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Charles March 20, 2007 10:30
Panel method meshing programs
 
I'm looking for an open-source or inexpensive surface meshing program for a panel code. The code should have the ability to read CAD geometry. Any suggestions? Icem-CFD is great, but costs about 10 times as much as a panel code solver!

mopen March 22, 2007 03:39
Re: Panel method meshing programs
 
you can try getdata graph digitizer

John Chawner March 24, 2007 13:22
Re: Panel method meshing programs
 
AMI (www.am-inc.com) offers Surfgen, a mesh generator designed specifically for their VSAERO and VSAEROhybrid panel methods. I don't think it's nearly as expensive the software you've already looked at.

Charles March 24, 2007 13:54
Re: Panel method meshing programs
 
Yes, that looks like an attractive option. The other promising one I'm trying out is SurfaceWorks from AeroHydro, which now exports directly to pmarc/cmarc format, which is really what I was after.


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