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Fast, secure and Free Open Source software downloads" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <h1>Features of OpenRocket</h1> <div class="content"> <h2>Current features</h2> <div class="screenshots"> <div class="smallshotconst"><a href="shots/main.png"> <img src="shots-small/main.jpg" alt="Main window" /><br/> The main rocket design window is used to design the rocket and it also provides information about a flight simulation in real-time. </a></div> <div class="smallshotconst"><a href="shots/dart.png"> <img src="shots-small/dart.jpg" alt="Realistic 3D Rendering" /><br/> Paint and decals can be added and rendered in 3D. </a></div> <div class="smallshotconst"><a href="shots/dialog-edit.png"> <img src="shots-small/dialog-edit.jpg" alt="Component edit dialog" /><br/> The component shape and properties are defined in their own dialog. </a></div> <div class="smallshotconst"><a href="shots/dialog-analysis.png"> <img src="shots-small/dialog-analysis.jpg" alt="Analysis dialog" /><br/> You can analyze the effect of individual components on the stability, drag and roll characteristics of the rocket. </a></div> <div class="smallshotconst"><a href="shots/dialog-plot-options.png"> <img src="shots-small/dialog-plot-options.jpg" alt="Simulation plot options" /><br/> The simulation results can be plotted in a multitude of ways. You can either use the predefined plot configurations or define your own.<br/> </a></div> <div class="smallshotconst"><a href="shots/dialog-plot.png"> <img src="shots-small/dialog-plot.jpg" alt="Simulation plot" /><br/> The simulations are plotted using the <em>JFreeChart</em> plotting library. </a></div> </div> <h3>General</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Fully cross-platform</strong>, written in Java</li> <li><strong>Fully documented</strong> <a href="documentation.html">simulation methods</a></li> <li><strong>Open Source</strong>, source code available under the <a href="license.html">GNU GPL</a></li> </ul> <h3>User interface</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Easy-to-use user interface</strong> for rocket design</li> <li><strong>Real-time view of CG and CP</strong> position</li> <li><strong>Real-time flight altitude, velocity and acceleration</strong> information from a continuous simulation performed in the background</li> <li>Zoomable schematic view of rocket from the side or rear, with rotation around the center axis</li> </ul> <h3>Design</h3> <ul> <li>A multitude of available components to choose from</li> <li><strong>Trapezoidal</strong>, <strong>elliptical</strong> and <strong>free-form fins</strong> supported</li> <li>Support for <strong>canted fins</strong> (roll stabilization)</li> <li><strong>Staging</strong> and <strong>clustering</strong> support</li> <li>Automatic calculation of component mass and CG based on shape and density</li> <li>Ability to <strong>override mass and CG</strong> of components or stages separately</li> </ul> <h3>Simulation and analysis</h3> <ul> <li>Full <strong>six degree of freedom</strong> simulation</li> <li>Rocket stability computed using <strong>extended Barrowman method</strong></li> <li><strong>Automatic design optimization</strong> — you can optimize any number of rocket parameters for flight altitude, maximum velocity or a number of other values</li> <li>Realistic wind modeling</li> <li>Analysis of the <strong>effect of separate components</strong> on the stability, drag and roll characteristics of the rocket</li> <li><strong>Fully configurable plotting</strong>, with various preset configurations</li> <li>Simulation data can be <strong>exported to <acronym title="Comma Separated Values">CSV</acronym> files</strong> for further analysis</li> <li><strong>Simulation listeners</strong> allowing custom-made code to interact with the rocket during flight simulation</li> </ul> <h2 id="future">Planned future features</h2> <p>OpenRocket is under constant work in the free time of the developers. You can have a sneak preview on what has been planned by checking the <a href="https://raw.github.com/openrocket/openrocket/master/core/TODO">TODO-file</a> on github.</p> <p>Below are a few major features that are under consideration:</p> <ul> <li>Aerodynamic computation using <acronym title="Computational Fluid Dynamics">CFD</acronym> <a href="getinvolved.html" class="help">(help needed!)</a></li> <li>Better support for supersonic simulation <a href="getinvolved.html" class="help">(help needed!)</a></li> <li>Customized support for hybrid rocket motors and water rockets</li> <li>Importing and plotting actual flight data from altimeters</li> <li>Rocket flight animation</li> <li>A "wizard" for creating new rocket designs</li> <li class="spacer">More ideas are listed in the <a href="https://raw.github.com/openrocket/openrocket/master/core/TODO">TODO-file</a>!</li> </ul> <p>If you want to help make OpenRocket the best rocket simulator, don't hesitate to <a href="getinvolved.html">Get involved!</a></p> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="valid"> <p><a href="http://validator.w3.org/check/referer"><img src="valid-xhtml10.png" alt="Valid XHTML 1.0!" /></a> </p> </div> <!-- Piwik --> <script type="text/javascript"> var pkBaseURL = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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