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<h1>OpenRocket — an Open Source model rocket simulator</h1>
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<h2>Introduction</h2>
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<p><strong>OpenRocket</strong> is a free, fully featured model
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rocket simulator that allows you to design and simulate your
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rockets before actually building and flying them.</p>
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<p>The main features include:</p>
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<li>Six-degree-of-freedom flight simulation</li>
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<li>Automatic design optimization</li>
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<p>OpenRocket needs help to become even better. Implementing
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features, writing documentation and creating example designs are
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just a few ways of helping. If you are interested in helping
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make OpenRocket the best rocket simulator out there, please
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<h2>News</h2>
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<p><span class="date">28.03.2015:</span> Version 15.03 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>! This release contains scriptable simulation extensions and experimental support for tube fins along with many additional improvements.
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</p>
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<p><span class="date">02.11.2014:</span> Version 14.11 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>! This release contains very few changes. Thrustcurves have been updated and now include AeroTech DMS motors. A few bugs have been fixed.
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<p><span class="date">25.06.2014:</span> Version 14.06 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>! This release contains very minimal changes. It fixes an annoying bug in tables that many people experience. A texture is added for Klima motors.
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<p><span class="date">21.05.2014:</span> Version 14.05 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>! This release contains some minor features,
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bug fixes and updated thrust curves. New motor vendors Klima and Southern
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Cross Rocketry are included. The simulation will now compute optimum delay based
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on actual coast time. Components with CG and mass overrides are decorated with
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an icon in the component tree.
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<p><span class="date">21.03.2014:</span> Version 14.03 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>! This release contains the
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new photo realistic renderer (in the Tools menu) which allows one to visualize
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the rocket in the air. There are various bug fixes in the configuration
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and motor selection windows as well.
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<p><span class="date">01.01.2014:</span> Version 13.11.2 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>! This release contains bug fixes,
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usability improvements, and layout fixes.
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</p>
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<p><span class="date">15.11.2013:</span> Version 13.11.1 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>! This release contains bug fixes
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including fixing Tube Coupler configuration, various exceptions in
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the flight configuration tab, updated 3d libraris (which didn't really make
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it into previous versions).</p>
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<p><span class="date">8.11.2013:</span> Version 13.11 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>! This release simplifies
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flight configurations by replacing the dialog with the configuration
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tab. Motor filtering in the motor chooser dialog has been enhanced.
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Chineese translations have been added and Russian translations updated.
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Updated the 3D libraries, and squashed some bugs introduced by Java 1.7.0_45-b18.</p>
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<p><span class="date">6.10.2013:</span> Version 13.09.1 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>! This is a bug-fix release,
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and includes updated 3D libraries and new thrust curves for
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Aerotech C3 and D2.</p>
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<p><span class="date">8.9.2013:</span> Version 13.09 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>! This release contains
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numerous bug fixes, updated 3D JOGL libraries, and separated
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simulation edit and plot dialogs.</p>
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<p><span class="date">4.5.2013:</span> Version 13.05 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>! This release contains a huge
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number of improvements, the main ones including realistic 3D
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rendering with decals, flight configurations, lower stage descent
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simulation, boosted dart support and new translations for
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Portuguese and Japanese. These are thanks to many
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contributors.</p>
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<p>Version 13.05 also changes the file format to be ZIP-based.
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Versions earlier than 12.03 will not be able to read files saved
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by this version.</p>
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<p><span class="date">28.9.2012:</span> Version 12.09.1 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>! This is a bug-fix release,
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fixing numerous bugs introduced in 12.09. The only new feature is
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the option to automatically open the latest design file on startup
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(in <em>Edit</em> → <em>Preferences</em> → <em>Options</em>).
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<p><span class="date">23.9.2012:</span> Version 12.09 for Android is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>! The major improvement is the
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possibility to edit simulation parameters, thanks to work by Kevin
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Ruland.</p>
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<p><span class="date">16.9.2012:</span> Version 12.09 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
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<p>This version contains a huge number of new features by many contributors:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>3D rocket design view</li>
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<li>Component Presets</li>
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<li>Custom expressions in simulations</li>
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<li>Printing for centering ring and clustered centering ring components</li>
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<li>Support simple arthmatic in dimension entry</li>
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<li>Support deploying recovery device at stage separation</li>
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<li>Support for fractional inches (1/64) for unit length</li>
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<li>Added preference for windspeed units separately</li>
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<li>Added "most recently used files" in File Menu</li>
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<li>Improved printed accurracy in fin marking guide</li>
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<li>Calibration rulers added to printed templates</li>
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<li>Translations in Czech and Polish, numerous updates</li>
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</ul>
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<p><span class="date">10.3.2012:</span> Version 12.03 for desktop
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and Android is <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
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<p>In this release the version numbering scheme has been changed.
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From now on the version number is <em>YY.MM</em> indicating the
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year and month of the release. Bug fix releases are indicated by
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an added "<em>.1</em>".</p>
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<p>This also marks the first release for Android devices. In this
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first release you can open files and examine existing simulations,
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stability data and motor files. The Android port is thanks to
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work by Kevin Ruland.</p>
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<p>Enhancements in the desktop version include saving designs in RKT
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format thanks to Doug Pedrick, freeform fin set import form images
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by Jason Blood, configurable stage separation
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events, guided help tours and displaying the computed motor
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designation class. The application has also been translated to
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Italian by Mauro Biasutti and Russian by the Sky Dart Team.</p>
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<p><span class="date">24.11.2011:</span> Version 1.1.9 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
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<p>For this version Richard Graham has implemented geodetic
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computation methods, which take into account the curvature of the
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Earth and the coriolis effect. The computation method is selected
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by the <em>Geodetic calculations</em> option in the simulation
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options. It's not <em>(yet)</em> a full spherical computation model, but
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should be accurate enough for almost all sub-orbital needs.</p>
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<p>Doug Pedrick has also enhanced the printing system with the
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ability to print fin positioning guides, transition templates and
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nose cone profiles. Other smaller enhancements and bug fixes are
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also included.</p>
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<p><span class="date">25.8.2011:</span> Version 1.1.8 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
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<p>This release contains bug fixes to the optimization methods.
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It also contains a workaround to a JRE bug that prevents running
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OpenRocket on some builds of Java 7.</p>
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<p>The web pages have also been somewhat updated and Boris du Reau has
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created <a href="http://openrocket.trans.free.fr/">a separate site</a>
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for coordinating the localization efforts for OpenRocket.</p>
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<p><span class="date">12.8.2011:</span> Version 1.1.7 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
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<p>This release includes automatic rocket design optimization
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support (<em>Analyze</em> → <em>Rocket optimization</em>).
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You can optimize any amount of rocket parameters for apogee
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altitude, maximum velocity or a number of different values.</p>
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<p>While the automatic optimization is a powerful tool, it is very
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easy to optimize against particulars of the simulation methods,
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instead of true physical phenomena. Always keep common sense at
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hand and take the results with a grain of salt.</p>
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<p><span class="date">22.7.2011:</span> Version 1.1.6 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
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<p>This release includes initial localization support and
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translations to French, German and Spanish. This is thanks to the
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great work of Boris du Reau, and the teams from Tripoli France,
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Tripoli Spain and ERIG e.V. If you prefer to use some other
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language than the system default, you can select the language on
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the "Options" tab of the preferences dialog.</p>
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<p>The release also includes design scaling support and numerous bug
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fixes.</p>
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<p><span class="date">10.6.2011:</span> Version 1.1.5 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
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<p>This release includes updates to the printing system which fixes
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printing on Windows.</p>
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<p><span class="date">5.3.2011:</span> Version 1.1.4 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
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<p>This release includes initial printing support, thanks to Doug
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Pedrick. Printing still has a few issues on some platforms.
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Various bugs have also been fixed.</p>
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<p><span class="date">6.10.2010:</span> Version 1.1.3 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
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<p>This release includes support for moving and copying components
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in the component tree using drag-and-drop. Use normal DnD for
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moving, and control-drag for copy. This release also fixes a
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severe bug in the undo system.</p>
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<p><span class="date">7.9.2010:</span> A bug-fix version 1.1.2 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
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<p>This release fixes a severe bug in 1.1.1 that prevented adding stages
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to rocket designs. Users are recommended to upgrade.</p>
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<p><span class="date">3.9.2010:</span> Version 1.1.1 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
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<p>For this release a major part of the simulator code has been
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rewritten for better flexibility in future development. It also
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includes a vastly improved thrust curve selection dialog, the
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possibility to loading user-defined thrust curves and better
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startup times than previous releases.</p>
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<p>Simulation listeners written for older versions of OpenRocket
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are not compatible with this release.</p>
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<p><span class="date">21.3.2010:</span> Version 1.1.0 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
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<p>This release includes the first support for loading RockSim
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rocket design files (.RKT), thanks to contributions by Doug
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Pedrick. It's also the kick-off of the 1.1 development branch of
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OpenRocket.</p>
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<p><span class="date">10.3.2010:</span> Version 1.0.0 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
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<p>This release includes several hundred new thrustcurves from
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<a href="http://www.thrustcurve.org/">thrustcurve.org</a> and some
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bug fixes. It is also a stable milestone, after which development
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on larger features will be started in a 1.1 branch. Look out
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for it! :-)</p>
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<p><span class="date">17.2.2010:</span> Version 0.9.6 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
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<p>This release updates the aerodynamic calculation methods to be
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more in line with the Barrowman method and enhances the simulation
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time step selection, in addition to fixing numerous bugs.</p>
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<p><span class="date">28.11.2009:</span> Version 0.9.5 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
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<p>This release <strong>fixes a serious bug in 0.9.4</strong> that
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prevented adding a tube coupler and centering ring to the same
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body tube, in addition to a few smaller additions. Users of
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0.9.4 should upgrade immediately!</p>
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<p><span class="date">24.11.2009:</span> Version 0.9.4 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
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<p>This version adds support for through-the-wall fin tabs,
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attaching components to coupler tubes, material editing, automatic
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update checking, in addition to fixing numerous bugs.</p>
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<p><span class="date">1.9.2009:</span> Version 0.9.3 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
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<p>This version includes lots of bug fixes and new features including
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data exporting, showing flight events in plots, example rocket designs,
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splitting clustered inner tubes and automated bug reporting.</p>
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<p><span class="date">13.7.2009:</span> Version 0.9.2 is
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<a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
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<p>This version includes <strong>bug fixes for imperial unit
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conversions</strong> and UI improvements for motor selection.
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<em>All users of imperial units should upgrade!</em></p>
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<p><span class="date">9.6.2009:</span> The
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<a href="documentation.html">Master's thesis</a> for which OpenRocket
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was written for is now available!</p>
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<p>At the same time version 0.9.1 was
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<a href="download.html">released</a>. This release fixes various
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file handling bugs and adds small UI enhancements.</p>
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<p><span class="date">24.5.2009:</span> First version 0.9.0
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<a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
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