## Chapter 10: BladeEditor

ANSYS BladeEditor is a plugin for ANSYS DesignModeler for creating, importing, and editing blade geometry. Using BladeEditor, you can create a blade from scratch. You can also import a blade from ANSYS BladeGen. Once you have a blade in DesignModeler, you can use it as you would any geometry created in DesignModeler. In addition, you can use BladeEditor to export the geometry for use in ANSYS TurboGrid (a meshing tool) and Vista TF (a throughflow analysis tool).

The following topics are discussed:

- Configuring the ANSYS BladeModeler License
- The BladeEditor User Interface
- BladeEditor Feature Icons
- Blade Comparison
- Importing and Loading Blades
- Exporting Blades
- Blade Parameterization
- Limitations
- Tutorial 1: Blade Editing With Emphasis On Sketches, Layers, and Blade Comparison
- Tutorial 2: Blade Editing With Emphasis On Camberline and Thickness Distributions

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