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Introduction
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<p>This first tour provides a quick overview of OpenRocket screens and
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features.
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[logo.png]
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<p><b>OpenRocket</b> is a versatile application for designing,
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simulating and optimizing model rockets. This first tour provides an
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overview of the OpenRocket screens and features.
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<p>You can browse through the tour using the <b>Next</b> and
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<b>Previous</b> buttons, or using the <em>left</em> and <em>right
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arrows</em> on your keyboard.
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# FIXME: Add screenshot after dialog is complete
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<p>This is the startup screen from which you can create a new rocket
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design or open existing designs.
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<p>For this tour, let's open an example design called <em>A simple model
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rocket</em>.
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[main_window.jpg]
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<p>This is the main screen of OpenRocket. It is divided horizontally
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into two parts: the rocket design / flight simulation section and the
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rocket design view.
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[main_window_top.jpg]
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<p>On the top left is the component tree of the rocket design.
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It displays which components are attached to what components.
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<p>Next to it are buttons which allow adding new components to the
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rocket.
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[main_window_bottom.jpg]
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<p>The bottom half of the window contains a diagram of the current
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rocket design.
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<p>The different viewing options are described in detail in the
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<a href="FIXME">Viewing options</a> tour.
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[flight_simulations.jpg]
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<p>When you select the <b>Flight simulations</b> tab, the top part of
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the window changes to show the simulations that have been defined for
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the rocket.
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<p>You can define various simulations with different motor
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configurations and differing launch conditions, such as wind and
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launch rod angle.
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[simulation_edit.png]
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<p>By double-clicking on a simulation you open the <em>Simulation edit
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dialog</em>. On the first two tabs you can define simulation options,
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on the last two tabs you can plot or export the results.
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<p>Simulating a rocket is described in detail in the
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<a href="FIXME">Simulating a flight</a> tour.
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[advanced_features.jpg]
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<p>Other advanced features include component analysis and automatic
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design optimization, which are covered by separate tours.
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<p>Next you can take a tour on <a href="FIXME">Creating a rocket
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design</a>, browse other tours or start experimenting with the
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software.
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