diff --git a/ReleaseNotes.md b/ReleaseNotes.md index eda0bbadf..0744ede3f 100644 --- a/ReleaseNotes.md +++ b/ReleaseNotes.md @@ -1,6 +1,83 @@ Release Notes ============= +OpenRocket 22.02.beta.01 +------------------------ +(through PR1155) + +### Application +* Update to Java 11 +* Distributed as packaged installers + +### New Rocket Design Capabilities +* **Pods** +* **Drop-off Boosters** +* **Rail buttons** +* **Attach freeform fins to nose cones and transitions** +* **Coefficient of Drag override** +* **Added Dave Cook's rocket component library** + +### Staging Improvements +* Update CG correctly when stages are toggled +* Display stage names instead of numbers in Stage enable buttons +* Reported length reflects length of selected stages only +* More reliable deployment of booster stage recovery device +* Fixed booster tumbling behavior +* Eliminate exceptions during multi-stage simulation +* Improved accuracy of nose cone simulation + +### Simulation Improvements +* Assorted CP calculation fixes +* Improved nose cone drag calculations +* Properly run all simulations when any design change is made +* Use actual burn time for determination of burnout event +* Improve mass calculation accuracy for motors +* Correct linear interpolation of motor CG +* Copy Simulation results to clipboard +* Report wind speed correctly +* Improved ground hit velocity calculations +* Run simulations all the way to the end +* No more warning if recovery device is deployed while motor is coasting + +### Rocket Appearance +* Support rendering of transparent or translucent components +* Separate inside and outside color for tube components +* Separate left and right appearance for fin components + +### User Interface +* Multi-select/copy/paste components in the tree +* Option to display rocket stability as percentage of length +* Improved layout on many windows and dialogs +* Now use "Export" to save to RKT format +* Improved File Dialog behavior +* Multi-select/delete motor configurations +* Improved UI appearance on Mac +* Motor Selection + * Automatically open motor selection dialog when adding new motor configuation + * Added checkbox to hide motors which are out of production + * Highlight motor mount in rocket display when motor is selected +* Many improvements to freeform fin editor, including + * More accurate insertion of new points + * Highlight coordinates of selected point + * Export fin profile to CSV file + * Fixed scrolling and zooming +* Improvements to Photo Studio + * Respond instantly to design changes + * Settings saved per rocket + * Settings layout improved + * Settings values can now be entered via keyboard + +### Misc +* Updated motor list to latest data from Thrustcurve.org +* Added additional fields to motors +* Disable fin-thickness warnings on phantom tubes +* Added warning message for phantom body tubes +* Updated print dialog to allow simulation control +* Improved Rocksim import +* Added or improved Spanish, Dutch, and simplified Chinese translations + +..._plus many, many additional bug fixes and refinements_ + OpenRocket 15.03 (2015-03-28) -----------------------------