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Aug 18

Duct Fan Design and Aero Analysis

Hi, I want to do some analysis for duct fan. For example, like this duct fan, but I am not sure if

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Duct Fan Design and Aero Analysis

Hi, I want to do some analysis for duct fan. For example, like this duct fan, but I am not sure if

Aug 18

James Crouse, Rob McDonald2

Aug 18

GUI gets mad with stl in model

Thanks for that information. About how many tris are in this mesh? I'm wondering so I can know

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GUI gets mad with stl in model

Thanks for that information. About how many tris are in this mesh? I'm wondering so I can know

Aug 18

Tim S., … Rob McDonald3

Aug 18

Calculation of mean camber line

I do not do a 'real' mean camber line calculation. I have thought about this, but have not

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Calculation of mean camber line

I do not do a 'real' mean camber line calculation. I have thought about this, but have not

Aug 18

Tim S., Rob McDonald2

Aug 18

Multiple bodies in .inp file

At present, there is not automatic way to do so. However, 3.29 has the ability to add an offset to

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Multiple bodies in .inp file

At present, there is not automatic way to do so. However, 3.29 has the ability to add an offset to

Aug 18

Inseo Choi, … Brandon Litherland6

Aug 18

VSPAERO, Disk model method

Depending on how you ran VSPAERO from the command line, your SVY file could have ended up with the

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VSPAERO, Disk model method

Depending on how you ran VSPAERO from the command line, your SVY file could have ended up with the

Aug 18

Cody, … Rob Niewoehner8

Aug 17

Question about interpreting VSPAero steady stability output data

Warren Phillips treats the problem of high or low CG in his second edition of “Mechanics of Flight.”

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Question about interpreting VSPAero steady stability output data

Warren Phillips treats the problem of high or low CG in his second edition of “Mechanics of Flight.”

Aug 17

Aug 17

Subsonic Leading Edge in Supersonic Flow

Hi guys, I had a wing design such that the leading edge sweep is greater than the mach cone angle,

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Subsonic Leading Edge in Supersonic Flow

Hi guys, I had a wing design such that the leading edge sweep is greater than the mach cone angle,

Aug 17

Tim S., … Rob McDonald4

Aug 17

Possibility of assigning chord length to panel sections via the python API

As I already have the geometry as a wing I split the wing in different sections. Works fine for now,

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Possibility of assigning chord length to panel sections via the python API

As I already have the geometry as a wing I split the wing in different sections. Works fine for now,

Aug 17

Aug 16

Need dedicated support, hire support of openVSP for aircraft design

Greetings, I have an aircraft design project and need to hire some engineering support. Ideally, an

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Need dedicated support, hire support of openVSP for aircraft design

Greetings, I have an aircraft design project and need to hire some engineering support. Ideally, an

Aug 16

Rebecca Ong, Edward ZENG13

Aug 16

result from the aircraft analysis

No worries, Panel never really worked out for me no matter what, I have no idea about that either On

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result from the aircraft analysis

No worries, Panel never really worked out for me no matter what, I have no idea about that either On

Aug 16

Andrew Rogan, Rob McDonald3

Aug 15

Creating Screenshots from vspscript executable

Hi Rob, Thank you for the quick response and the information. I will check out the testanimate.

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Creating Screenshots from vspscript executable

Hi Rob, Thank you for the quick response and the information. I will check out the testanimate.

Aug 15

Aug 13

VSP Measure Bug

Hi everyone, I was playing around with some wingtip geometries similar to an A-37 Dragonfly

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VSP Measure Bug

Hi everyone, I was playing around with some wingtip geometries similar to an A-37 Dragonfly

Aug 13

Mohammad Bahmani, Rob McDonald4

Aug 13

Neutral point change with AOA

Please try to take the time to understand my reply. I expect you should get pretty consistent x_np

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Neutral point change with AOA

Please try to take the time to understand my reply. I expect you should get pretty consistent x_np

Aug 13

Cornelius Kauffmann, … deenri...@gmail.com11

Aug 10

OpenVSP 3.24 installation with python API (Windows)

I recently downloaded OpenVSP 3.29 Python 3.9 On Windows, I ran the setup.ps1 file in the python sub-

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OpenVSP 3.24 installation with python API (Windows)

I recently downloaded OpenVSP 3.29 Python 3.9 On Windows, I ran the setup.ps1 file in the python sub-

Aug 10

Aug 10

Post-processing request

Good morning, I was wondering if it would be possible to do two things in OpenVSP that would

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Post-processing request

Good morning, I was wondering if it would be possible to do two things in OpenVSP that would

Aug 10

Rebecca Ong, Rob McDonald3

Aug 10

crash when performing panel analysis

Good Day Rob, Thanks for the help, now it runs perfectly. One more question, after I obtain the stab

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crash when performing panel analysis

Good Day Rob, Thanks for the help, now it runs perfectly. One more question, after I obtain the stab

Aug 10

Sean Vredevoogd, Rob McDonald2

Aug 7

CFD Mesh not outputting stl?

You probably have the resolution settings far too fine for your model -- or there are other problems

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CFD Mesh not outputting stl?

You probably have the resolution settings far too fine for your model -- or there are other problems

Aug 7

Tad Chichester, Rob McDonald7

Aug 5

nan error in the *.fem output

Thanks Rob. I'll look for the new release. TC On Friday, August 5, 2022 at 7:14:13 PM UTC-5 Rob

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nan error in the *.fem output

Thanks Rob. I'll look for the new release. TC On Friday, August 5, 2022 at 7:14:13 PM UTC-5 Rob

Aug 5

p_bamrah, Brandon Litherland3

Aug 5

API function to Invert Airfoil

Thank you so much On Friday, August 5, 2022 at 1:30:16 PM UTC-4 litherlan...@gmail.com wrote: Use

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API function to Invert Airfoil

Thank you so much On Friday, August 5, 2022 at 1:30:16 PM UTC-4 litherlan...@gmail.com wrote: Use

Aug 5

Edward Mesa, … Rob McDonald10

Aug 5

Practical Application

Beautiful. I have a colleague who is a collector of vintage gliders also. I wouldn't be surprised

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Practical Application

Beautiful. I have a colleague who is a collector of vintage gliders also. I wouldn't be surprised

Aug 5

jordi nosaurio, Rob McDonald5

Aug 4

Python API output to screen

Hello, just in case someone is interested From this post: https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/openvsp/

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Python API output to screen

Hello, just in case someone is interested From this post: https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/openvsp/

Aug 4

Tze Shen Lim, Rob McDonald2

Aug 3

Rotating blade and actuator disk won't work with wing in panel method

I have no trouble with panel method and actuator disk... But it is not working for me with rotating

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Rotating blade and actuator disk won't work with wing in panel method

I have no trouble with panel method and actuator disk... But it is not working for me with rotating

Aug 3

jason, … Rob McDonald9

Aug 3

Good day Rob, I have also tried removing the main wing by just running a panel analysis on the

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Good day Rob, I have also tried removing the main wing by just running a panel analysis on the

Aug 3

jordi nosaurio, Rob McDonald4

Aug 1

Adjoint formulation in vspaero?

Seems that you get into consideration our suggestion in: OpenVSP 3.29.0 new release: "There are

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Adjoint formulation in vspaero?

Seems that you get into consideration our suggestion in: OpenVSP 3.29.0 new release: "There are

Aug 1

jordi nosaurio, Rob McDonald3

Aug 1

Python API writing to files

"OpenVSP reads the VSPAERO files to get the results you have in the API" --> definitely

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Python API writing to files

"OpenVSP reads the VSPAERO files to get the results you have in the API" --> definitely

Aug 1

Inseo Choi, … Ferran Marti6

Jul 29

What is 'CDtott' in vspaero result

It seems to be due to the Actuator Disk. A wing only has a good match of CDi and CDt On Thursday,

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What is 'CDtott' in vspaero result

It seems to be due to the Actuator Disk. A wing only has a good match of CDi and CDt On Thursday,

Jul 29

michael...@gmail.com2

Jul 28

VSPAero units of velocity and density in propeller analysis

Answering my own question: I see Rob already gave an answer to this here On Thursday, July 28, 2022

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VSPAero units of velocity and density in propeller analysis

Answering my own question: I see Rob already gave an answer to this here On Thursday, July 28, 2022

Jul 28

Leon Searl, … Rob McDonald6

Jul 27

v3.29.0 file open crash

Wow. Thanks for the quick turnaround, Rob. Leon On Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 1:15 PM Rob McDonald <rob.

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v3.29.0 file open crash

Wow. Thanks for the quick turnaround, Rob. Leon On Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 1:15 PM Rob McDonald <rob.

Jul 27

catli...@gmail.com, … Rob McDonald5

Jul 27

How to define control surfaces?

Thanks for the help. I upgraded from 3.28 to 3.29 and that solved the problem. On Tuesday, July 26,

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How to define control surfaces?

Thanks for the help. I upgraded from 3.28 to 3.29 and that solved the problem. On Tuesday, July 26,

Jul 27

Mohith r, Rob McDonald5

Jul 27

Sref Function in wave drag analysis scripting

May I request you to let me know, If there is any default sref value which is taken by the wave drag

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Sref Function in wave drag analysis scripting

May I request you to let me know, If there is any default sref value which is taken by the wave drag

Jul 27

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