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[Hauke]

Hello everyone,

I would like to investigate the influence of changing ballast during an offshore operation with ANSYS AQWA.

Is there any possibility to change the filling level of a pre-defined ballast chamber during a simulation? Currently I use a mass point as a starting value of the mass of the ballast chamber and increase its weight by applying a structural force which is increasing over time but I am looking for a smarter solution since a mass point is only working as a replacement for a ballst chamber if the chamber is completely filled.

kind regards,

Hauke