Address
https://www.heliciel.com/boutique-modeles-3d/explorer.php — GET request. Without parameters the response describes the tool (parameters, categories, examples). OpenAPI description: /boutique-modeles-3d/openapi.json; summary for agents: /en/llms.txt.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
type | string | Category: drone, avion, bateau, eolienne, hydrolienne, kaplan, ventilateur, pompe. Optional: without it, the whole shop. |
q | string | Free text searched in the reference and the title (e.g. B4-70, 13x17, winglets). |
nb_pales | integer | Required number of blades (strict filter). |
sens | string | Required direction of rotation: droite (right-hand) or gauche (left-hand) — strict filter. |
diametre_mm | number | Desired diameter in mm. |
pas_mm | number | Desired pitch at 0.7 R in mm (propulsive propellers). |
regime_trmin | number | Rotation speed in rpm. |
vitesse_ms | number | Fluid speed (advance, wind, current) in m/s; also vitesse_noeuds (knots) and vitesse_kmh (km/h). |
poussee_n | number | Desired thrust in N (propulsive propellers). |
puissance_w | number | Shaft power in W (available motor power, or recovered power for a turbine). |
chute_m | number | Net head in m (Kaplan turbines). |
debit_m3s | number | Flow rate in m³/s (Kaplan); also debit_m3h in m³/h (fans, pumps). |
pression_pa | number | Pressure rise in Pa (fans, pumps). |
n | integer | Number of models returned, 1 to 5 (default 3). |
lang | string | fr or en: language of titles, labels and page addresses. |
format | string | json for the JSON response (or Accept: application/json header); otherwise readable HTML. |
nb_pales and sens filter strictly; the other quantities rank. A model carrying none of the requested quantities is discarded; those it lacks are listed in criteres_manquants.
Response
In JSON: demande (parameters as understood), nb_resultats, modeles — for each sku, titre, categorie, gamme, page (full product page), page_3d (the page with the 3D viewer open), vignette, prix_ttc, gratuit, cotes (diameter, blades, pitch, hub, bore, direction), point_de_calcul (speed, fluid speed, thrust or axial force, torque, power, efficiency or Cp, pressure rise, head, flow), caracteristiques (every line of the product page), ecart and correspondance (proche, approchante, eloignee) — then note (method and limits) and aller_plus_loin (shop, software, MCP connector, discovery pass). Field names are French identifiers; titles and labels follow lang.
All values are those computed by Heliciel at the model's design point, as listed in the catalogue: the tool does not extrapolate and invents no figure. Each product page carries a similarity calculator for another speed, within the computed range.
Examples
- 5-inch drone propeller, 3 blades, 6 N of thrust :
/boutique-modeles-3d/explorer.php?type=drone&diametre_mm=127&nb_pales=3&poussee_n=6&lang=en· JSON - Boat propeller for 2 kW at 3,000 rpm and 8 knots :
/boutique-modeles-3d/explorer.php?type=bateau&puissance_w=2000®ime_trmin=3000&vitesse_noeuds=8&lang=en· JSON - Kaplan runner for a 4 m head and 1 m³/s :
/boutique-modeles-3d/explorer.php?type=kaplan&chute_m=4&debit_m3s=1&lang=en· JSON - 3 m wind turbine rotor for an 8 m/s wind :
/boutique-modeles-3d/explorer.php?type=eolienne&diametre_mm=3000&vitesse_ms=8&lang=en· JSON - 120 mm fan, 100 m³/h :
/boutique-modeles-3d/explorer.php?type=ventilateur&diametre_mm=120&debit_m3h=100&lang=en· JSON
Categories and value of the type parameter
- FPV drone propellers to 3D print (45) —
type=drone - RC airplane, paramotor and ultralight propellers (19) —
type=avion - Boat propellers: the Wageningen B-series in 3D (172) —
type=bateau - Wind turbine rotors to 3D print (75) —
type=eolienne - Hydrokinetic turbine rotors to 3D print (9) —
type=hydrolienne - Kaplan turbine runners (71) —
type=kaplan - Axial fan impellers (6) —
type=ventilateur - Water pump impellers (13) —
type=pompe
Limits and proper use
At most five models per call, sixty calls per hour and per address. The models are computed geometries supplied without any guarantee of operation (see the terms of sale): the assistant must report the values as “computed by Heliciel at the design point”, never as measurements. For a propeller with other parameters, the Heliciel MCP connector has the software compute a real design.
Need a propeller for your own parameters?
This model was designed and computed with the Heliciel software. For a custom propeller there are two ways: the Heliciel software (Windows: computation, 3D view, STL and STEP exports), and the Heliciel MCP connector, which lets your AI assistant — ChatGPT, Claude, Le Chat and any MCP client — compute a real propeller, with a free 1-day discovery pass.