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<title>OpenRocket—Features</title>
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<h1>Features of OpenRocket</h1>
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<li>OpenRocket</li>
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<li><a href="index.html">Home</a></li>
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<li><a href="features.html">Features</a></li>
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Report a bug<br/>
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<h2>Current features</h2>
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<h3>General</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><strong>Fully cross-platform</strong>, written in Java</li>
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<li><strong>Fully documented</strong> <a href="documentation.html">simulation
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methods</a></li>
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<li><strong>Open Source</strong>, source code available under the
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<a href="license.html">GNU GPL</a></li>
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</ul>
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<h3>User interface</h3>
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<li><a href="screenshots.html">Easy-to-use user interface</a> for
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rocket design</li>
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<li><strong>Zoomable schematic view</strong> of rocket from the side or rear</li>
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<li>Rocket rotation around center axis</li>
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<li><strong>Real-time view of CG and CP</strong> position</li>
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<li><strong>Real-time flight altitude, velocity and
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acceleration</strong> information from a continuous simulation
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performed in the background</li>
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</ul>
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<h3>Design</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>A multitude of available components to
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choose from</li>
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<li><strong>Trapezoidal</strong>, <strong>elliptical</strong>
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and <strong>free-form fins</strong> supported</li>
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<li>Support for <strong>canted fins</strong> (roll
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stabilization)</li>
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<li><strong>Staging</strong> and <strong>clustering</strong> support</li>
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<li>Automatic calculation of component mass and CG based on
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shape and density</li>
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<li>Ability to <strong>override mass and CG</strong> of
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components or stages separately</li>
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</ul>
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<h3>Simulation and analysis</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>Full <strong>six degree of freedom</strong> simulation</li>
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<li>Rocket stability computed using <strong>extended Barrowman
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method</strong></li>
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<li>Realistic wind modeling</li>
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<li>Analysis of the <strong>effect of separate
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components</strong> on the stability, drag and roll
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characteristics of the rocket</li>
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<li><strong>Fully configurable plotting</strong>, with
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various preset configurations</li>
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<li><strong>Simulation listeners</strong> allowing custom-made
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code to interact with the rocket during flight simulation</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="future">Planned future features</h2>
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<p>OpenRocket is under constant work, and anybody can help make
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OpenRocket an even better simulator! Here are a few features that
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have been planned...</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Aerodynamic computation using
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<acronym title="Computational Fluid Dynamics">CFD</acronym>
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<a href="contact.html" class="help">(help needed!)</a></li>
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<li>Better support for supersonic simulation
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<a href="contact.html" class="help">(help needed!)</a></li>
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<li>3D view of the rocket design
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<a href="contact.html" class="help">(help needed!)</a></li>
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<li>Saving figures and exporting simulation data</li>
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<li>Importing and plotting actual flight data from altimeters</li>
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<li>Importing new motor thrust curves</li>
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<li>Support for ready-made component databases</li>
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<li>Customized support for hybrid rocket motors and water
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rockets</li>
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<li>Rocket flight animation</li>
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<li>A "wizard" for creating new rocket designs</li>
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<li>. . .</li>
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</ul>
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<p>If you want to help make OpenRocket the best rocket simulator,
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don't hesitate to <a href="contact.html">contact us</a>!</p>
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