## 8.5. Launching a New BladeGen Model

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

The 1D turbine design is converted to a 3D turbine geometry model in BladeGen. To achieve the 3D vane shape, Vista RTD creates initial guesses of vane camber and thickness distributions and these are then combined with its computed meridional design.

Note:

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

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

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