Integration of VSP into XFLR5

[Karén Melikov]

Hi, all.

I was wondering if VSP has or potentially will have a geometry import feature into XFLR5 (a special GUI-based XFOIL and 3D craft analysis software).

Thanks.

Kare'n

[Mark Moore]

We also have been using XLFR5 as a fast vortex lattice analysis method to compute the induced drag from a simple flat plate model.  We considered supporting this, but instead of just supporting this single solution - Rob has done something much better that you'll see in V3.0.  I encourage you to consider coming to the OpenVSP workshop in August to hear and understand the new degenerate geometry capability, where your VSP model can be the basis for a number of different types of degnerate geometry models (from sticks to flat plates to paneled surface..).  In addition, we've taken an even better step that merely creating a XLFR5 degenerate model.  We wanted a fast vortex lattice method that could be distributed directly with OpenVSP.  XLFR5 uses XFOIL and AVL which we wouldn't have the right to distribute.  So there is a new VSPAERO vortex lattice method (which has already been finished but hasn't been ported to Windows or fully integrated into the latest OpenVSP yet).  This method will be completely open source and distributed with OpenVSP (so no more need to ask for Vorlax or bother trying to use the old Vorview - which had many issues).  Even cooler, VSPAERO has actuator discs already integrated - so you can perform fast/easy aero-propulsive analysis.  This was written by Dave Kinney at Ames; we've been beta testing on some Distributed Electric Propulsion concepts recently, and the results are highly similar to StarCCM results (which we run by directly exporting stl files from OpenVSP).  All this is frantically being integrated by Rob et al, and we're very excited about the incredible progress they've made over this past year.  The V3.0 release is going to be pretty incredible, and there is going to be so much new material to go over at this year's workshop.  I hope you can be there to fully immerse yourself in these new capabilities.  I hope I haven't over promised and the all of this will be ready by August...

Mark

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[Karén Melikov]

Mark,

Sounds really exciting! I'm looking forward to this release of VSP.

Kare'n

пятница, 11 апреля 2014 г., 0:13:17 UTC-4 пользователь Mark Moore написал:

[Rich Ouellette]

Hi Mark ... Old dog, trying to learn new tricks. 3.0 is downloaded. SWAG when VSPAero will follow? See you Wednesday.

[Mark Moore]

I've been praying rob about this because we've been using VAPAero and it's great.  He has it high on his priorities so I've hopeful that it will be quite soon.

[Rob McDonald]

Should be soon. Dave is finally un-burying himself from everything
that piled up during a stint of annual leave. He has a last few
changes he wants to make before passing it to me. I'll get it
integrated and pushed out to the masses as soon as I can.

Rob

[Rich Ouellette]

Cool. Thanks guys.

[Orlando Quilebro]

Guys did you finally create such a thing? I´m a aerospace student searching for some solution to export vsp to xflr5. Thank you :)

[Rob McDonald]

Export to XFLR5 was never the goal. Instead, we've been working on
VSPAERO and its integration with OpenVSP. It has been shipping with
OpenVSP for some time -- more improvements on the way.

Rob