### 10.10.1. Creating the Blade

1. In ANSYS Workbench, click File > Save As.

2. Save the project as `BE_tutorial2` in a suitable directory.

3. In the Toolbox view, under Component Systems, double-click Vista CCD.

   A new Vista CCD system appears in the Project Schematic view.

4. Right-click the Blade Design cell in the Vista CCD system and select Update.

   After a short time, the Blade Design cell should have a check-mark as shown in Figure 10.12: Project Schematic View.

   Figure 10.12: Project Schematic View

5. If the Properties view is not already displayed, show the Blade Design cell properties by right-clicking the cell and selecting Properties.

6. In the Properties view, set BladeModeler units to `cm`, then right-click the Blade Design cell and select Update.

   When using this method, DesignModeler does not prompt for units; it uses whatever units you set here.

   Leave the other settings at default values because you are using Vista CCD only to create a geometry. The focus will be on editing this geometry in BladeEditor.

7. Right-click the Blade Design cell and select Create New > Geometry.

   Over the next several seconds, a Geometry system is added in the Project Schematic view and the geometry is created in DesignModeler.

8. Right-click the Geometry cell, and select Edit Geometry... to launch DesignModeler.

You have created the geometry using Vista CCD and are now ready to edit the geometry using BladeEditor (which is accessed via DesignModeler).

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