lochieferrier
New Member
Hi everyone,
I'm a new member, been lurking for a while so let me know if I'm breaking any posting rules.
It looks like a lot of people on this forum are doing designs from scratch. I've been working on some homebuilt designs and I've got some questions about the processes you guys use to work through a new idea:
I feel like there's got to be a better way to do design than the mess of tools (OpenVSP + Spreadsheets + CFD) that I currently use. Would appreciate any advice or suggestions.
Thanks,
Lochie
I'm a new member, been lurking for a while so let me know if I'm breaking any posting rules.
It looks like a lot of people on this forum are doing designs from scratch. I've been working on some homebuilt designs and I've got some questions about the processes you guys use to work through a new idea:
- What software (if any) do you normally use to sketch out new ideas? OpenVSP? Spreadsheets? Custom code?
- If you want to look at how changing one parameter such as wing area affects an outcome like total weight, how do you do that? Does anyone have ways of automating that process?
- Is there any sort of standard system for sharing aircraft designs?
I feel like there's got to be a better way to do design than the mess of tools (OpenVSP + Spreadsheets + CFD) that I currently use. Would appreciate any advice or suggestions.
Thanks,
Lochie