<s>
OpenVSP	B-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Open	O
Vehicle	O
Sketch	O
Pad	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
parametric	O
aircraft	O
geometry	O
tool	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
NASA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Predecessors	O
to	O
OpenVSP	B-Application
including	O
VSP	O
and	O
Rapid	O
Aircraft	O
Modeler	O
(	O
RAM	O
)	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
J.R.	O
Gloudemans	O
and	O
others	O
for	O
NASA	O
beginning	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenVSP	B-Application
v2.0	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
under	O
the	O
NOSA	O
license	O
in	O
January	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenVSP	B-Application
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
quickly	O
generate	O
computer	O
models	O
from	O
ideas	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
analyzed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenVSP	B-Application
displays	O
a	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
upon	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
components	O
can	O
be	O
selected	O
,	O
added	O
or	O
deleted	O
,	O
somewhat	O
like	O
a	O
feature	O
tree	O
in	O
CAD	B-Application
software	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Solidworks	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenVSP	B-Application
also	O
provides	O
API	B-General_Concept
capabilities	O
which	O
may	O
be	O
accessed	O
using	O
Matlab	B-Language
,	O
Python	B-Language
or	O
AngelScript	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenVSP	B-Application
offers	O
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
basic	O
geometries	O
,	O
common	O
to	O
aircraft	O
modelling	O
,	O
which	O
users	O
modify	O
and	O
assemble	O
to	O
create	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
the	O
geometry	O
modeller	O
,	O
OpenVSP	B-Application
contains	O
multiple	O
tools	O
that	O
help	O
with	O
aerodynamic	O
or	O
structural	O
analysis	O
of	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenVSP	B-Application
permits	O
import	O
of	O
multiple	O
geometry	O
formats	O
like	O
STL	O
,	O
CART3D	O
(	O
.tri	O
)	O
and	O
PLOT3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geometry	O
created	O
in	O
OpenVSP	B-Application
may	O
be	O
exported	O
as	O
STL	O
,	O
CART3D	O
(	O
.tri	O
)	O
,	O
PLOT3D	O
,	O
STEP	O
and	O
IGES	O
,	O
OBJ	O
,	O
SVG	B-Application
,	O
DXF	O
and	O
X3D	B-Application
file	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenVSP	B-Application
Hangar	O
provides	O
users	O
a	O
place	O
to	O
upload	O
models	O
and	O
promotes	O
sharing	O
of	O
geometry	O
created	O
in	O
OpenVSP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenVSP	B-Application
Ground	O
School	O
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
comprehensive	O
tutorials	O
under	O
development	O
by	O
Brandon	O
Litherland	O
at	O
NASA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ground	O
school	O
tutorials	O
provide	O
details	O
on	O
OpenVSP	B-Application
features	O
and	O
techniques	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
tutorials	O
for	O
beginner	O
and	O
advanced	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
