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    How to model the boat sailing on the water surface with springs/ connectors?

    Thanks a lot. I will try the way. Due to symmetry, the boat has no motion in some direction (including translation and rotation), does it mean that I shall not tog on the corresponding stiffness? And an initial velocity is set on the forward direction, with no resistance. What shall I do with...
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    How to model the boat sailing on the water surface with springs/ connectors?

    Hi guys, I want to model the boat sailing on the water surface in Abaqus with Explicit solver. To consider the buoyancy, I think of a way of setting springs on the reference point of the boat. In detail, When the boat is lifted up, the spring on the vertical direction will pull the boat...

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