This list contains features that could be implemented in future releases:
- Enable times-series input motions for Morison members in the standalone HydroDyn (MorisonInputsMod = 2)
- Enable tight-coupling to FAST, including linearization.
- Enable wave stretching (WaveStMod > 0).
- Enable full support for floating platform force flags.
- Enable joint overlap calculations (JointOvrlp = 1).
- Enable auto-generation of all possible output channels (OutAll = TRUE).
- Add outputs pertaining to the total hydrodynamic applied loads at nodes along members and at joints.
- Ensure that the output channels are written in the order they are entered.
- Allow for a WAMIT reference point location other than (0,0,0).
- Allow RdtnDT to be independent from the FAST simulation time step.
- Add distributed axial viscous-drag loads on tapered members.
- Add rotational inertia terms for fluid-filled members and marine growth.
- Calculate the effective 6x6 added-mass matrix from strip-theory members and place in the HydroDyn summary file.
- Add graphics/animation capability to visualize the substructure geometry and motion, wave elevation, and hydrodynamic loads.
- Add convective fluid acceleration terms.
- Allow for wave directional spreading to include energy spectra that varies with direction (requires changing from the equal-energy method).
- Add higher order regular wave kinematics models for fixed-bottom substructures.
- Add breaking wave-impact loads for fixed-bottom substructures.
- Add floating platform hydro-elastics.
- Add pressure mapping for floating platforms.
- Added automated computation and use of hydrostatic restoring matrix for strip-theory members.