Mass Properties of Axial Fan Bladegen

Katamish · May 5, 2009, 07:20

Hey people,

I've got some axial fans, and I can't seem to analyse their mass properties in Bladegen. The button is greyed out and I've tried everything to get it to work. I just want the weight of my fans given a specific material density. Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Omar

ckleanth · May 12, 2009, 05:20

if gui/graphics looks weird or menus dissapear from your screen try clicking on

view>window>reset layout

if that doesent work try to delete the .cfx folder from your user directory (not sure about unix, I use windows)

Katamish · May 12, 2009, 05:39

Thanks ckleanth. There wasn't a problem with the GUI. It seemed like the blade required some pre-requisite input before I could analyse it's mass properties.

Though I couldn't find how to un-grey the button, I resolved the problem by outputting the models into CAD software and analysed their masses that way.

Thanks for the help anyway.

May 5, 2009, 07:20	Mass Properties of Axial Fan Bladegen	#1
Katamish New Member Omar Katamish Join Date: May 2009 Location: Imperial Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Hey people, I've got some axial fans, and I can't seem to analyse their mass properties in Bladegen. The button is greyed out and I've tried everything to get it to work. I just want the weight of my fans given a specific material density. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks Omar

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May 12, 2009, 05:20		#2
ckleanth Senior Member George Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 257 Rep Power: 18	if gui/graphics looks weird or menus dissapear from your screen try clicking on view>window>reset layout if that doesent work try to delete the .cfx folder from your user directory (not sure about unix, I use windows)

May 12, 2009, 05:39		#3
Katamish New Member Omar Katamish Join Date: May 2009 Location: Imperial Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Thanks ckleanth. There wasn't a problem with the GUI. It seemed like the blade required some pre-requisite input before I could analyse it's mass properties. Though I couldn't find how to un-grey the button, I resolved the problem by outputting the models into CAD software and analysed their masses that way. Thanks for the help anyway.