints
Precede has been enhanced to allow the user to step through selected load cases when
viewing graphical results.
Precede has been enhanced to allow use of different units in the model and the section
library

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

Corrected problem where File/Export: JPEG, PDF..etc did not print the title.
Corrected problem where File/Export: JPEG, PDF..etc did not print the title.
Corrected problem where the Find Joint dialog box was allowed to select a joint from the
screen under certain circumstances.
Corrected a reporting problem with member distributed loads.
Corrected problem where Precede would crash on viewing Member Details for divided
members under certain circumstances
Corrected problem where member offsets were being introduced on translating a model
Corrected problem where Precede was reporting the wrong axial area for concentric
tubular sections.
Corrected problem where the plate thickness was not being displayed.
Corrected problem where Precede was crashing when deleting multiple joints
Corrected problem Precede was not replacing a 0.0 entry with a blank in columns 2128 of
the DEAD line.
Corrected problem where Precede was not allowing the load to change to negative value in
the Load Properties dialog box

Corrected problem where Precede was discarding some member loads when deleting a
pressure load belonging to the same load case.
Corrected problem where Precede was not creating a groups and sections when reading an
existing ISM file.
Corrected problem where Precede was crashing on deleting joints.
Corrected multiple printing problems in Precede

PreProcessor
Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Enhancements
Added corrosion zone capability
Added the AISC 14th edition code check option

Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Corrections

Corrected problem where space loads were not being factored in accordance to the LCFAC
input line.

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

Corrected problem where the Pre Processor was crashing if the model contained plate
panels groups in two different planes
Corrected a problem where the Pre Processor was crashing if a model contained both a
plate stiffener and a prismatic section

Release V8i Select Series 2 v5.5 Corrections

Corrected problem where model with joint label 0 was not recognized in PRE
Corrected problem where a boxed plate girder section produced an error given if the filet
radius input was missing.

PSI (Pile/Structure Interaction)

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements
Enhanced PSI to include Soil Liquefaction effects

Release V8i Select Series 2 v5.5 Corrections

Corrected problem to ignore the 'SM' option in column 1819 of SOIL TZ end bearing
stratum to avoid incorrect capacity calculations under tension loading.

RING
Release V8i Select Series 2 v5.5 Corrections
Corrected problem where the RING module would crash on generating the results plot

SACS Reports Database

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements
Results from POST and SOLVE are now available in a database which can subsequently be
exported to EXCEL

SACS/FAST
Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Corrections
Corrected a problem where the program would crash on outputting section data.

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements

The SACS/FAST interface has been enhanced to allow the user to use his own version FAST.

SACS GH Bladed Interface

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements
Updated the GH Bladed interface to create new groups if the material properties are
different.

SACS Hull Modeler

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements
Results from POST and SOLVE are now available in a database which can subsequently be
exported to EXCEL
The units dialog has been updated so that masses may be displayed in kilopoundforce
(kip).

Two new features have been added to the Markers which are designed to assist when
fitting surfaces to large Marker datasets (for example from laser scans) as follows:
1) The first is an option to colorcode 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 units dialog has been updated so that masses may be displayed in kilopoundforce
(kip)

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

Corrected a problem with the second display of "Baseline" text in Vessel Type dialog if
model has Frame of Reference displayed
It is now possible to import STL files as a Trimesh model.
The problem of when having selected Feet and inches units the measurements being
shown in Decimal feet and viceversa has been corrected.
Symbol for knots has been changed from kts to kn across all apps according to ISO
standards.
An issue where the Frame of Reference and design grid was not getting scaled with the
design using Quick start has been fixed.
An issue where trimming gets lost when merging designs has been fixed.
An issue where the extruded linear surface has stiffness is set to 1 but should be 2 has been
fixed.
Corrected a problem where Hull modeler would crash in parametric transformation dialog
if waterline length is 0m (i.e. fully submerged).
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.

A warning message is now issued when trying to bond edges that have grouped control
points.
The Surface Areas dialog now correctly accounts for surface visibility (invisible surfaces are
omitted from the table)

SACS Stability
Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements
Two new options have been added to the tank display as follows:

1. A transparent, shaded representation of the fluidplane in the tank (or

floodwater plane in the case of a damaged compartment) can now be
displayed
2. The user can now display the crosshatch 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
Changes have been made to the SACS cargo import dialog so that the data is the same as
the Transport analysis input file (trninp.*).
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 userdefined datum to be
measured.
The auto ballasting command now confirms the required and actual displacement, LCG and TCG.
The custom drafts have been extended to allow the draft to a userdefined datum to be
measured.

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

A problem whereby the load case item centroids were saved in the rotated reference frame (not Upright ship
reference frame) has been corrected
Results for the areas and centroids of the windage and immersed lateral plane areas are now available in the
Analysis results table

The effect of wind direction is now included in the velocity profile wind heeling arms.

Tanks, compartments, nonbuoyant volumes, etc. are now referred to collectively as

Rooms.
Some issues with the visibility of tanks in rendered mode have been fixed.
Fixed issues with GHS imported models containing linked negative tanks, these now
remain negative components when changing the parent rooms to compartments and back.
Improved the "extent of damage" command which determines whether or not a room
intersects a damage space; previously some false positives were generated.
The Add Keypoint menu item now has the correct wording.
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.
It is no longer necessary to select File | New when starting load cases, room definition etc.
Simply start adding (Edit menu or Ctrl+A) rows.
The color used to show damaged tank names has been corrected.
The incorrect units for the Compact version of the crossreferenced heeling arm criterion: ratio of GZ above
heeling arm has been corrected to % (from m).

Keypoint labels are now the same color as the key points (to facilitate differentiation from
Load case load items)

 Fuel densities according to ISO 8217 have been added to the standard list of fluid densities.
The drawn Margin line is now properly refreshed when the Margin line data are changed.
Section not forming correctly when Skin Thickness option is activated, model specific has
been fixed.

SACS Motions
Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Enhancements
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.
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.

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

The SACS Motions module has been corrected so that the Panel method meshing and
analysis will work on a systems using the , character as the decimal delimiter instead of the
. character.
It is now possible to export the SACS Cargo table as a .cgo file for loading into SACS Stability.

When searching for SACS cargo files, sacinp.* files are shown by default instead of all files.
Some issues with the data plotted in the Polar contour graph have been addressed.

The maximum number of frequencies that can be calculated has been increased to 500.
Roll phase was incorrect for Wave Excitation forces of a Panel method analysis
Added resistance for panel method is now calculated (Havelock method).
COM interface has been updated with Panel Method functionality.

User can now specify the upper and lower limits of the frequency range for motions to be
calculated at.
Adding incorrect parameters to a section in the library was displaying a blank dialog. This
problem has been fixed.
A water depth can now be set for the Panel method analysis
Cancelling a panel method analysis part way through was leaving temporary files on disk.
This problem has been fixed.
A problem with the COM commands for adding remote locations has been fixed.

 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 Drift Force File export has been added to the File | Export menu.
Ocraflex motions files can now be exported directly from Motions via the File | Export
menu.
Angular velocity and accelerations are always given in rad/s and rad/s/s, irrespective of user
selected units for angle or frequency.

Seastate
Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Enhancements
Added the ability to include corrosion zones.

Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Corrections

Corrected a problem for marine growth area calculations on channel sections.
Corrected a problem where the wrong tangential drag was being used for current only
loading.
Corrected a tolerance issue associated with the definition of an orientation joint.
Corrected a a problem where SEASTATE would crash if the section lable was left blank.

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

Corrected a problem where the "include only marine growth" option on the DEAD card was
not removing the weight and buoyancy of plates
Corrected a problem where program was giving different transfer function curves when
using transfer function plot and transfer function load options
Corrected a problem where program was giving an error message for user defined weights
Corrected a problem where the wrong drag and inertia was applied when an override on
members or groups was defined by a factor
Corrected a problem where an error was being produced due to insufficient memory.
Corrected a license checkout problem if a user only had the topsides module activated.

Release V8i Select Series 2 v5.5 Corrections

Corrected problem where the LCOMB line contained a nonexistent load condition name
that was the same as the load combination name.
Corrected problem where a warning message was not issued if an invalid plate offset
option was being used.
Corrected problem where the group reports from the REPORT line were incorrect.

Corrected problem with calculating the footprint weight when the type is "area"
Corrected problem with a SEASTATE crash on an XP OS for a specific model
Corrected problem where the PERSET lines were not being added to the OCI file.
Corrected problem where the PERSET loads were not being not being included in the
combined load cases if the number of load combinations
proceeding this exceeded 4.

Super Element
Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections
Super element list output format was fixed to coincide with an input super element

Tow
Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections
Corrected problem where the Tow module was crashing for a large model

Release V8i Select Series 2 v5.5 Corrections

Corrected problem where an error was being produced if a joint label was 0
Corrected problem where the grout weight defined on the TOWOPT line was not included
in the "SACS Model Weight Report"
Corrected problem with calculating the footprint weight when the type is "area"
Corrected problem were the TOW module would crash if the model contained a special
launch runner section
Corrected problem with calculating surface weights.

Transportation
Release V8i Select Series 2 v5.5 Corrections
Corrected problem where stress levels and UC range labeling and coloring are not working
correctly
Corrected problem where blended color view was not being displayed
Corrected problem where selected colors were not being refreshed

Wave Response
Release V8i Select Series 4 v5.7 Corrections
Corrected problem where Wave Response was crashing on using the default number of
Fourier compinents.

Release V8i Select Series 3 v5.6 Corrections

Corrected problem where Wave Response was crashing if the ELVSEL input line was used
with a time history analysis
Corrected problem where Wave Response was crashing if only a single mode was being
used.
Corrected problem where Wave Response was producing an error if a non constant wind
option such as AP08 was being used.

Release V8i Select Series 2 v5.5 Enhancements

Increased the number of equivalent static loads generated by the 'US' option from 9999 by
introducing alphanumeric load case labels.
Add the 'MST' option in Wave Response to calculate equivalent static loads for maximum
and minimum over turning moment, base shear and torsion

Last Update: 2014/September/19

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