James

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Hi, I've been looking through the examples and I can't seem to find any documentation for the drivetrain optimisation. There are some parameter names that I'm unfamiliar with. opt =...

Hi, I created a new conda environment using the conda build instructions. Everything seems to have built okay. I then tried running the test_all.py script in python and I get...

I'm trying to download CCBlade as a stand alone module. In the description it says that the only prerequisite is gfortran, however I also had to install GCC, meson and...

Hi, I wanted to implement this script into a bigger script. On the hyper least squares paper cited, the approach is applied to ellipses. I wanted to apply it too...

When I run a wisdem optimisation, I get the following error: "Positive directional derivative for linesearch" This appears to arise as the optimiser cannot find an optimal solution. I'm not...

Hi, I was wondering if it would be possible to write something into the BeamDyn outfile that would indicate that the simulation had failed to converge, or if it fails...

Type: Enhancement
Module: BeamDyn

I'm running openfast 3.5.3. I've been getting some issues with tower strikes. I can't seem to work out why. This may be due to a misunderstanding on my part, so...

Type: Question

I am getting the following error when trying to use BeamDyn + ElastoDyn in OpenFAST 3.5.2 FAST_InitializeAll:InitModuleMappings:BD_2_AD_BladeMotion(1):MeshMapCreate:CreateMotionMap_L2_to_L 2:CreateMapping_ProjectToLine2:Node 7 does not project onto any line2 element. Closest distance is 1.73412E-02...

Type: Bug
Module: BeamDyn
Module: AeroDyn

Was looking through the code for wisdem/drivetrainse/drive_structure.py in the tube_prop function, you only calculate the polar moment of inertia and I based on the mean values for diameter and thickness....