someday, hopefully this is open source paraglider design software

Clone the git-repo first:

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

Install all dependencies (using distro-repos, easy_install or pip)

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

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

./testall.py

Or use -a to also run visual tests

./testall.py -a

If you want to permanently install link it to the python packages or install with setup.py

single test:

  python2 tests/visual_test_glider.py

use python2 as vtk is not yet available for python3.

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/ )
• vtk (visual toolkit, for 3d-output: http://www.vtk.org/)
• freecad (Open-Source Cad, written in c++ with python API (www.freecadweb.org/)
• xfoil//Pyxfoil for 2D-foil calculation ( http://web.mit.edu/drela/Public/web/xfoil/ ) (http://www.python-science.org/project/pyxfoil)
• self-coded panelmethod (VSAERO) and/or apame implementation (http://www.3dpanelmethod.com/) for quick 3D-calculation
• OpenFoam CFD export ( http://www.openfoam.com/)
• Code_Aster FEM export ( http://www.code-aster.org ) - maybe also calculix as we've done already, but it does currently not support membrane elements)

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