[ColourMeRed]

Hey everyone

I am new to Pointwise, and I have only been able to mesh those airfoils for which I made iges or stl or stp files using CAD software. However, I would like to be able to import the points and splines of any airfoil by importing its coordinate specifying file (.csv or .dat). As of now, I have found only the option of being able to import NACA 4series airfoils using a Glyph script that I got from Pointwise's Github. Can anyone help me?

I also made a .dat file of an airfoil's surface coordinates and I imported it to Pointwise but only the upper surface spline showed up and the lower was truncated and replaced with a straight line that wasn't the chord.

I am unable to find any information on this topic anywhere else.

[wernerhe]

Hi,

There is an option to "Import Database" under the <File> drop down menu. You can use this feature to import a .dat file with your airfoil coordinates. The file format for airfoil coordinates is as follows:

Line 1: <number of points defining your airfoil>
Line 2: x1 y1 z1
Line 3: x2 y2 z2
Line N: xn yn zn

Its that simple. Pointwise will automatically import the points and pass a b-spline through them. I should not that this procedure is extensively documented.

[dgarlisch]

Originally Posted by wernerhe

Hi,

There is an option to "Import Database" under the <File> drop down menu. You can use this feature to import a .dat file with your airfoil coordinates. The file format for airfoil coordinates is as follows:

Line 1: <number of points defining your airfoil>
Line 2: x1 y1 z1
Line 3: x2 y2 z2
Line N: xn yn zn

Its that simple. Pointwise will automatically import the points and pass a b-spline through them. I should not that this procedure is extensively documented.

To expand on this correct answer, the file can contain multiple sections (e.g. upper foil curve, lower foil curve).

N1
x y z
...
x y z
N2
x y z
...
x y z
N3
x y z
...
x y z