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OpenVSP: History, Works, Technology & Products

OpenVSP (also Open Vehicle Sketch Pad) is an open-source parametric aircraft geometry tool originally developed by NASA. It can be used to create 3D models of aircraft and to support engineering analysis of those models.

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OpenVSP topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Works, Technology and Products as prominent areas in the source structure around OpenVSP.

Related topics
34
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
39
Extracted relationships
88
Concept neighborhoods
9
Bridge connections
39

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Features · 26 topics
OpenVSP Workshop · 3 topics
History · 2 topics
Overview · 2 topics
OpenVSP Ground School · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Available in
English
Developers
Rob McDonald and 3rd party contributors
License
NASA Open source Agreement
Operating system
Windows, macOS, Linux
Original author
J.R. Gloudemans
Other names
Open Vehicle Sketch Pad

Suggested research paths

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Overview

History

Features

OpenVSP Workshop

OpenVSP Ground School

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How OpenVSP connects Entity context

The extracted context around OpenVSP shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, OpenVSP → CART3D, CFD, DXF, FEA, Geometry, IGES, OBJ, PLOT3D, Point, STEP, STL, SVG, These, X3D Another extracted example is OpenVSP → AFRL, As, Development, Gloudemans, January, NASA, NOSA, Predecessors, RAM, Rapid Aircraft Modeler, Rob McDonald, VSP. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

OpenVSP

Top relations

related to Compatibility with other software · 14
OpenVSP → CART3D, CFD, DXF, FEA, Geometry, IGES, OBJ, PLOT3D, Point, STEP, STL, SVG, These, X3D
related to history · 12
OpenVSP → AFRL, As, Development, Gloudemans, January, NASA, NOSA, Predecessors, RAM, Rapid Aircraft Modeler, Rob McDonald, VSP
related to User interface · 12
OpenVSP → AngelScript, API, CAD, FLTK, Geometry Browser, Matlab, Python, Solidworks, The, These, This, When
related to OpenVSP Workshop · 10
OpenVSP → COVID-19, Flight, Museum, OpenVSP Workshop, Papers, Seattle, The, The Workshop, Workshop, Workshops
related to OpenVSP Airshow · 7
OpenVSP → August, Live, On, OpenVSP Airshow, OpenVSP Hangar, The OpenVSP Team, VSP Airshow
related to OpenVSP Ground School · 5
OpenVSP → Brandon Litherland, Ground, Langley Research Center, NASA, OpenVSP Ground School
related to OpenVSP Hangar · 4
OpenVSP → Each, OpenVSP Hangar, Since, VSP Hangar
related to Analysis tools · 3
OpenVSP → Besides, CompGeom, The
related to Geometry modelling · 2
OpenVSP → Advanced, Wing
Available in · 1
OpenVSP → English

Important terminology

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Important terminology

geometry also models nasa open aircraft used software hangar airshow analysis vehicle sketch pad workshop available cfd fea vsp may

OpenVSP relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 88 structured relationships around OpenVSP. Examples in this analysis include OpenVSP → Available in → English and OpenVSP → Developers → Rob McDonald and 3rd party contributors. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
OpenVSPAvailable inEnglish1.00infobox
OpenVSPDevelopersRob McDonald and 3rd party contributors1.00infobox
OpenVSPLicenseNASA Open source Agreement1.00infobox
OpenVSPOperating systemWindows, macOS, Linux1.00infobox
OpenVSPOriginal authorJ.R. Gloudemans1.00infobox
OpenVSPOther namesOpen Vehicle Sketch Pad1.00infobox
OpenVSPPlatformx86-64, ARM641.00infobox
OpenVSPPredecessorVehicle Sketch Pad1.00infobox
OpenVSPReleaseJanuary 10, 2012; 14 years ago (2012-01-10)1.00infobox
OpenVSPRepositoryOpenVSP on GitHub1.00infobox
OpenVSPStable release3.41.2 / December 3, 2024 (2024-12-03)1.00infobox
OpenVSPTypeComputer-aided design, CFD, FEA1.00infobox
OpenVSPWebsiteopenvsp.org/1.00infobox
OpenVSPWritten inC, C++1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around OpenVSP bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Models, Hangar and Geometry. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • OpenVSP
    • Models
    • Hangar
    • Geometry
    • Users
    • Ground
    • Pad
    • School
    • Sketch
    • Tools
    • User
    • Vehicle
    • Aircraft
  • openvsp
    • Models
    • Hangar
    • Geometry
    • Users
    • Ground
    • Pad
    • School
    • Sketch
    • Tools
    • User
    • Vehicle
    • Aircraft
  • openvsp workshop
    • Airshow
    • Models
    • Hangar
    • Geometry
    • Users
    • Repository
    • Ground
    • Pad
    • School
    • Since
    • Sketch
    • Tools
  • openvsp ground school
    • School
    • Models
    • Hangar
    • Geometry
    • Repository
    • Users
    • Pad
    • Sketch
    • Tools
    • User
    • Vehicle
    • Ground
  • cfd
    • Fea
    • Formats
    • Geometries
    • Software
    • Used
    • Repository
    • Design
    • Like
    • Model
    • Pad
    • Parametric
    • Sketch
  • aircraft
    • Pad
    • Sketch
    • Vehicle
    • Nasa
    • Open
    • Models
    • Repository
    • Cfd
    • Design
    • Fea
    • Parametric
    • Source
  • fea
    • Formats
    • Geometries
    • Software
    • Used
    • Repository
    • Like
    • Model
    • Pad
    • Parametric
    • Sketch
    • Source
    • Tools
  • nasa
    • Pad
    • Sketch
    • Vehicle
    • Open
    • Repository
    • Openvsp
    • Cfd
    • Design
    • Fea
    • Ground
    • Parametric
    • School

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For OpenVSP, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects OpenVSP with Features. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
OpenVSPFeatures · splits 13 ⟂ 27
OpenVSPOpenVSP Workshop · splits 36 ⟂ 4
OpenVSPOverview · splits 37 ⟂ 3
OpenVSPHistory · splits 37 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

OpenVSP

Nodes40
Edges39
Triples88
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.05
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around OpenVSP to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Works, Technology & Products, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — OpenVSP · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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