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Import *.dxf foil drawings into airfoil design module directly
It would be really nice to be able to import *.dxf foil geometry directly into the airfoil design module. It is very difficult to get accurate x,y data into QBlade for custom foils. Thanks, Oran
Hello Oran,
I am not familir with the *.dxf format and also never came across it. What do you find particularly difficult when importing airfoil geometries? When I last checked I was able to import any foil geometry from popular databases, such as this with ease and did not have to adapt the formats.
BR,
David
Hi David,
*.dxf files are a generic graphical export file that comes out of drawing software like autocad or solidworks. It is challenging to get coordinates from a custom foil shape drawn in one of those formats into QBlade. There are third party software packages that do coordinate conversions, but so far I have not had great success getting the one I purchased to work. I am planning on purchasing this software to try next:
https://www.hanleyinnovations.com/airfoildigitizerhelp.html
Thanks, Oran
Hi Oran,
you can also check out this database https://bigfoil.com/. All 6000+ foils there can easily be imported into QBlade, based on x-y coordinates. For now adding the *.dxf files has no priority for us, also considering that this format is rather complicated to interpret – opposed to the straight foward import of x-y coordinates.
Best,
David
