How to move airfoils in fusion 360

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Ana

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03/05/2021 08:59

(@ana)

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Dear community,

I am coursing mechanical engineering at Minho University from Portugal. My team is having some problems working with fusion 360, and we would apreciate if you could help us.

In our project we are working with airflois (NACA 0012) added from the software which don’t follow the constrution line as you can see in the video. Is there any solution to this problem?

We would also like to know if is there any way of changing the shape of the airfoil with the construction line or any command to do it by itself.

Yours sincerely,

Ana

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Ben K.

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03/05/2021 10:21

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Hey @ana,

This is the link for the Airfoil DB: http://airfoiltools.com/airfoil/details?airfoil=n0012-il

This is the link for the Addon: https://apps.autodesk.com/FUSION/en/Detail/Index?id=213381023559758782&appLang=en&os=Win64&autostart=true

http://somup.com/crhejqFaQw

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Ana

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07/05/2021 23:18

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Ben K.

Hey, @benk

Thanks for the video! However our doubt is focused on the possibility of changing the dimensions of the vertical stabilizer (changing the skeleton) and that all the sketches follow that change. When we change dimensions, airfoil does not move in space. Is there any way to fix this?

Also, if we change the size of the construction line, is there any way for the airfoil to change automatically too?

Thanks in advance!

Ana 🙂

Bilal Malik

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08/05/2021 23:54

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Ana

@ana i tried this too, but i don't think there is any walkaround to your request.

obviously, you can remove the sketch and insert a FOIL on the new line.

i guess it is limited to how the Airfoil Sketch from File works.

Ben K.

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09/05/2021 14:45

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Ana

@ana,

Yes, it is possible but it is very complex.

You need to dimension each spline point as a percentage of fuselage length or width.

This way, if you change the fuselage dimension the vertical stabilizer will change accordingly since it's a % of the fuselage dimension.

I hope it makes sense?

Why can't you just use the Scale command?

How to move airfoils in fusion 360

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