Helpful Hints

MachUpX Mesh Generation

MachUpX can be used to create reasonable meshes for PyPan. The following advice should be followed:

• If NACA airfoils are being used, be sure to specify "NACA_closed_te" : True in the geometry dict for each NACA airfoil.

• For each wing under "CAD_options", be sure to specify "round_wing_tip" and "n_rounding_sections". For one-sided wings (e.g. vertical stabilizers), you will also want to specify "round_wing_root".

• MachUpX does nothing to handle the intersection of multiple lifting surfaces. It is not recommended to try to create meshes for this type of geometry using MachUpX.