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Automation, Text Data Files
The script file has not been saved yet. You should check that the automatically generated script is as intended.
Should you wish to, you can modify the script file name at this point.
If there is a problem with the script you can click the Close button and correct the script table.
Save button
Saves the script file.
Save and Run button
Saves the script file and then processes it.
If the script has any Run commands then OrcaFlex is loaded and the script is processed by the standard OrcaFlex
batch form. Otherwise the script is processed from within Excel – progress is reported on the Excel status bar.
Save, Run and Submit button
Saves the script file and then processes it within Excel. Each data file saved by the script is then submitted to
Distributed OrcaFlex which runs and saves the simulation file.
Note: The Save, Run and Submit button is only available if Distributed OrcaFlex is installed on your
machine. In addition, it cannot be used if the script contains any Run commands.
Multiple tables
You can have multiple script tables within a workbook. To create all the batch scripts in one operation select all the
script tables and then click Create Batch Scripts in the OrcaFlex menu.
4.3 TEXT DATA FILES
4.3.1 Examples of setting data
This topic gives some examples of setting model data using the OrcaFlex Text Data file. The OrcaFlex Text Data file
format is described in the Text Data Files topic and this should be read before tackling this topic.
Building an entire OrcaFlex model through the Text Data file is possible but not to be recommended. The normal
approach is to modify an existing model imported using the BaseFile identifier and apply incremental changes.
This results in a much more compact Text Data file that can be easily generated using a scripting language or by the
OrcaFlex spreadsheet. The OrcaFlex Text Data file format is not a scripting language so some Batch script command
operations are not possible – for example the InvokeWizard command.
The easiest way to see how data for a particular model item is represented is to create the item in OrcaFlex and then
save the data file as a Text Data file. Existing objects normally need to be selected by name before modifying their
data, although there are some exceptions that require specific selection identifiers and examples of these are given
below.
Setting simple data
To set data on an object existing in the base file 'BaseCase.yml', the object must be first selected by name, here
objects named 'Link1', '3D Buoy1' and 'Line1' are modified:
BaseFile: BaseCase.yml
Link1:
UnstretchedLength: 25
3D Buoy1:
Mass: 4
Volume: 8
Height: 7.5
Line1:
IncludeTorsion: Yes
Note: Object names and text data does not need to be enclosed in quotes, unless the text contains YAML
reserved characters (eg ': ', '- ', '# ' and ', '). So the name 'Line - Upper' needs
quoting but 'Line-Upper' does not.