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Why are some tagged versions named only with their revision number?
Why are some tagged versions named only with their revision number?
Up to February 2013, Delft3D-FLOW was the only main kernel in the open source code...
When running SWAN via Delft3D-WAVE, how can I control the number of parallel processes started?
When running SWAN via Delft3D-WAVE, how can I control the number of parallel processes started?
Delft3D-WAVE uses the OpenMP version of SWAN. This means that...
When running in parallel: what is the optimum number of partitions(ONP)?
When running in parallel: what is the optimum number of partitions(ONP)?
This depends on a lot of factors:The size and shape of your model areaFor small models,...
When running FLOW via Delft3D-menu, the computation hangs just before starting the calculation
When running FLOW via Delft3D-menu, the computation hangs just before starting the calculation
This may be caused by RemoteOLV being switched on by default. As a...
What documentation is available for programmers?
What documentation is available for programmers?
Doxygen is used as documentation tool for the source code. It's rather new to us and not complete, but at least...
Version number information
Version number information
Delft3D is a suite containing several engines (Delft3D-FLOW, DELWAQ, Delft3D-WAVE, etc.), GUIs (for each engine) and tools (QuickPlot,...
Uninstalling DS_Flex version 6.5.1.0 or older does not work on Windows 10
Uninstalling DS_Flex version 6.5.1.0 or older does not work on Windows 10
To uninstall the old DS_Flex on Windows 10, some manual actions are needed:On 64-Bits...
The message "ERROR in real array allocation" appears
The message "ERROR in real array allocation" appears
The model is too big to fit in the memory of your machine. This can be checked by looking to the memory...
The example testcases don't run with 64 bit executables
The example testcases don't run with 64 bit executables
That's correct, currently building 64 bit executables is possible. And if you are lucky, a simple...
The example testcases don't run because the needed executables are missing
The example testcases don't run because the needed executables are missing
That's correct, you have to build the executables yourself. If you do not build the...
Parallel FLOW calculation crashes during initialization with the message "Cannot create URL file".
Parallel FLOW calculation crashes during initialization with the message "Cannot create URL file".
This is a known bug. See release notes...
On Windows, the message 'ERROR: child killed: unknown signal' appears
On Windows, the message 'ERROR: child killed: unknown signal' appears
This means that when trying to run flow2d3d.dll, another dll is needed and can not be...
On Windows, the message 'couldn't read file ".../create_config_xmlt.tcl": no such file or directory' appears
On Windows, the message 'couldn't read file ".../create_config_xmlt.tcl": no such file or directory' appears
The file "create_config_xml.tcl" is inside the...
On Windows, the message 'Cannot load component library "flow2d3d.dll"' appears
On Windows, the message 'Cannot load component library "flow2d3d.dll"' appears
This means that when trying to run flow2d3d.dll, another dll is needed and can not...
On Windows, the message "The program can't start because MSVCP110.dll is missing" appears
On Windows, the message "The program can't start because MSVCP110.dll is missing" appears
This error might appear when you compile Delft3D on a machine (named A)...
On Windows, problems with compiling "tools_gpl\vs"
On Windows, problems with compiling "tools_gpl\vs"
"vs" is a small tool that can be used to inspect nefis files. Most probably, you will not use it. You can...
On Windows, my single domain parallel run crashes after a few days of calculation
On Windows, my single domain parallel run crashes after a few days of calculation
This may be caused by anti virus sofware on your machine. It has been noticed...
On Windows, I have problems related to warnings/error messages like "C:\Program Files\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\Microsoft.CppBuild.targets(990,5): warning MSB8012"
On Windows, I have problems related to warnings/error messages like "C:\Program Files\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\Microsoft.CppBuild.targets(990,5): warning MSB8012"
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On Windows, I get the error message "the project (.vfproj) is not compatible with your Visual Studio version"
On Windows, I get the error message "the project (.vfproj) is not compatible with your Visual Studio version"
Probably the Fortran compiler is missing. When you...
On Windows compilation of some projects fail with the message "LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'ifconsol.lib' (or 'libifcoremt.lib', ...)"
On Windows compilation of some projects fail with the message "LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'ifconsol.lib' (or 'libifcoremt.lib', ...)"
These...