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However, when I define the &#8220;OCEAN ENVIRONMENT&#8221; object, I don&rsquo;t see all the wave theories mentioned in the user guide, and it&rsquo;s impossible for me to define other objects apart from &#8220;OCEAN ENVIRONMENT&#8221; and &#8220;ADDED-MASS.&#8221;&nbsp;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&#8221;font-size: 12pt;&#8221;&gt;In the image I&rsquo;ve attached, you can see that the &#8220;OCEAN ENVIRONMENT&#8221; details I have don&rsquo;t match what is shown in the user manual.&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&#8221;font-size: 12pt;&#8221;&gt;Please, can someone help me with that?&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&#8221;font-size: 12pt;&#8221;&gt; <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/27-11-2024-1732698279-Ocean Environment.png\" alt=\"\" \/>&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-395485","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-enviroment-load-problem","topic-tag-mechanical","topic-tag-ocean","topic-tag-offshore-1","topic-tag-transient-structural"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I\u2019m trying to perform dynamic analyses on transient structural using hydrodynamic loads. 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