2.3.1. BladeGen (*.inf) File Details

If the inf file does not specify the curve files, you may turn on an option in the dialog box (called Guess missing curve files) in order to guess the names of the missing curve files. The algorithm for guessing curve files looks for files in the working directory with a .curve or .crv extension, with "hub", "shroud", or "profile" in the name (using a case-insensitive search). If the curve filenames are unusual, you should verify that the correct curve files were selected by opening the appropriate Geometry object (for example, the Hub object) in the Mesh workspace.

If a BladeGen.inf file specifies multiple blades in the blade set, multiple blades will be generated.

After loading a BladeGen.inf file, the Curve Type settings for the Hub and Shroud geometry objects (in the Mesh workspace) are set to Piece-wise Linear instead of the default: Bspline.