Base module

The Base module is included with all licences, which permits the use of the following general functionality:

  • General GUI use
  • Steady state calculations
  • Modal analysis, Simulations, Turbulence, Waves, Post-processing
  • Running jobs using Batch
  • Use of the Project and Batch APIs

Note that Processor-only licences do not support GUI use, and only permit basic Batch usage.

Only the Base module is included in the Onshore Wind Loads Analysis package available on the Veracity Marketplace.


Optional modules

In addition to the Base module, the following optional modules are also available (applicable usage scenarios are indicated). Click the module name for further details about the module.

ModuleCapabilitiesOnshoreFixed OffshoreFloating Offshore
ControlCompute linear state space model for control design and include LIDAR feed-forward controlYesYesYes
SeismicGenerate and include earthquakes in time-domain simulationsYesYes
Offshore Support Structure *Modelling of offshore turbines on multiple member or floating support structuresYesYes
Advanced Hydrodynamics **Modelling of diffraction and radiation effects on large offshore support structure, using Boundary Element Method hydrodynamicsYes
Hardware TestTest a real turbine controller by interfacing it to a Bladed simulation running in real timeYesYesYes

* Included in the Fixed Offshore Loads Analysis and Fixed and Floating Offshore Load Analysis packages on the Veracity Marketplace.
** Included in the Fixed and Floating Offshore Load Analysis package on the Veracity Marketplace.

Purchase a licence
To enquire about purchasing optional modules for an existing licence, please contact your DNV Sales Manager or email the Bladed support team

Deprecated optional modules

The following optional modules are deprecated and no longer for sale for new users:

  • Advanced Pitch Actuator Interface
  • Advanced Transmission Interface
  • Blade Stability
    From Bladed 4.17, the same functionality is available in the Campbell diagram (included as part of the Base module)

Licence features

Each module is represented on a licence by one or more licence features. View further information about how to check which modules / licence features are present on a licence.