PropCad Session 4: Creating a Custom Propeller with PropCad

In this guide, you will learn how to create virtually any propeller shape using PropCad’s environment. PropCad includes many tools for users to edit, manipulate, and smooth the design data, allowing you to create almost any shape you want.

Course Information

PropCad Experience:
Time to complete:
Requires:

Files:

Intermediate
50 minutes.
PropCad License
Excel, Notepad
Tutorial_BS4.hcpc
MyOutline.outl
MyOutline.skew
Tutorial_3B_Data.xlsx

PropCad-Session4Download
Tutorial_3B_DataDownload

Course Instructor

Adam Kaplan Adam Kaplan Author

What You Will Learn
In this guide, you will learn about:
– Entering your own custom data into PropCad.
– Editing, plotting, and smoothing of section distributions and offset data.
– Saving and re-using your custom curves and distributions.
– Generating derivative designs and templates.

Prerequisites
Before starting this guide, you will need:
– PropCad software installed in your computer.
– Intermediate level understanding of the program.
– Notepad and Excel.
– Sample distribution files.

Modules
This tutorial is divided up into 5 short modules. You must complete each module before moving to the next one.

1. Edit the BS4 project’s blade outline with custom data (10 minutes).
2. Edit the 2D propeller section (10 minutes)
3. Create a custom distribution from your data (10 minutes).
4. Using custom distributions with the Builder (10 minutes).
5. Creating a template for new designs (10 minutes)

Edit the BS4 project’s blade outline with custom data (10 minutes).

Edit BS4 outline with custom data

Edit the 2D propeller section (10 minutes).

Edit the 2D propeller section

Create a custom distribution from your data (10 minutes).

Create custom distributions from your data

Using custom distributions with the Builder (10 minutes).

Using custom distributions with the Builder

Creating a template for new designs (10 minutes).

Creating a template for new designs