[NSRCA-discussion] R/C design software?

[Tom Simes]

Hi guys,

Once upon a time, on a campus far, far away, I was schooled in the ways
of Aerospace Engineering.  My class was the last to use a drafting table
- so I know about layout and lofting, line thickness and velum, but
missed the CAD revolution by "that much".

So I'm thinking that designing a profile would be a fun way to teach
myself a little CAD.  If you're using software to help design R/C
aircraft, what are your favorite applications?

So far I'm using:

XFoil for airfoil analysis
http://web.mit.edu/drela/Public/web/xfoil/

QCad for 2D CAD
http://www.qcad.org/qcad.html

pstoedit for converting ps, pdf and graphics to vector format
http://www.pstoedit.net/pstoedit

Now I'm looking for something to automate the rib layouts -
something more automated than simple airfoil plotting.  I've downloaded
these two, but haven't tried them yet:

Profili
http://www.profili2.com/eng/default.htm

Winfoil
http://www.winfoil.com/

So, what are you using?

Thanks!

Tom
 
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