someday, hopefully this is open source paraglider design software

Clone the git-repo first:

git clone https://github.com/hiaselhans/OpenGlider.git

Install using Pip:

cd OpenGlider
pip install -e .

Or manually install all dependencies (using distro-repos, easy_install or pip)

• ezodf2
• dxfwrite
• scipy
• (svgwrite)
• (vtk)

We are providing packages of openglider and dependencies via conda. To install conda download miniconda and follow install instructions. Once you have a working base-environment you can create a new environment for openglider:

conda create -n openglider openglider freecad meshpy -c conda-forge -c openglider

Every module inside openglider has a README where the functionality is documented. Please have a look at the base module.

To run all unittests, run this from the main directory:

./testall.py

Or use -a to also run visual tests

./testall.py -a

While still being in an early status, here is some little screenshots to see the progress:

The plan is to build on:

• python ( http://docs.python.org/2/tutorial/ )

• self-coded panelmethod (VSAERO) and/or apame implementation (http://www.3dpanelmethod.com/) for quick 3D-calculation -> https://github.com/booya-at/paraBEM

• OpenFoam obj-file CFD export ( http://www.openfoam.com/)

• ecplicit non linear FEM (membrane, truss) for line forces and deformation analysis (https://www.github.com/booya-at/paraFEM)

• freecad (Open-Source Cad, written in c++ with python API (www.freecadweb.org/)

• VTK (visual toolkit, for 3d-output: http://www.vtk.org/)

• Code_Aster FEM export ( http://www.code-aster.org ) - maybe calculix as we've done already, but it does currently not support membrane elements)

• xfoil//Pyxfoil for 2D-foil calculation ( http://web.mit.edu/drela/Public/web/xfoil/ ) (http://www.python-science.org/project/pyxfoil)

It will take some time, if you want to help, feel free to do so!

Using some older code, we already created a few prototypes which can be seen on www.booya.at