## 6.8. Launching a New BladeEditor Model

A new BladeEditor model can be generated from an up-to-date Vista CCD system using the Create New > Geometry command in the right-click context menu of the Blade Design cell. This command launches ANSYS DesignModeler (with BladeEditor) and generates the new model.

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

In BladeEditor you can change the key dimensions of the model (that is, the size of the inlet, outlet, and locations of the leading and trailing edge end points) and you can modify the shape of the contours by modifying the B-spline control points. Both types of changes typically begin in the same way:

1. In the BladeEditor Tree Outline, expand the flow path-defining plane (for example, MerPlane1).

2. Click the Hide Model icon then click the Look At Face icon to center the geometry in the viewer.

3. Expand MerPlane1 so that you can see the sketches that define the flow path.

Tip: You can right-click the sketches under MerPlane1 and hide visible sketches or show hidden sketches.

To change a key dimension:

1. Click the Sketching tab, then click the desired dimension in the Model View. The properties for that dimension appear in the Details View.

2. Change the dimension:

   - To set a particular value, type in the Value field and press Enter.

   - To drag a key point:

     1. In the Details View set Reference Only to Yes. The dimension name displays in parentheses; that is `SY1` becomes `(SY1)`.

     2. In the Sketching tab's Modify toolbox, select Drag and move the key point as required.

   Note: After either of these types of changes, the contours automatically update proportionally to the changes in key dimensions.

To modify the shape of a contour by moving B-spline control points:

1. In the Sketching tab, select a dimension that you want to modify and in the Details View set Reference Only? to Yes. Repeat for any other dimensions you want to change. The dimension names display in parentheses.

2. Select Drag and move the B-spline control points.

   Note: If key points are shown in dark blue, they are locked; control points, shown in light blue, can be dragged.

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