The 2023 OpenVSP Workshop will be held the week of August 7, 2023 at the Wright Brothers Institute (WBI) in Dayton Ohio. WBI is near Wright Patterson AFB, the home of AFRL. Registration will be limited to 50 people. If … Continue reading →

OpenVSP 3.31.1 A handful of bugs quickly cropped up in 3.31.0 that justify this .1 release. While there are always more bugs to be fixed, hopefully these fixes help some people out. There are a few new features in this … Continue reading →

OpenVSP Halloween Edition! For those of you keeping track, this ominous release was foreshadowed back in the 3.28.0 release notes. Like that release, this one is all about structures. There are a few other things, but mostly structures. That isn’t … Continue reading →

Coming just a month since the last release, this one is small, but you’ll want to update. A few handy features and some nice fixes all around. Quite a few of the fixes were identified by users at the Workshop. … Continue reading →

In many ways, you could say that the modern history of OpenVSP started with a conversation I had with Mark Moore at Oshkosh 2005. I’m not atthe show this year, but why not release OpenVSP 3.29.0 to mark the occasion. … Continue reading →

This year we are hosting the event at the National Institute of Aerospace located at 100 Exploration Way Hampton, VA 23666. Please save the dates of August 9-11, 2022 (Tuesday – Thursday). We may also reserve seating for a social … Continue reading →

Lots of work on structures modeling and FEA mesh generation – with a few other small things too. If you aren’t into structures, you could be forgiven for skipping this version. On the other hand, there is no downside, so … Continue reading →

This version comes with a bit of a philosophical change for OpenVSP. It may take some adjustment, but I’m sure it will be for the best. The change is substantial enough that it warranted a significant version number bump. Upon … Continue reading →

A new winner for the smallest OpenVSP release ever. A single line changed. As it turns out, the skinning GUI does not work in 3.27.0. Some may find this to be an improvement, but unfortunately it does count as a … Continue reading →

A few modeling features, bunches of usability tweaks, some tiny performance improvements, and an equal dose of bug fixes. Something for everyone here, enjoy an update. I generally get (very limited) positive feedback from these release notes. Would you prefer … Continue reading →