MECH4580 Tutorial 3: Importing aerofoil geometry in Creo

1: Select aerofoil geometry from the following database: m-selig.ae.illi...
2: 'Tidy up' in MS Excel so that the unit aerofoil top and bottom surface start at (0,0,0) and end at (1,0,0). Be sure to add a 'z' column of zeros.
3: Copy to Notepad and save as a .pts file. Two files are needed, one for the top surface and another for the bottom surface.
4: In Creo modify the spline by importing this .pts geometry.

[@Chanakya50BC]

The other method is to use the "Offset Datum Points" command. One can import the point file and a "datum Curve" can then pass through the points.

[@DangerMouse444]

Nice work Samuel, it's not quite they way I remember but since I've forgotten that way this is clearly better ;-)

[@bhargavdesai7984]

Thanks for video..that helped a LOT👍

[@quinnquynguyen8129]

3:45 why I keep trying for the past few hours to dimension the LENGTH of the construction line segment, I cannot do it? Pro/E is stuck on measure its vertical distance only.

[@VRTOC]

I have Creo Parametric 1.0. I am not able to download de points from the pts files to the splines. Just wondering if this has anything to do with the fact I am using an older version, what do you think?

[@jalpanchal6914]

Thank You for sharing the tutorial, learnt to import.

[@erkanorman5936]

it is weird that if you create coordinate system before activating construction mode, 'read point coordinates from file' command in the spline dashboard seems not to be activated.

[@gokulprasad7669]

is that aerofoil s822?

[@LorenzMotors]

PLACE A COORDINATE SYSTEM HOLY SHIT

[@LorenzMotors]

Needs Z column to work