Re: [Openrocket-devel] ANNOUNCEMENT: OpenRocket 24.12 Final is now available for download

[David C. <sbl...@ji...>]

That kind of wind tunnel feature, to be useful, would include Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), and that's beyond what the OpenRocket team is able to take on.

I think I might've heard somebody working on Rocket Workbench might be extending into CFD, but don't quote me on that.

There are several levels of finish available in OpenRocket, but the values drive the venerable "Barrowman Equations", which are "good enough" for most hobby rocketry, but not as precise, nor as code- nor compute-time-expensive as CFD.

DC


On July 27, 2025 4:34:36 PM EDT, Daniel Opperman <rps...@gm...> wrote:
>Good day.
>
>Thank you very much.
>
>I wanted to know if there will be a possibility to add a wind tunnel
>function so optimal finisheS can be done to get the max out of the
>design.
>
>Kind regards
>Daniel
>
>
>On Mon, 28 Jul 2025, 07:51 Neil Weinstock, <nei...@gm...>
>wrote:
>
>> 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!
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