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From: David C. <dc...@en...> - 2025-07-28 05:16:09
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Yes, I can confirm the Rocket Workbench has some basic CFD integration with OpenFOAM. It's still pretty basic but there are further developments underway. I'm not a CFD expert, but I have some on speed dial. The next release will hopefully have a lot more. - Also DC On 2025-07-27 4:47 p.m., David Cain via Openrocket-devel wrote: > 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! > _______________________________________________ > Openrocket-devel mailing list > Ope...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openrocket-devel > > > > _______________________________________________ > Openrocket-devel mailing list > Ope...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openrocket-devel |
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From: Daniel O. <rps...@gm...> - 2025-07-28 02:23:54
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That all good my bud. FreeCAD has a functionality of a CFD workbench . But you have to transfer all the info in there . There was a nother system that was free at one stage. AeroCFD by John Capilla if I'm not mistaken. Legend of a man in the field of aerodynamics . But that software has been been removed due to "state safety" . Anyhow thanks for all the work on OpenRocket . Really appreciate it . Awesome program and accurate .. Regards Daniel On Mon, 28 Jul 2025, 09:01 David Cain via Openrocket-devel, < ope...@li...> wrote: > 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! >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Openrocket-devel mailing list >>> Ope...@li... >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openrocket-devel >>> >> _______________________________________________ > Openrocket-devel mailing list > Ope...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openrocket-devel > |
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From: David C. <sbl...@ji...> - 2025-07-27 21:00:54
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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! >> _______________________________________________ >> Openrocket-devel mailing list >> Ope...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openrocket-devel >> |
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From: Daniel O. <rps...@gm...> - 2025-07-27 20:34:54
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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! > _______________________________________________ > Openrocket-devel mailing list > Ope...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openrocket-devel > |
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From: Neil W. <nei...@gm...> - 2025-07-27 19:51:40
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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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From: Daniel O. <rps...@gm...> - 2025-03-22 22:35:38
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23.09 On Sun, 23 Mar 2025, 10:42 Joe Pfeiffer, <jo...@pf...> wrote: > Which version of OR are you running? > > Daniel Opperman writes: > >Good day > > > >Hope all is well. > > > >Me and a couple of my buddies on Open rocket are getting some errors when > >doing a tube fin set. > > > >It checks out fine in the design window but when going to do a run flight > >simulation > >you get an error saying that it might not simulate properly due to the > >spacing between the tube fins . I don't know if someone has asked about > >this before. Is there a way to work around it? Can it be fixed? > > > >I know it's quite a sophisticated aerodynamic calculation but from what I > >understand if something is stable in design it will fly. The tube fins are > >not much different from regular fins except for their shape but the > >airflow is still linear to the fins and the rocket body. It will have a > lot > >more drag yes but should not be that drastically affected. It does also > not > >state what physical > >characteristics are actually affected . stability , altitude , vector or a > >combination. > > > >Kind regards > >Daniel > >x[DELETED ATTACHMENT Screenshot from 2025-03-22 06-21-27.png, PNG image] > >x[DELETED ATTACHMENT Screenshot from 2025-03-22 06-26-34.png, PNG image] > >_______________________________________________ > >Openrocket-devel mailing list > >Ope...@li... > >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openrocket-devel > > -- > Joe Pfeiffer > OpenRocket developer > https://openrocket.info/ > https://github.com/openrocket/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Openrocket-devel mailing list > Ope...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openrocket-devel > |
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From: Joe P. <jo...@pf...> - 2025-03-22 21:42:29
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Which version of OR are you running? Daniel Opperman writes: >Good day > >Hope all is well. > >Me and a couple of my buddies on Open rocket are getting some errors when >doing a tube fin set. > >It checks out fine in the design window but when going to do a run flight >simulation >you get an error saying that it might not simulate properly due to the >spacing between the tube fins . I don't know if someone has asked about >this before. Is there a way to work around it? Can it be fixed? > >I know it's quite a sophisticated aerodynamic calculation but from what I >understand if something is stable in design it will fly. The tube fins are >not much different from regular fins except for their shape but the >airflow is still linear to the fins and the rocket body. It will have a lot >more drag yes but should not be that drastically affected. It does also not >state what physical >characteristics are actually affected . stability , altitude , vector or a >combination. > >Kind regards >Daniel >x[DELETED ATTACHMENT Screenshot from 2025-03-22 06-21-27.png, PNG image] >x[DELETED ATTACHMENT Screenshot from 2025-03-22 06-26-34.png, PNG image] >_______________________________________________ >Openrocket-devel mailing list >Ope...@li... >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openrocket-devel -- Joe Pfeiffer OpenRocket developer https://openrocket.info/ https://github.com/openrocket/ |
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From: Daniel O. <rps...@gm...> - 2025-03-21 22:54:38
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23.09 On Sat, 22 Mar 2025, 09:27 Neil Weinstock, <nei...@gm...> wrote: > What version are you running? On the current 24.12 beta, that simply > shows up as an informational warning, no biggie. > [image: image.png] > > On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM Daniel Opperman <rps...@gm...> > wrote: > >> Good day >> >> Hope all is well. >> >> Me and a couple of my buddies on Open rocket are getting some errors when >> doing a tube fin set. >> >> It checks out fine in the design window but when going to do a run flight >> simulation >> you get an error saying that it might not simulate properly due to the >> spacing between the tube fins . I don't know if someone has asked about >> this before. Is there a way to work around it? Can it be fixed? >> >> I know it's quite a sophisticated aerodynamic calculation but from what I >> understand if something is stable in design it will fly. The tube fins are >> not much different from regular fins except for their shape but the >> airflow is still linear to the fins and the rocket body. It will have a lot >> more drag yes but should not be that drastically affected. It does also not >> state what physical >> characteristics are actually affected . stability , altitude , vector or >> a combination. >> >> Kind regards >> Daniel >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Openrocket-devel mailing list >> Ope...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openrocket-devel >> > _______________________________________________ > Openrocket-devel mailing list > Ope...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openrocket-devel > |
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From: Daniel O. <rps...@gm...> - 2025-03-21 20:41:37
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Ok . Cool explains alot. Thanks Grid fins will also be a neat feature complex aerodynamic algorithm though . But not impossible. On Sat, 22 Mar 2025, 09:27 Neil Weinstock, <nei...@gm...> wrote: > What version are you running? On the current 24.12 beta, that simply > shows up as an informational warning, no biggie. > [image: image.png] > > On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM Daniel Opperman <rps...@gm...> > wrote: > >> Good day >> >> Hope all is well. >> >> Me and a couple of my buddies on Open rocket are getting some errors when >> doing a tube fin set. >> >> It checks out fine in the design window but when going to do a run flight >> simulation >> you get an error saying that it might not simulate properly due to the >> spacing between the tube fins . I don't know if someone has asked about >> this before. Is there a way to work around it? Can it be fixed? >> >> I know it's quite a sophisticated aerodynamic calculation but from what I >> understand if something is stable in design it will fly. The tube fins are >> not much different from regular fins except for their shape but the >> airflow is still linear to the fins and the rocket body. It will have a lot >> more drag yes but should not be that drastically affected. It does also not >> state what physical >> characteristics are actually affected . stability , altitude , vector or >> a combination. >> >> Kind regards >> Daniel >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Openrocket-devel mailing list >> Ope...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openrocket-devel >> > _______________________________________________ > Openrocket-devel mailing list > Ope...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openrocket-devel > |
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From: Neil W. <nei...@gm...> - 2025-03-21 20:26:45
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What version are you running? On the current 24.12 beta, that simply shows up as an informational warning, no biggie. [image: image.png] On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM Daniel Opperman <rps...@gm...> wrote: > Good day > > Hope all is well. > > Me and a couple of my buddies on Open rocket are getting some errors when > doing a tube fin set. > > It checks out fine in the design window but when going to do a run flight > simulation > you get an error saying that it might not simulate properly due to the > spacing between the tube fins . I don't know if someone has asked about > this before. Is there a way to work around it? Can it be fixed? > > I know it's quite a sophisticated aerodynamic calculation but from what I > understand if something is stable in design it will fly. The tube fins are > not much different from regular fins except for their shape but the > airflow is still linear to the fins and the rocket body. It will have a lot > more drag yes but should not be that drastically affected. It does also not > state what physical > characteristics are actually affected . stability , altitude , vector or a > combination. > > Kind regards > Daniel > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Openrocket-devel mailing list > Ope...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openrocket-devel > |
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From: DH B. <dh...@gm...> - 2025-03-21 18:47:45
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More or less, the software simply doesn't support interaction of the multiple different kinds of drags that overlap when you have tube fins spaced out. If we had a good rule-of-thumb for this sort of scenario, you can bet there would already be a feature request logged to implement that. On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM Daniel Opperman <rps...@gm...> wrote: > Good day > > Hope all is well. > > Me and a couple of my buddies on Open rocket are getting some errors when > doing a tube fin set. > > It checks out fine in the design window but when going to do a run flight > simulation > you get an error saying that it might not simulate properly due to the > spacing between the tube fins . I don't know if someone has asked about > this before. Is there a way to work around it? Can it be fixed? > > I know it's quite a sophisticated aerodynamic calculation but from what I > understand if something is stable in design it will fly. The tube fins are > not much different from regular fins except for their shape but the > airflow is still linear to the fins and the rocket body. It will have a lot > more drag yes but should not be that drastically affected. It does also not > state what physical > characteristics are actually affected . stability , altitude , vector or a > combination. > > Kind regards > Daniel > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Openrocket-devel mailing list > Ope...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openrocket-devel > |
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From: Daniel O. <rps...@gm...> - 2025-03-21 17:39:28
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Good day Hope all is well. Me and a couple of my buddies on Open rocket are getting some errors when doing a tube fin set. It checks out fine in the design window but when going to do a run flight simulation you get an error saying that it might not simulate properly due to the spacing between the tube fins . I don't know if someone has asked about this before. Is there a way to work around it? Can it be fixed? I know it's quite a sophisticated aerodynamic calculation but from what I understand if something is stable in design it will fly. The tube fins are not much different from regular fins except for their shape but the airflow is still linear to the fins and the rocket body. It will have a lot more drag yes but should not be that drastically affected. It does also not state what physical characteristics are actually affected . stability , altitude , vector or a combination. Kind regards Daniel |
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From: Neil W. <nei...@gm...> - 2024-12-21 00:55:20
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The OpenRocket team is pleased to release the first public beta for OpenRocket 24.12. Standard caveats for beta releases apply: we have no known outstanding bugs, but once it gets wider usage issues may crop up, which will be fixed for the final release. In the meantime, please give it a spin and report feedback, preferably on our Discord channel, The Rocketry Forum, or file issues in Github. *Download link (scroll to the bottom)*: https://github.com/openrocket/openrocket/releases/tag/release-24.12.beta.01 Note that we now offer x86_64 and Arm64 versions for Windows, Mac, and Linux. *IMPORTANT NOTE FOR MAC USERS*: the initial beta release is not notarized, which means you must whitelist the app in System Settings before you can run it. If you are not comfortable doing this, then just wait until a notarized version is available, hopefully soon. Without further ado, here are the release notes. *OpenRocket 24.12.beta.01 (2024-12-20)* <https://github.com/openrocket/openrocket/blob/unstable/ReleaseNotes.md#openrocket-2412beta01-2024-12-xx> Notable features and fixes in *bold*. RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS <https://github.com/openrocket/openrocket/blob/unstable/ReleaseNotes.md#release-highlights> - Enhanced Simulation tab UI: This is the beginning of a multi-release effort to make it easier to manage simulations and interpret their results. Please let us know what you think so far. - Multi-level wind input: Configure different wind settings at different altitudes (in the simulation configuration dialog). - New 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. - Expanded Platform Support: We now offer installers for x86_64 and Arm64 on Windows, Mac, and Linux. - Project documentation moved to Sphinx: See it at https://openrocket.readthedocs.io/. Simulation <https://github.com/openrocket/openrocket/blob/unstable/ReleaseNotes.md#simulation> As mentioned above, a lot of work went into the Simulation tab for this release, and there is a lot more to come. Flight simulation <https://github.com/openrocket/openrocket/blob/unstable/ReleaseNotes.md#flight-simulation> - Overhauled Sim table GUI (fixes #2456) - Multi-level wind input (fixes #922, #2060, #2558) - Sync wind speed, deviation, and turbulence widgets together in sim settings (fixes #2388) - Add South/West units for latitude and longitude of launch site (fixes #2178) - Improved accuracy of thrust calculation - Abort sim when recovery deployment occurs under thrust - Allow sustainer to tumble before apogee; if under thrust, abort sim - Fire outdated sim on stage rename (fixes #2532) - Added "aborted" status mark to simulations - Don't show vertical acceleration as negative before liftoff - Clamp compressibility correction factor to avoid singularity - Allow for configurable maximum simulation time Warnings <https://github.com/openrocket/openrocket/blob/unstable/ReleaseNotes.md#warnings> - Add SIM_ABORT flight event type, instead of throwing exceptions - Don't warn about large angle of attack when we start to tumble - Don't set open airframe warning on booster stages if either they're about to deploy a recovery device or they're unstable (and improve wording) Plotting <https://github.com/openrocket/openrocket/blob/unstable/ReleaseNotes.md#plotting> - Organize axis plot types selector into categories and add search function (fixes #2338) - Add air density as plottable variable (fixes #2462) - Show stage name in sim plot tooltips (fixes #2521) - Keep edit sim dialog open after plotting/exporting (fixes #2531) - Add Flight Warning events to plots Component Analysis <https://github.com/openrocket/openrocket/blob/unstable/ReleaseNotes.md#component-analysis> - Plot and export component analysis parameter sweeps (fixes #2525): See the new Plot/Export tab. - Highlight component selected in Component Analysis in the rocket figure display - Add per-instance Cd column to Component Analysis Dialog (fixes #2019) - Select components for plot/export Import/Export <https://github.com/openrocket/openrocket/blob/unstable/ReleaseNotes.md#importexport> - Export fins to SVG file: See button at bottom of config window - Improve OBJ export using Delaunay triangulation (fixes #2444) - Support booster export and import with Rocksim, other bug fixes (fixes #2437, #2377, #2435) - Correct launch rod length when exporting to RASAero - Correct conical nose cone/transition OBJ exporting (fixes #2609) Materials <https://github.com/openrocket/openrocket/blob/unstable/ReleaseNotes.md#materials> - Add material groups with search: Check this out in any config window. - Add "document materials" that can be reused within a document (i.e. ORK file) - Easier to add custom materials - Set balsa as default fin material Motor Configurations <https://github.com/openrocket/openrocket/blob/unstable/ReleaseNotes.md#motor-configurations> - Separate motor nominal vs. actual diameter (fixes #2569): This allows Loki 76mm motors to pass the 75mm motor filter. - Add "Save as default" option to motor config name (fixes #2537) Multi-stage Rockets <https://github.com/openrocket/openrocket/blob/unstable/ReleaseNotes.md#multi-stage-rockets> - Add stage separation options for deployable payloads and a deployable payload example (fixes #852, #2519): We had many requests for this from various competition participants. - Don't add motor delay time to upper stage motor ignition time (fixes #2450) Preset Library <https://github.com/openrocket/openrocket/blob/unstable/ReleaseNotes.md#preset-library> - Fix parachute length resizing when using preset parachute: Lots of folks reported this one. - Fix transition and nose cone component presets defaulting to a filled shape (fixes #2480 and #2614) - Correct diameter of Spherachutes to match Cd (fixes #2517) - Fix sorting problems in preset library (fixes #2576) User Interface <https://github.com/openrocket/openrocket/blob/unstable/ReleaseNotes.md#user-interface> - Allow components to be hidden from view (fixes #2485): Use the edit menu or contextual menu to show/hide selected components - Constrain angles in freeform fin editor (fixes #427): Hold down shift or control-shift while dragging a point. - Add hex color input field in appearance panel (fixes #2224) - Rotate 2D views by click-dragging (fixes #2093) - Allow 3 digits of precision in "shape" parameter (fixes #2409) - Fix Mass Object radial rotation in 3D view (fixes #2550) - Improve texture select combobox operation - Change LAF engine to FlatLaf for all UI themes Command Line Options <https://github.com/openrocket/openrocket/blob/unstable/ReleaseNotes.md#command-line-options> - Choose user-defined component preset locations (fixes #1081) - Suppress preset and motor loading at startup (fixes #1579) Project <https://github.com/openrocket/openrocket/blob/unstable/ReleaseNotes.md#project> - Move project documentation to Sphinx - Switched build system from Ant to Gradle - Added Arm64 support for Windows and Linux - Adopted Java Platform Module System Misc <https://github.com/openrocket/openrocket/blob/unstable/ReleaseNotes.md#misc> - Re-introduced motor ignition delay optimization to Rocket Optimization (fixes #2345) - Support more and larger page sizes for printing (fixes #2483) - Improve manufacturer search in Component preset library (fixes #2479) - Fix shoulder scaling (fixes #2463) *...and, as always, lots more minor fixes and improvements.* |
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From: Stephen H. <sj...@li...> - 2024-03-21 15:10:57
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Thanks Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> ________________________________ From: Dave Cook <cav...@gm...> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2024 8:06:30 AM To: OpenRocket development mailing list <ope...@li...> Subject: Re: [Openrocket-devel] Announcement: End of my role as maintainer of the parts database Wow Stephen, sorry to hear about the eye problems. I hope your surgery goes well and restores your vision as much as possible. -Dave On Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 5:37 AM Joe Pfeiffer <jo...@pf...<mailto:jo...@pf...>> wrote: We would be more than happy to have you help -- but more importantly I hope the eye surgery is a success. I'll be thinking of you. Stephen Heilman writes: >I helped Dave with some of this I would be glad to help with this. However I an blind rights now waiting on eye surgery next month > >Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device >Get Outlook for Android >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >From: David Cain via Openrocket-devel <ope...@li...<mailto:ope...@li...>> >Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2024 4:38:33 PM >To: OpenRocket development mailing list <ope...@li...<mailto:ope...@li...>> >Cc: David Cain <sbl...@ji...<mailto:sbl...@ji...>> >Subject: Re: [Openrocket-devel] Announcement: End of my role as maintainer of the parts database > >Thanks Dave. > >I too appreciate the resource you've created for the community! > >DC > >On March 20, 2024 4:59:36 PM EDT, Dave Cook <cav...@gm...<mailto:cav...@gm...>> wrote: > > Thanks to all of you for the kind words! > > On the license, I think the About menu presentation is enough. I knew about that once and then forgot it when I was dissecting the app > bundle recently for some other reason. > > -Dave > > On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 1:10 PM Sibo Van Gool <sib...@ho...<mailto:sib...@ho...>> wrote: > > Hi Dave, > > I’d like to thank you for what you have gifted OpenRocket and the model rocketry community. Your hard work has saved users countless > hours and has elevated OpenRocket. For that, you have my respect. > > I will create a fork so we can continue your work. We’ll have to take a look at the license issue. > > Cheers, > > Sibo > > From: Dave Cook <cav...@gm...<mailto:cav...@gm...>> > Date: Wednesday, 20 March 2024 at 16:34 > To: OpenRocket development mailing list <ope...@li...<mailto:ope...@li...>> > Subject: [Openrocket-devel] Announcement: End of my role as maintainer of the parts database > > Hi everyone, > > Hopefully this reaches everyone that needs to know, as this list has been very quiet for the last 18 months. > > I would like to announce that after working on it since 2015, I am stepping down from further regular development and maintenance of the > parts database in github.com/dbcook/openrocket-database<http://github.com/dbcook/openrocket-database>. There really have been very few PRs and issues over the last year, and no > difficult ones. Overall I think the database is fairly mature, and for reasons outlined in the readme, continuing comprehensive > coverage of the Estes product line is infeasible given the offshore manufacturing methods. > > At present the OR build pulls directly from my repo as a submodule. What needs to happen now is for OR to create a fork of my repo in > its own github account, assign some maintainers and point the build to that fork. I have no intention of taking my repo down; I'm just > letting you know to not expect many future updates, and that I may no longer respond to PRs/issues against my repo quickly, or at all. > > I'd also like to call attention to a license compliance issue with the packaged installers. After installation of the OR package (on > Mac at least), there is no LICENSE file present for either the GPL used by the main OR code base nor the Apache 2.0 for my database. > Both licenses require that any distribution must include a copy of the applicable license. The packaged installer builds need to be > modified to include copies of both licenses in user-visible locations (i.e. buried in the Mac OpenRocket.app resource bundle is not > OK). I trust that this will be fairly easy and can be done for the next release. > > I'm sure this handover will trigger at least some discussion and I'll undertake to respond promptly. > > Best regards, > > Dave Cook > > NAR 21953 L3 >_______________________________________________ >Openrocket-devel mailing list >Ope...@li...<mailto:Ope...@li...> >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openrocket-devel _______________________________________________ Openrocket-devel mailing list Ope...@li...<mailto:Ope...@li...> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openrocket-devel |
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From: Dave C. <cav...@gm...> - 2024-03-21 13:06:56
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Wow Stephen, sorry to hear about the eye problems. I hope your surgery goes well and restores your vision as much as possible. -Dave On Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 5:37 AM Joe Pfeiffer <jo...@pf...> wrote: > We would be more than happy to have you help -- but more importantly I > hope the eye surgery is a success. I'll be thinking of you. > > Stephen Heilman writes: > >I helped Dave with some of this I would be glad to help with this. > However I an blind rights now waiting on eye surgery next month > > > >Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device > >Get Outlook for Android > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >From: David Cain via Openrocket-devel < > ope...@li...> > >Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2024 4:38:33 PM > >To: OpenRocket development mailing list < > ope...@li...> > >Cc: David Cain <sbl...@ji...> > >Subject: Re: [Openrocket-devel] Announcement: End of my role as > maintainer of the parts database > > > >Thanks Dave. > > > >I too appreciate the resource you've created for the community! > > > >DC > > > >On March 20, 2024 4:59:36 PM EDT, Dave Cook <cav...@gm...> wrote: > > > > Thanks to all of you for the kind words! > > > > On the license, I think the About menu presentation is enough. I > knew about that once and then forgot it when I was dissecting the app > > bundle recently for some other reason. > > > > -Dave > > > > On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 1:10 PM Sibo Van Gool < > sib...@ho...> wrote: > > > > Hi Dave, > > > > I’d like to thank you for what you have gifted OpenRocket and the > model rocketry community. Your hard work has saved users countless > > hours and has elevated OpenRocket. For that, you have my respect. > > > > I will create a fork so we can continue your work. We’ll have to > take a look at the license issue. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Sibo > > > > From: Dave Cook <cav...@gm...> > > Date: Wednesday, 20 March 2024 at 16:34 > > To: OpenRocket development mailing list < > ope...@li...> > > Subject: [Openrocket-devel] Announcement: End of my role as > maintainer of the parts database > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > Hopefully this reaches everyone that needs to know, as this list > has been very quiet for the last 18 months. > > > > I would like to announce that after working on it since 2015, I > am stepping down from further regular development and maintenance of the > > parts database in github.com/dbcook/openrocket-database. There > really have been very few PRs and issues over the last year, and no > > difficult ones. Overall I think the database is fairly mature, > and for reasons outlined in the readme, continuing comprehensive > > coverage of the Estes product line is infeasible given the > offshore manufacturing methods. > > > > At present the OR build pulls directly from my repo as a > submodule. What needs to happen now is for OR to create a fork of my repo > in > > its own github account, assign some maintainers and point the > build to that fork. I have no intention of taking my repo down; I'm just > > letting you know to not expect many future updates, and that I > may no longer respond to PRs/issues against my repo quickly, or at all. > > > > I'd also like to call attention to a license compliance issue > with the packaged installers. After installation of the OR package (on > > Mac at least), there is no LICENSE file present for either the > GPL used by the main OR code base nor the Apache 2.0 for my database. > > Both licenses require that any distribution must include a copy > of the applicable license. The packaged installer builds need to be > > modified to include copies of both licenses in user-visible > locations (i.e. buried in the Mac OpenRocket.app resource bundle is not > > OK). I trust that this will be fairly easy and can be done for > the next release. > > > > I'm sure this handover will trigger at least some discussion and > I'll undertake to respond promptly. > > > > Best regards, > > > > Dave Cook > > > > NAR 21953 L3 > >_______________________________________________ > >Openrocket-devel mailing list > >Ope...@li... > >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openrocket-devel > > > _______________________________________________ > Openrocket-devel mailing list > Ope...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openrocket-devel > |
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From: Joe P. <jo...@pf...> - 2024-03-21 12:37:13
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We would be more than happy to have you help -- but more importantly I hope the eye surgery is a success. I'll be thinking of you. Stephen Heilman writes: >I helped Dave with some of this I would be glad to help with this. However I an blind rights now waiting on eye surgery next month > >Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device >Get Outlook for Android >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >From: David Cain via Openrocket-devel <ope...@li...> >Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2024 4:38:33 PM >To: OpenRocket development mailing list <ope...@li...> >Cc: David Cain <sbl...@ji...> >Subject: Re: [Openrocket-devel] Announcement: End of my role as maintainer of the parts database > >Thanks Dave. > >I too appreciate the resource you've created for the community! > >DC > >On March 20, 2024 4:59:36 PM EDT, Dave Cook <cav...@gm...> wrote: > > Thanks to all of you for the kind words! > > On the license, I think the About menu presentation is enough. I knew about that once and then forgot it when I was dissecting the app > bundle recently for some other reason. > > -Dave > > On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 1:10 PM Sibo Van Gool <sib...@ho...> wrote: > > Hi Dave, > > I’d like to thank you for what you have gifted OpenRocket and the model rocketry community. Your hard work has saved users countless > hours and has elevated OpenRocket. For that, you have my respect. > > I will create a fork so we can continue your work. We’ll have to take a look at the license issue. > > Cheers, > > Sibo > > From: Dave Cook <cav...@gm...> > Date: Wednesday, 20 March 2024 at 16:34 > To: OpenRocket development mailing list <ope...@li...> > Subject: [Openrocket-devel] Announcement: End of my role as maintainer of the parts database > > Hi everyone, > > Hopefully this reaches everyone that needs to know, as this list has been very quiet for the last 18 months. > > I would like to announce that after working on it since 2015, I am stepping down from further regular development and maintenance of the > parts database in github.com/dbcook/openrocket-database. There really have been very few PRs and issues over the last year, and no > difficult ones. Overall I think the database is fairly mature, and for reasons outlined in the readme, continuing comprehensive > coverage of the Estes product line is infeasible given the offshore manufacturing methods. > > At present the OR build pulls directly from my repo as a submodule. What needs to happen now is for OR to create a fork of my repo in > its own github account, assign some maintainers and point the build to that fork. I have no intention of taking my repo down; I'm just > letting you know to not expect many future updates, and that I may no longer respond to PRs/issues against my repo quickly, or at all. > > I'd also like to call attention to a license compliance issue with the packaged installers. After installation of the OR package (on > Mac at least), there is no LICENSE file present for either the GPL used by the main OR code base nor the Apache 2.0 for my database. > Both licenses require that any distribution must include a copy of the applicable license. The packaged installer builds need to be > modified to include copies of both licenses in user-visible locations (i.e. buried in the Mac OpenRocket.app resource bundle is not > OK). I trust that this will be fairly easy and can be done for the next release. > > I'm sure this handover will trigger at least some discussion and I'll undertake to respond promptly. > > Best regards, > > Dave Cook > > NAR 21953 L3 >_______________________________________________ >Openrocket-devel mailing list >Ope...@li... >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openrocket-devel |
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From: Sibo V. G. <sib...@ho...> - 2024-03-21 09:56:48
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Hi Stephen, Thank you for your contributions! You can find the newly forked repo here if you want to push updates to it: https://github.com/openrocket/openrocket-database. Bummer of the eye surgery, I hope everything goes well! Cheers, Sibo ________________________________ Van: Stephen Heilman <sj...@li...> Verzonden: donderdag 21 maart 2024 8:36 Aan: OpenRocket development mailing list <ope...@li...> Onderwerp: Re: [Openrocket-devel] Announcement: End of my role as maintainer of the parts database I helped Dave with some of this I would be glad to help with this. However I an blind rights now waiting on eye surgery next month Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> ________________________________ From: David Cain via Openrocket-devel <ope...@li...> Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2024 4:38:33 PM To: OpenRocket development mailing list <ope...@li...> Cc: David Cain <sbl...@ji...> Subject: Re: [Openrocket-devel] Announcement: End of my role as maintainer of the parts database Thanks Dave. I too appreciate the resource you've created for the community! DC On March 20, 2024 4:59:36 PM EDT, Dave Cook <cav...@gm...> wrote: Thanks to all of you for the kind words! On the license, I think the About menu presentation is enough. I knew about that once and then forgot it when I was dissecting the app bundle recently for some other reason. -Dave On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 1:10 PM Sibo Van Gool <sib...@ho...<mailto:sib...@ho...>> wrote: Hi Dave, I’d like to thank you for what you have gifted OpenRocket and the model rocketry community. Your hard work has saved users countless hours and has elevated OpenRocket. For that, you have my respect. I will create a fork so we can continue your work. We’ll have to take a look at the license issue. Cheers, Sibo From: Dave Cook <cav...@gm...<mailto:cav...@gm...>> Date: Wednesday, 20 March 2024 at 16:34 To: OpenRocket development mailing list <ope...@li...<mailto:ope...@li...>> Subject: [Openrocket-devel] Announcement: End of my role as maintainer of the parts database Hi everyone, Hopefully this reaches everyone that needs to know, as this list has been very quiet for the last 18 months. I would like to announce that after working on it since 2015, I am stepping down from further regular development and maintenance of the parts database in github.com/dbcook/openrocket-database<http://github.com/dbcook/openrocket-database>. There really have been very few PRs and issues over the last year, and no difficult ones. Overall I think the database is fairly mature, and for reasons outlined in the readme, continuing comprehensive coverage of the Estes product line is infeasible given the offshore manufacturing methods. At present the OR build pulls directly from my repo as a submodule. What needs to happen now is for OR to create a fork of my repo in its own github account, assign some maintainers and point the build to that fork. I have no intention of taking my repo down; I'm just letting you know to not expect many future updates, and that I may no longer respond to PRs/issues against my repo quickly, or at all. I'd also like to call attention to a license compliance issue with the packaged installers. After installation of the OR package (on Mac at least), there is no LICENSE file present for either the GPL used by the main OR code base nor the Apache 2.0 for my database. Both licenses require that any distribution must include a copy of the applicable license. The packaged installer builds need to be modified to include copies of both licenses in user-visible locations (i.e. buried in the Mac OpenRocket.app resource bundle is not OK). I trust that this will be fairly easy and can be done for the next release. I'm sure this handover will trigger at least some discussion and I'll undertake to respond promptly. Best regards, Dave Cook NAR 21953 L3 |
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From: Stephen H. <sj...@li...> - 2024-03-21 09:10:58
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I helped Dave with some of this I would be glad to help with this. However I an blind rights now waiting on eye surgery next month Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> ________________________________ From: David Cain via Openrocket-devel <ope...@li...> Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2024 4:38:33 PM To: OpenRocket development mailing list <ope...@li...> Cc: David Cain <sbl...@ji...> Subject: Re: [Openrocket-devel] Announcement: End of my role as maintainer of the parts database Thanks Dave. I too appreciate the resource you've created for the community! DC On March 20, 2024 4:59:36 PM EDT, Dave Cook <cav...@gm...> wrote: Thanks to all of you for the kind words! On the license, I think the About menu presentation is enough. I knew about that once and then forgot it when I was dissecting the app bundle recently for some other reason. -Dave On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 1:10 PM Sibo Van Gool <sib...@ho...<mailto:sib...@ho...>> wrote: Hi Dave, I’d like to thank you for what you have gifted OpenRocket and the model rocketry community. Your hard work has saved users countless hours and has elevated OpenRocket. For that, you have my respect. I will create a fork so we can continue your work. We’ll have to take a look at the license issue. Cheers, Sibo From: Dave Cook <cav...@gm...<mailto:cav...@gm...>> Date: Wednesday, 20 March 2024 at 16:34 To: OpenRocket development mailing list <ope...@li...<mailto:ope...@li...>> Subject: [Openrocket-devel] Announcement: End of my role as maintainer of the parts database Hi everyone, Hopefully this reaches everyone that needs to know, as this list has been very quiet for the last 18 months. I would like to announce that after working on it since 2015, I am stepping down from further regular development and maintenance of the parts database in github.com/dbcook/openrocket-database<http://github.com/dbcook/openrocket-database>. There really have been very few PRs and issues over the last year, and no difficult ones. Overall I think the database is fairly mature, and for reasons outlined in the readme, continuing comprehensive coverage of the Estes product line is infeasible given the offshore manufacturing methods. At present the OR build pulls directly from my repo as a submodule. What needs to happen now is for OR to create a fork of my repo in its own github account, assign some maintainers and point the build to that fork. I have no intention of taking my repo down; I'm just letting you know to not expect many future updates, and that I may no longer respond to PRs/issues against my repo quickly, or at all. I'd also like to call attention to a license compliance issue with the packaged installers. After installation of the OR package (on Mac at least), there is no LICENSE file present for either the GPL used by the main OR code base nor the Apache 2.0 for my database. Both licenses require that any distribution must include a copy of the applicable license. The packaged installer builds need to be modified to include copies of both licenses in user-visible locations (i.e. buried in the Mac OpenRocket.app resource bundle is not OK). I trust that this will be fairly easy and can be done for the next release. I'm sure this handover will trigger at least some discussion and I'll undertake to respond promptly. Best regards, Dave Cook NAR 21953 L3 |
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From: Joe P. <jo...@pf...> - 2024-03-20 23:36:13
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Rats! Very sorry to see you're stepping down. Your work has been invaluable in making OR the valuable resource it is today, and is very, very much appreciated. Dave Cook writes: >Hi everyone, > >Hopefully this reaches everyone that needs to know, as this list has been very quiet for the last 18 months. > >I would like to announce that after working on it since 2015, I am stepping down from further regular development and maintenance of the parts >database in github.com/dbcook/openrocket-database. There really have been very few PRs and issues over the last year, and no difficult ones. >Overall I think the database is fairly mature, and for reasons outlined in the readme, continuing comprehensive coverage of the Estes product >line is infeasible given the offshore manufacturing methods. > >At present the OR build pulls directly from my repo as a submodule. What needs to happen now is for OR to create a fork of my repo in its own >github account, assign some maintainers and point the build to that fork. I have no intention of taking my repo down; I'm just letting you know >to not expect many future updates, and that I may no longer respond to PRs/issues against my repo quickly, or at all. > >I'd also like to call attention to a license compliance issue with the packaged installers. After installation of the OR package (on Mac at >least), there is no LICENSE file present for either the GPL used by the main OR code base nor the Apache 2.0 for my database. Both licenses >require that any distribution must include a copy of the applicable license. The packaged installer builds need to be modified to include >copies of both licenses in user-visible locations (i.e. buried in the Mac OpenRocket.app resource bundle is not OK). I trust that this will be >fairly easy and can be done for the next release. > >I'm sure this handover will trigger at least some discussion and I'll undertake to respond promptly. > >Best regards, >Dave Cook >NAR 21953 L3 >_______________________________________________ >Openrocket-devel mailing list >Ope...@li... >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openrocket-devel |
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From: David C. <sbl...@ji...> - 2024-03-20 21:38:46
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Thanks Dave. I too appreciate the resource you've created for the community! DC On March 20, 2024 4:59:36 PM EDT, Dave Cook <cav...@gm...> wrote: >Thanks to all of you for the kind words! > >On the license, I think the About menu presentation is enough. I knew >about that once and then forgot it when I was dissecting the app bundle >recently for some other reason. > >-Dave > >On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 1:10 PM Sibo Van Gool ><sib...@ho...> >wrote: > >> Hi Dave, >> >> >> >> I’d like to thank you for what you have gifted OpenRocket and the >model >> rocketry community. Your hard work has saved users countless hours >and has >> elevated OpenRocket. For that, you have my respect. >> >> >> >> I will create a fork so we can continue your work. We’ll have to take >a >> look at the license issue. >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Sibo >> >> >> >> *From: *Dave Cook <cav...@gm...> >> *Date: *Wednesday, 20 March 2024 at 16:34 >> *To: *OpenRocket development mailing list < >> ope...@li...> >> *Subject: *[Openrocket-devel] Announcement: End of my role as >maintainer >> of the parts database >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> >> >> Hopefully this reaches everyone that needs to know, as this list has >been >> very quiet for the last 18 months. >> >> >> >> I would like to announce that after working on it since 2015, I am >> stepping down from further regular development and maintenance of the >parts >> database in github.com/dbcook/openrocket-database. There really have >> been very few PRs and issues over the last year, and no difficult >ones. >> Overall I think the database is fairly mature, and for reasons >outlined in >> the readme, continuing comprehensive coverage of the Estes product >line is >> infeasible given the offshore manufacturing methods. >> >> >> >> At present the OR build pulls directly from my repo as a submodule. >What >> needs to happen now is for OR to create a fork of my repo in its own >github >> account, assign some maintainers and point the build to that fork. I >have >> no intention of taking my repo down; I'm just letting you know to not >> expect many future updates, and that I may no longer respond to >PRs/issues >> against my repo quickly, or at all. >> >> >> >> I'd also like to call attention to a license compliance issue with >the >> packaged installers. After installation of the OR package (on Mac at >> least), there is no LICENSE file present for either the GPL used by >the >> main OR code base nor the Apache 2.0 for my database. Both licenses >> require that any distribution must include a copy of the applicable >> license. The packaged installer builds need to be modified to >include >> copies of both licenses in user-visible locations (i.e. buried in the >Mac >> OpenRocket.app resource bundle is not OK). I trust that this will be >> fairly easy and can be done for the next release. >> >> >> >> I'm sure this handover will trigger at least some discussion and I'll >> undertake to respond promptly. >> >> >> >> Best regards, >> >> Dave Cook >> >> NAR 21953 L3 >> |
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From: Dave C. <cav...@gm...> - 2024-03-20 21:00:02
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Thanks to all of you for the kind words! On the license, I think the About menu presentation is enough. I knew about that once and then forgot it when I was dissecting the app bundle recently for some other reason. -Dave On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 1:10 PM Sibo Van Gool <sib...@ho...> wrote: > Hi Dave, > > > > I’d like to thank you for what you have gifted OpenRocket and the model > rocketry community. Your hard work has saved users countless hours and has > elevated OpenRocket. For that, you have my respect. > > > > I will create a fork so we can continue your work. We’ll have to take a > look at the license issue. > > > > Cheers, > > Sibo > > > > *From: *Dave Cook <cav...@gm...> > *Date: *Wednesday, 20 March 2024 at 16:34 > *To: *OpenRocket development mailing list < > ope...@li...> > *Subject: *[Openrocket-devel] Announcement: End of my role as maintainer > of the parts database > > Hi everyone, > > > > Hopefully this reaches everyone that needs to know, as this list has been > very quiet for the last 18 months. > > > > I would like to announce that after working on it since 2015, I am > stepping down from further regular development and maintenance of the parts > database in github.com/dbcook/openrocket-database. There really have > been very few PRs and issues over the last year, and no difficult ones. > Overall I think the database is fairly mature, and for reasons outlined in > the readme, continuing comprehensive coverage of the Estes product line is > infeasible given the offshore manufacturing methods. > > > > At present the OR build pulls directly from my repo as a submodule. What > needs to happen now is for OR to create a fork of my repo in its own github > account, assign some maintainers and point the build to that fork. I have > no intention of taking my repo down; I'm just letting you know to not > expect many future updates, and that I may no longer respond to PRs/issues > against my repo quickly, or at all. > > > > I'd also like to call attention to a license compliance issue with the > packaged installers. After installation of the OR package (on Mac at > least), there is no LICENSE file present for either the GPL used by the > main OR code base nor the Apache 2.0 for my database. Both licenses > require that any distribution must include a copy of the applicable > license. The packaged installer builds need to be modified to include > copies of both licenses in user-visible locations (i.e. buried in the Mac > OpenRocket.app resource bundle is not OK). I trust that this will be > fairly easy and can be done for the next release. > > > > I'm sure this handover will trigger at least some discussion and I'll > undertake to respond promptly. > > > > Best regards, > > Dave Cook > > NAR 21953 L3 > |
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From: Sibo V. G. <sib...@ho...> - 2024-03-20 20:10:35
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Hi Dave, I’d like to thank you for what you have gifted OpenRocket and the model rocketry community. Your hard work has saved users countless hours and has elevated OpenRocket. For that, you have my respect. I will create a fork so we can continue your work. We’ll have to take a look at the license issue. Cheers, Sibo From: Dave Cook <cav...@gm...> Date: Wednesday, 20 March 2024 at 16:34 To: OpenRocket development mailing list <ope...@li...> Subject: [Openrocket-devel] Announcement: End of my role as maintainer of the parts database Hi everyone, Hopefully this reaches everyone that needs to know, as this list has been very quiet for the last 18 months. I would like to announce that after working on it since 2015, I am stepping down from further regular development and maintenance of the parts database in github.com/dbcook/openrocket-database<http://github.com/dbcook/openrocket-database>. There really have been very few PRs and issues over the last year, and no difficult ones. Overall I think the database is fairly mature, and for reasons outlined in the readme, continuing comprehensive coverage of the Estes product line is infeasible given the offshore manufacturing methods. At present the OR build pulls directly from my repo as a submodule. What needs to happen now is for OR to create a fork of my repo in its own github account, assign some maintainers and point the build to that fork. I have no intention of taking my repo down; I'm just letting you know to not expect many future updates, and that I may no longer respond to PRs/issues against my repo quickly, or at all. I'd also like to call attention to a license compliance issue with the packaged installers. After installation of the OR package (on Mac at least), there is no LICENSE file present for either the GPL used by the main OR code base nor the Apache 2.0 for my database. Both licenses require that any distribution must include a copy of the applicable license. The packaged installer builds need to be modified to include copies of both licenses in user-visible locations (i.e. buried in the Mac OpenRocket.app resource bundle is not OK). I trust that this will be fairly easy and can be done for the next release. I'm sure this handover will trigger at least some discussion and I'll undertake to respond promptly. Best regards, Dave Cook NAR 21953 L3 |
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From: David C. <sbl...@ji...> - 2024-03-20 19:27:20
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Hi Dave, question in the license issue: on my Mac install, both GPL and Apache licenses appear when the "License" menu option is selected (in the program - not "buried"). Is that not sufficient? Do they need to be literally in separate text files? DC On March 20, 2024 12:33:17 PM EDT, Dave Cook <cav...@gm...> wrote: >Hi everyone, > >Hopefully this reaches everyone that needs to know, as this list has >been >very quiet for the last 18 months. > >I would like to announce that after working on it since 2015, I am >stepping >down from further regular development and maintenance of the parts >database >in github.com/dbcook/openrocket-database. There really have been very >few >PRs and issues over the last year, and no difficult ones. Overall I >think >the database is fairly mature, and for reasons outlined in the readme, >continuing comprehensive coverage of the Estes product line is >infeasible >given the offshore manufacturing methods. > >At present the OR build pulls directly from my repo as a submodule. >What >needs to happen now is for OR to create a fork of my repo in its own >github >account, assign some maintainers and point the build to that fork. I >have >no intention of taking my repo down; I'm just letting you know to not >expect many future updates, and that I may no longer respond to >PRs/issues >against my repo quickly, or at all. > >I'd also like to call attention to a license compliance issue with the >packaged installers. After installation of the OR package (on Mac at >least), there is no LICENSE file present for either the GPL used by the >main OR code base nor the Apache 2.0 for my database. Both licenses >require that any distribution must include a copy of the applicable >license. The packaged installer builds need to be modified to include >copies of both licenses in user-visible locations (i.e. buried in the >Mac >OpenRocket.app resource bundle is not OK). I trust that this will be >fairly easy and can be done for the next release. > >I'm sure this handover will trigger at least some discussion and I'll >undertake to respond promptly. > >Best regards, >Dave Cook >NAR 21953 L3 |
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From: Neil W. <nei...@gm...> - 2024-03-20 18:43:18
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Thanks for your work in putting this DB together in the first place, maintaining it, and letting us use it. It's a big asset to the app and to the community at large. We'll certainly have some more discussion about this going forward. I suspect that forking the repo and integrating it into our build process is mostly mechanical; keeping the database up-to-date in the future is a more interesting question that we'll have to think about. - Neil On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 12:34 PM Dave Cook <cav...@gm...> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Hopefully this reaches everyone that needs to know, as this list has been > very quiet for the last 18 months. > > I would like to announce that after working on it since 2015, I am > stepping down from further regular development and maintenance of the parts > database in github.com/dbcook/openrocket-database. There really have > been very few PRs and issues over the last year, and no difficult ones. > Overall I think the database is fairly mature, and for reasons outlined in > the readme, continuing comprehensive coverage of the Estes product line is > infeasible given the offshore manufacturing methods. > > At present the OR build pulls directly from my repo as a submodule. What > needs to happen now is for OR to create a fork of my repo in its own github > account, assign some maintainers and point the build to that fork. I have > no intention of taking my repo down; I'm just letting you know to not > expect many future updates, and that I may no longer respond to PRs/issues > against my repo quickly, or at all. > > I'd also like to call attention to a license compliance issue with the > packaged installers. After installation of the OR package (on Mac at > least), there is no LICENSE file present for either the GPL used by the > main OR code base nor the Apache 2.0 for my database. Both licenses > require that any distribution must include a copy of the applicable > license. The packaged installer builds need to be modified to include > copies of both licenses in user-visible locations (i.e. buried in the Mac > OpenRocket.app resource bundle is not OK). I trust that this will be > fairly easy and can be done for the next release. > > I'm sure this handover will trigger at least some discussion and I'll > undertake to respond promptly. > > Best regards, > Dave Cook > NAR 21953 L3 > _______________________________________________ > Openrocket-devel mailing list > Ope...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openrocket-devel > |
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From: Dave C. <cav...@gm...> - 2024-03-20 16:33:43
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Hi everyone, Hopefully this reaches everyone that needs to know, as this list has been very quiet for the last 18 months. I would like to announce that after working on it since 2015, I am stepping down from further regular development and maintenance of the parts database in github.com/dbcook/openrocket-database. There really have been very few PRs and issues over the last year, and no difficult ones. Overall I think the database is fairly mature, and for reasons outlined in the readme, continuing comprehensive coverage of the Estes product line is infeasible given the offshore manufacturing methods. At present the OR build pulls directly from my repo as a submodule. What needs to happen now is for OR to create a fork of my repo in its own github account, assign some maintainers and point the build to that fork. I have no intention of taking my repo down; I'm just letting you know to not expect many future updates, and that I may no longer respond to PRs/issues against my repo quickly, or at all. I'd also like to call attention to a license compliance issue with the packaged installers. After installation of the OR package (on Mac at least), there is no LICENSE file present for either the GPL used by the main OR code base nor the Apache 2.0 for my database. Both licenses require that any distribution must include a copy of the applicable license. The packaged installer builds need to be modified to include copies of both licenses in user-visible locations (i.e. buried in the Mac OpenRocket.app resource bundle is not OK). I trust that this will be fairly easy and can be done for the next release. I'm sure this handover will trigger at least some discussion and I'll undertake to respond promptly. Best regards, Dave Cook NAR 21953 L3 |
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