[OpenRocket-announce] ANNOUNCEMENT: OpenRocket 24.12 Final is now available for download

[Neil W. <nei...@gm...>]

The OpenRocket team is pleased to announce the final release of version
24.12.

*NOTE FOR WINDOWS USERS:* As of this writing, the Windows installer is not
yet whitelisted by Microsoft, so you might have to negotiate some extra
security warnings before using the program.  We will try to get this fixed
as soon as we can.

*Download*: https://openrocket.info/downloads.html
*Full release notes*: https://openrocket.info/release_notes.html
*OpenRocket Discord*: https://discord.gg/qD2G5v2FAw
*Documentation*: https://openrocket.readthedocs.io/

This is another big release, and we were very happy to welcome
contributions from lots of new developers. Also a huge thank you to all the
users who have tested the 24.12 beta and RC pre-releases. Here are the
release highlights:

   - *Multi-level wind input*: Configure different wind settings at
   different altitudes in the simulation configuration dialog. Includes
   support for loading data from CSV file.
   - *Component Analysis Parameter Sweep Tool*: Plot and export Component
   Analysis parameter sweeps in the new Component Analysis Plot/Export tab.
   For instance, you can plot the rocket CD as a function of Mach number.
   - *SVG Fin Export*: Export fin shapes directly to SVG for laser cutting
   or importing into CAD tools.
   - *Enhanced Simulation tab UI*: This is the beginning of a multi-release
   effort to make it easier to manage simulations and interpret their results.
   - *Expanded Platform Support*: We now offer installers for x86_64 and
   Arm64 on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
   - *Window Ghosting eliminated on Windows*: this one has been haunting us
   for years, but we think we finally nailed it.

This is only the tip of the iceberg; see the full release notes for more
details. Many thanks once again to our developers, testers, users, and
financial supporters. Happy simming!