| name | orcaflex-post-processing |
| description | Post-process OrcaFlex simulation results using OPP (OrcaFlex Post-Process). Use for extracting summary statistics, linked statistics, range graphs, time series, histograms, and generating interactive HTML reports from .sim files. |
| type | reference |
| updated | 2026-01-07 |
| capabilities | [] |
| requires | [] |
| tags | ["marine","offshore","orcaflex","post-processing","results","statistics"] |
| related_skills | ["orcaflex-modeling","orcaflex-batch-manager","orcaflex-extreme-analysis","orcaflex-results-comparison"] |
| scripts_exempt | true |
| category | engineering |
| version | 1.0.0 |
Orcaflex Post Processing
When to Use
- Extracting summary statistics from simulation results
- Creating range graphs for motion/load envelopes
- Generating time series plots for specific variables
- Computing linked statistics (correlations between variables)
- Creating histogram distributions of results
- Building interactive HTML dashboards from simulation data
- Batch processing multiple .sim files in parallel
Prerequisites
- OrcaFlex license (for reading .sim files)
- Completed simulations in
.sim/ directory
- Python environment with
digitalmodel package installed
Python API
Basic Post-Processing
from digitalmodel.orcaflex.opp import OrcaFlexPostProcess
opp = OrcaFlexPostProcess()
cfg = {
"orcaflex": {
"postprocess": {
*See sub-skills for full details.*
```python
from digitalmodel.orcaflex.opp import OrcaFlexPostProcess
from concurrent.futures import ProcessPoolExecutor
from pathlib import Path
opp = OrcaFlexPostProcess()
sim_files = list(Path("results/.sim/").glob("*.sim"))
*See sub-skills for full details.*
```python
from digitalmodel.orcaflex.orcaflex_utilities import OrcaflexUtilities
utils = OrcaflexUtilities()
model, metadata = utils.get_model_and_metadata("simulation.sim")
line = model["Line1"]
*See sub-skills for full details.*
- [orcaflex-modeling](../orcaflex-modeling/SKILL.md) - Run OrcaFlex simulations
- [mooring-design](../mooring-design/SKILL.md) - Mooring system design
- [fatigue-analysis](../fatigue-analysis/SKILL.md) - Fatigue assessment
- OrcaFlex Results Documentation
- OrcFxAPI Python Guide
- Workspace HTML Reporting Standards: `docs/modules/standards/HTML_REPORTING_STANDARDS.md`
- [Efficient Processing (+)](efficient-processing/SKILL.md)
- [Error Handling](error-handling/SKILL.md)
- [Version Metadata](version-metadata/SKILL.md)
- [[] - -01-07](--01-07/SKILL.md)
- [ Summary Statistics (+)](-summary-statistics/SKILL.md)
- [Complete Post-Processing Configuration (+)](complete-post-processing-configuration/SKILL.md)
- [CSV Output (+)](csv-output/SKILL.md)
- [Parallel Processing Details](parallel-processing-details/SKILL.md)
- [Common Vessel Variables (+)](common-vessel-variables/SKILL.md)