DesignFOIL Release 6 Features
(Features vary by version)

 

New & Improved Features:
  • Includes all NACA standard airfoil engines.
  • Classic NACA Theory Of Wing Sections drag polar display format.
  • New MyAirfoils window saves your work from session to session.
  • Import/export coordinates from DXF files.
  • Camber modification and flap simulation toolbox (including decamber button).
  • Analyzes quickly with very informative Virtual Wind Tunnel.
  • Mix & Match tool allows you to build composite airfoils from two other airfoils.
  • Export airfoil shapes and wings directly to popular 3D CAD programs.
  • Export airfoil shapes and wings directly to popular 3D CFD programs.
  • Choose either British (foot/pound/sec) or SI(meter/kilogram/sec) units.
  • Optimized for wide-screen monitors.
  • WingCrafter tool performs wing design layout and analysis.
  • Airfoil Primer built into new help file.
  • User-Guide and Intro-To-Aerodynamics built into new help file.
  • Send all data directly to Excel with the push of a button or menu click.


CAD Export Features (depending on version):

  • Export airfoil directly to a selected sketchplane in SolidWorks.
  • Export airfoil directly to a Rhinoceros drawing.
  • Export airfoil directly to a part in CATIA V5.
  • Save airfoil coordinates in Vellum spline format or DXF file.
  • Export all data directly to Excel spreadsheets with the push of a button or menu click.


Included Airfoil Geometry Generators:

  • The powerful Import Viewer which allows you to investigate over 1100 airfoils from the UIUC archive (download for free from our website).
  • The unique Mix-&-Match allows you to mix upper & lower surfaces from completely different airfoils!
  • NACA 4-Digit Generator
  • NACA 4-Digit Modified Generator
  • NACA 5-Digit Generator
  • NACA 5-Digit Modified Generator
  • NACA 16-Series Generator
  • NACA 6-Series Generator
  • The popular "Deformable camber/thickness" geometry generator.
  • Elliptical airfoils
  • Joukowsky airfoils

    There are simply too many features to list here. Please try it for yourself! Download the fully functioning demo and use it for up to 5 days FREE!

 

DesignFOIL Versions

STANDARD

DESIGNER

ENGINEER

EXPERT
Single License Price

US$95

US$295

US$495

US$1495


 

CAD Export Features        
Export Airfoil directly to CATIA V5      

X
Export Airfoil directly to Rhinoceros    

X

X
Export Wing directly to Rhinoceros    

X

X
Export Airfoil directly to SolidWorks    

X

X
Export Wing directly to SolidWorks    

X

X
Export all data to Excel

X

X

X

X


 

Airfoil Analysis Features        
Virtual Wind Tunnel  

X

X

X
Drag Polar Generator  

X

X

X
Atmosphere Model

X

X

X

X


 

Wing Analysis Features        
Wing Layout: up to 6 airfoils  

X

X

X
Import/Export wing files with coworkers  

X

X

X
Export to Gridgen & CMARC  

X

X

X
Export to SolidWorks/Rhino3D    

X

X


 

Shape Features        
NACA Airfoil Creation

X

X

X

X
Import Generic Coordinate Files

X

X

X

X
Import DXF (simplified) files

X

X

X

X
Mix & Match Assembler

X

X

X

X
Joukowsky Airfoil Generator

X

X

X

X
Elliptical AIrfoil Generator

X

X

X

X
Camber/Flap Modification Tool

X

X

X

X


 

"Save As" Features        
Standard UIUC Format

X

X

X

X
Vellum Spline Format

X

X

X

X
DXF Basic Format

X

X

X

X
Gridgen's Airfoil "Segment" Format

X

X

X

X
CMARC's Airfoil Format

X

X

X

X
Many other CFD formats

X

X

X

X


 



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