installing openFAST binaries in windows 10

[tchatte3]

Hi openFAST team,

I have downloaded the openFAST binaries for windows 10. I have also installed the intel libraries, but when I try to install the executable, the command window briefly opens and then nothing happens. Any fixes for that ?

[rafmudaf]

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 OpenFAST

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 OpenFAST-v2.0.0
 Compile Info:
  - Architecture: 64 bit
  - Precision: double
  - Date: Nov 27 2018
  - Time: 17:19:38
 Execution Info:
  - Date: 11/29/2018
  - Time: 10:52:28-0700

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• OS: <e.g. Ubuntu 14.04 or macOS 10.12>
• Compiler: <e.g. GFortran 4.4>
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[andrew-platt]

@tchatte3 when you attempt to install the executable, how are you doing this? The executables provided are not installation executables, but rather the full OpenFAST executables.

These should be run through a command or powershell window one Windows 10. So if you double click on the executable file through the file explorer, it will briefly open a command window then exit since no input file name was given.

[tchatte3]

@andrew-platt I understand that. OK, so that solves the problem, I closed the issue.

[saeidfn]

@tchatte3 when you attempt to install the executable, how are you doing this? The executables provided are not installation executables, but rather the full OpenFAST executables.

These should be run through a command or powershell window one Windows 10. So if you double click on the executable file through the file explorer, it will briefly open a command window then exit since no input file name was given.

Dear Andrew,
I installed the required Intel Fortran compiler, so what is the next step to run openfast_x64.exe??

[jjonkman]

Dear @saeidfn,

I've responded to your related question in #434.

Best regards,

[ArezooN]

Hi, I have also the tchatte3's problem. In AeroDyn standalone.

1. for running I have to install the visual studio + Intel fortran?
2. If I download the example files in https://openfast.readthedocs.io/en/latest/source/user/aerodyn/appendix.html#ad-appendix page and place with Aerodyn.exe, it will be run??

[jjonkman]

Dear @ArezooN,

NREL has not provided a precompiled binary executable for the standalone AeroDyn driver, so, you must compile this from the source code and compile scripts that NREL has provided. If you are using Windows, I find Visual Studio + Intel Fortran the most straight forward. Documentation on compiling is found here: https://openfast.readthedocs.io/en/main/source/install/index.html.

Once you've compiled the standalone AeroDyn driver, I agree that the executable can be run with the example files that you reference.

Best regards,