There was a recent paper on this process (AIAA I think. That's a helpful trick to know about the import on csv.Īs a segue I would recommend using a spline with 5 cv to do the profile (unless you're doing a supersonic airfoil shape.

Using a text editor program such as Notepad++ is really good as it breaks it down by line. Realistically all a CSV file is a text file with each row of the file indicating a point, and each value, separated by a comma indicates a coordinate (X,Y,Z) respectively.

csv you created and the airfoil should be created from the data points. Scroll down to Import Spline CSV and double click the one with the yellow and blue icon.

In Fusion 360, in the File menu select Scripts and Add-Ins.

csv in Notepad to see if it is properly separated.

Double-check the Excel sheet and verify that there are no row breaks or invalid characters as this will mess it up in Fusion 360.

If there is no Z data, just add all zeros.

If there is only X,Y data, make sure to add a Z column as well.

Also, only include numeric values, no words or anythings. If you click Next, it will give you a breakdown of the columns, just verify here that it works. For the test DAT file I used, I did not have my values as comma separated, so I needed to use 'Fixed Width' in order to make sure that my values for X fell into column 1 and my values for Y fell into column 2. On the first screen, make sure to choose the appropriate option under 'Original Data Type'. DAT file before so I included those steps. I have seen people grab the airfoil data from a.

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