### 5.5.1. Launching a New BladeGen Model

A new BladeGen model can be generated from an up-to-date Vista AFD system using the Create New > BladeGen command in the right-click context menu of the Design and Analysis cells.

Note:

- The BladeGen model is detached from the Vista AFD system (that is, no link is generated). Therefore, any changes made to the Vista AFD system will not be reflected in the BladeGen model following an update of the Vista AFD system.

- The BladeGen file that you create in this way cannot be imported into another Vista AFD system, because it does not contain Vista AFD settings. A BladeGen file created by an older version of BladeGen (that included Vista AFD) contains Vista AFD settings and can be imported into a Vista AFD system.

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