Sandia Energy > Programs > Renewable Energy > Wind Energy > Rotor Innovation > pyNUMAD Python-Numerical Manufacturing And Design Tool or pyNuMAD is an object-oriented, open-source software program written in Python which simplifies the process of creating a three-dimensional model of a wind turbine blade. The tool organizes all blade information including aerodynamic and material properties as well as material placement into an intuitive API for use with other software. The purpose of pyNuMAD is to provide an intermediary between raw blade data in the form of yaml, excel, xml files and analytical platforms (ANSYS, Cubit, OpenFAST, etc). Core functionality from previous versions of the NuMAD software framework have been translated to the Python programming language under the name pyNuMAD. Following the changes made in NuMAD 3.0, pyNuMAD focuses on an object-oriented approach to blade design. Please note that NuMAD, which was written in Matlab, is no longer being developed or supported at Sandia. We recommend NuMAD users to transition to pyNuMAD. To access pyNuMAD on GitHub, visit: https://github.com/sandialabs/pyNuMAD. For any questions or support create a new issue on GitHub. To view pyNuMAD documentation, go to: https://sandialabs.github.io/pyNuMAD/. pyNUMAD License and Disclaimer BSD 3-Clause License Copyright (c) 2023, Sandia National Laboratories Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS “AS IS” AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.