OpenVSP

install

woodscn — 2012-03-13T17:40:46-04:00

OpenVSP should run on Windows without installation. Simply unzip the archive to the location of your choosing and double click vsp.exe. If OpenVSP does not work on your installation, please report your problems to the mailing list. OpenVSP requires libjpeg to be installed on the computer. A ready-to-go DMG for the libjpeg library is available here.

cp_nra - created

ramcdona — 2012-03-02T16:46:29-04:00

A team lead by Rob McDonald at Cal Poly is engaged in a multi-year effort to improve and support OpenVSP in a number of areas. Active Tasks * ModelCenter Plugin Updates * VSP to CAD Validation * Cart3D / VSP Shape Optimization * Separate Geometry Kernel From VSP GUI * Modularization and Development of API * Foster OpenVSP Community

roadmap - created

ramcdona — 2012-03-02T16:37:27-04:00

Like all open source projects, OpenVSP can be improved and changed by just about anyone. The community of VSP users and developers will collectively determine the development path VSP takes. Some segments of the VSP community have specific goals in mind and are actively working to make them a reality.

start

ramcdona — 2012-03-02T16:14:51-04:00

OpenVSP is a parametric aircraft geometry tool. OpenVSP allows the user to create a 3D model of an aircraft defined by common engineering parameters. This model can be processed into formats suitable for engineering analysis. The predecessors to OpenVSP have been developed by J.R. Gloudemans and others for NASA since the early 1990's. On January 10 2012, OpenVSP was released as an open source project under the NASA Open Source Agreement (NOSA) version 1.3.

meshoverview - [Surface Mesh Type Summary]

ramcdona — 2012-03-02T10:18:45-04:00

VSP and Cart3D are very well suited to work together in conceptual design. VSP allows for quick and easy geometry generation and modification. Cart3D allows for fast, robust, and accurate Euler solutions on complex geometries. Together, it is possible to execute quick and effective design cycles.

faq

ramcdona — 2012-02-29T21:30:20-04:00

Known Bugs and Workarounds * The airfoil picture covers the Wing editor on MacOS. * When using OpenVSPmac2.0.3 or earlier, the airfoil cross-section plot persists when you leave the Foil tab of the MS_Wing editor. This is a known bug. Until it is fixed, the workaround is pretty easy. Once you leave the Foil tab by selecting another tab in the MS_Wing editor, simply click on the component name in the Geom Browser (usually sitting just to the left of the MS_Wing editor). This will force a …

c3dtutorial

ramcdona — 2012-02-29T19:59:10-04:00

This is a brief tutorial about using VSP to generate geometry for analysis with Cart3D. This tutorial is targeted at experienced Cart3D users, if you are new to Cart3D, you should start with the example cases distributed with it. There are a number of ways VSP can be used to work with Cart3D -- each with pros and cons. This tutorial will have a 'choose your own adventure' style to it to cover the different options. Feel free to skip around and explore the different paths. In addition, image…

tutunint

ramcdona — 2012-02-29T15:38:13-04:00

This installment of the Cart3D tutorial will walk through the process of generating an unintersected component wireframe in VSP and then using Cart3D's intersect utility to process the geometry into a single watertight body. If you haven't built the Onera M6 wing, or you don't have your own geometry to analyze, you should go back to the geometry generation phase of the tutorial or you can download a ready-to-go Onera M6 geometry.

tutcompgeom

ramcdona — 2012-02-29T15:37:44-04:00

This installment of the Cart3D tutorial will walk through the process of generating an intersected component wireframe in VSP. If you haven't built the Onera M6 wing, or you don't have your own geometry to analyze, you should go back to the geometry generation phase of the tutorial or you can download a ready-to-go Onera M6 geometry.

3.5_export_options.png

ramcdona — 2012-02-16T00:06:56-04:00

4.5_export_options.png

ramcdona — 2012-02-15T22:59:32-04:00

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ramcdona — 2012-02-15T20:34:18-04:00

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ramcdona — 2012-02-15T20:33:58-04:00

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ramcdona — 2012-02-15T20:33:37-04:00

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ramcdona — 2012-02-15T20:32:46-04:00

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ramcdona — 2012-02-15T20:30:42-04:00

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ramcdona — 2012-02-15T20:30:26-04:00

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ramcdona — 2012-02-15T20:30:12-04:00

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ramcdona — 2012-02-15T20:29:51-04:00

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ramcdona — 2012-02-15T20:29:28-04:00