fleetmaster 0.3.0

A command-line tool to run batch processes of Capytaine simulations for hydrodynamic analysis.

fleetmaster

A command-line tool to run batch processes of Capytaine simulations for hydrodynamic analysis.

• Github repository: https://github.com/dave-Lab-and-Engineering/fleetmaster/
• Documentation https://dave-lab-and-engineering.github.io/fleetmaster/

Installation

Using uv:

uv sync

Run CLI commands with:

uv run fleetmaster --help

Typical usage

Run a simulation batch from a YAML settings file:

uv run fleetmaster run --settings-file examples/settings_rotations.yml

Run directly from CLI options:

uv run fleetmaster run examples/boxship_t_1_r_00_00_00.stl --wave-periods 8 --wave-directions 0 --water-depth inf --water-level 0 --forward-speed 0

Dhyd workflows

Fleetmaster supports two easy ways to create a standalone mafredo hydrodynamic database (.dhyd).

1) Write .dhyd while running simulations

Set output_dhyd_file in your settings file, or pass --output-dhyd-file on the CLI. If you only want auto-generated files based on the case names, use export_to_hyd or --export-to-hyd.

Example (settings file):

output_hdf5_file: "single_case.hdf5"
output_dhyd_file: "single_case.dhyd"

Example (settings file, automatic filename):

output_hdf5_file: "single_case.hdf5"
export_to_hyd: true

Example (CLI):

uv run fleetmaster run examples/boxship_t_1_r_00_00_00.stl --wave-periods 8 --wave-directions 0 --water-depth inf --water-level 0 --forward-speed 0 --output-dhyd-file examples/single_case.dhyd

Example (CLI, automatic filename based on case):

uv run fleetmaster run examples/boxship_t_1_r_00_00_00.stl --wave-periods 8 --wave-directions 0 --water-depth inf --water-level 0 --forward-speed 0 --export-to-hyd

Notes:

• export_to_hyd writes a .dhyd file for every case while still writing all results to the HDF5 database.
• Without an explicit output_dhyd_file, Fleetmaster uses <case_name>.dhyd next to the HDF5 output file.
• With an explicit output_dhyd_file and multiple cases, Fleetmaster uses that filename as a base and appends the case name.
• If a case already exists in the HDF5 and update_cases is disabled, that case is skipped.

Symmetry in .dhyd output

To write heading symmetry metadata to the generated .dhyd file, set:

heading_symmetry: true

Recommended in combination with:

grid_symmetry: true

With heading_symmetry: true, Fleetmaster writes XZ heading symmetry metadata to .dhyd.

2) Inspect cases or plot a theta/period grid

List simulation cases:

uv run fleetmaster list results.hdf5 --cases

Create a quick grid plot for one case:

uv run fleetmaster plot results.hdf5 boxship_wd_inf_wl_0_fs_0

Write the plot to a specific PNG:

uv run fleetmaster plot results.hdf5 boxship_wd_inf_wl_0_fs_0 --output boxship_grid.png

Create additional hydrodynamic plots using mafredo (enabled by default):

uv run fleetmaster plot results.hdf5 boxship_wd_inf_wl_0_fs_0 --show

Save the mafredo hydrodynamic figures as PNG files:

uv run fleetmaster plot results.hdf5 boxship_wd_inf_wl_0_fs_0 --save-hyd-plots

Write mafredo hydrodynamic figures to a custom directory:

uv run fleetmaster plot results.hdf5 boxship_wd_inf_wl_0_fs_0 --save-hyd-plots --hyd-output-dir output/hyd_plots

Disable mafredo hydrodynamic plotting and keep only the theta/period grid plot:

uv run fleetmaster plot results.hdf5 boxship_wd_inf_wl_0_fs_0 --no-hyd-plot

3) Export .dhyd from an existing HDF5 database (without rerunning Capytaine)

List cases in an existing HDF5:

uv run fleetmaster export-dhyd results.hdf5 --list-cases

Export one specific case:

uv run fleetmaster export-dhyd results.hdf5 --case boxship_wd_inf_wl_0_fs_0 --output boxship_case.dhyd

Export all cases in one go:

uv run fleetmaster export-dhyd results.hdf5

Overwrite an existing output file:

uv run fleetmaster export-dhyd results.hdf5 --case boxship_wd_inf_wl_0_fs_0 --output boxship_case.dhyd --overwrite

Example settings

For a ready-to-use single-case example, see:

• examples/settings_single_case_nc.yml