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12 <p><span class="date">10.3.2012:</span> Version 12.03 for desktop
13 and Android is <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
15 <p>In this release the version numbering scheme has been changed.
16 From now on the version number is <em>YY.MM</em> indicating the
17 year and month of the release. Bug fix releases are indicated by
18 an added "<em>.1</em>".</p>
20 <p>This also marks the first release for Android devices. In this
21 first release you can open files and examine existing simulations,
22 stability data and motor files. The Android port is thanks to
23 work by Kevin Ruland.</p>
25 <p>Enhancements in the desktop version include saving designs in RKT
26 format thanks to Doug Pedrick, configurable stage separation
27 events, guided help tours and displaying the computed motor
28 designation class. The application has also been translated to
29 Italian by Mauro Biasutti and Russian by the Sky Dart Team.</p>
31 <p><span class="date">24.11.2011:</span> Version 1.1.9 is
32 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
34 <p>For this version Richard Graham has implemented geodetic
35 computation methods, which take into account the curvature of the
36 Earth and the coriolis effect. The computation method is selected
37 by the <em>Geodetic calculations</em> option in the simulation
38 options. It's not <em>(yet)</em> a full spherical computation model, but
39 should be accurate enough for almost all sub-orbital needs.</p>
41 <p>Doug Pedrick has also enhanced the printing system with the
42 ability to print fin positioning guides, transition templates and
43 nose cone profiles. Other smaller enhancements and bug fixes are
46 <p><span class="date">25.8.2011:</span> Version 1.1.8 is
47 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
49 <p>This release contains bug fixes to the optimization methods.
50 It also contains a workaround to a JRE bug that prevents running
51 OpenRocket on some builds of Java 7.</p>
53 <p>The web pages have also been somewhat updated and Boris du Reau has
54 created <a href="http://openrocket.trans.free.fr/">a separate site</a>
55 for coordinating the localization efforts for OpenRocket.</p>
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61 <p><span class="date">12.8.2011:</span> Version 1.1.7 is
62 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
64 <p>This release includes automatic rocket design optimization
65 support (<em>Analyze</em> → <em>Rocket optimization</em>).
66 You can optimize any amount of rocket parameters for apogee
67 altitude, maximum velocity or a number of different values.</p>
69 <p>While the automatic optimization is a powerful tool, it is very
70 easy to optimize against particulars of the simulation methods,
71 instead of true physical phenomena. Always keep common sense at
72 hand and take the results with a grain of salt.</p>
74 <p><span class="date">22.7.2011:</span> Version 1.1.6 is
75 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
77 <p>This release includes initial localization support and
78 translations to French, German and Spanish. This is thanks to the
79 great work of Boris du Reau, and the teams from Tripoli France,
80 Tripoli Spain and ERIG e.V. If you prefer to use some other
81 language than the system default, you can select the language on
82 the "Options" tab of the preferences dialog.</p>
84 <p>The release also includes design scaling support and numerous bug
87 <p><span class="date">10.6.2011:</span> Version 1.1.5 is
88 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
90 <p>This release includes updates to the printing system which fixes
91 printing on Windows.</p>
93 <p><span class="date">5.3.2011:</span> Version 1.1.4 is
94 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
96 <p>This release includes initial printing support, thanks to Doug
97 Pedrick. Printing still has a few issues on some platforms.
98 Various bugs have also been fixed.</p>
100 <p><span class="date">6.10.2010:</span> Version 1.1.3 is
101 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
103 <p>This release includes support for moving and copying components
104 in the component tree using drag-and-drop. Use normal DnD for
105 moving, and control-drag for copy. This release also fixes a
106 severe bug in the undo system.</p>
108 <p><span class="date">7.9.2010:</span> A bug-fix version 1.1.2 is
109 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
111 <p>This release fixes a severe bug in 1.1.1 that prevented adding stages
112 to rocket designs. Users are recommended to upgrade.</p>
114 <p><span class="date">3.9.2010:</span> Version 1.1.1 is
115 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
117 <p>For this release a major part of the simulator code has been
118 rewritten for better flexibility in future development. It also
119 includes a vastly improved thrust curve selection dialog, the
120 possibility to loading user-defined thrust curves and better
121 startup times than previous releases.</p>
123 <p>Simulation listeners written for older versions of OpenRocket
124 are not compatible with this release.</p>
126 <p><span class="date">21.3.2010:</span> Version 1.1.0 is
127 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
129 <p>This release includes the first support for loading RockSim
130 rocket design files (.RKT), thanks to contributions by Doug
131 Pedrick. It's also the kick-off of the 1.1 development branch of
134 <p><span class="date">10.3.2010:</span> Version 1.0.0 is
135 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
137 <p>This release includes several hundred new thrustcurves from
138 <a href="http://www.thrustcurve.org/">thrustcurve.org</a> and some
139 bug fixes. It is also a stable milestone, after which development
140 on larger features will be started in a 1.1 branch. Look out
143 <p><span class="date">17.2.2010:</span> Version 0.9.6 is
144 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
146 <p>This release updates the aerodynamic calculation methods to be
147 more in line with the Barrowman method and enhances the simulation
148 time step selection, in addition to fixing numerous bugs.</p>
150 <p><span class="date">28.11.2009:</span> Version 0.9.5 is
151 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
153 <p>This release <strong>fixes a serious bug in 0.9.4</strong> that
154 prevented adding a tube coupler and centering ring to the same
155 body tube, in addition to a few smaller additions. Users of
156 0.9.4 should upgrade immediately!</p>
158 <p><span class="date">24.11.2009:</span> Version 0.9.4 is
159 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
161 <p>This version adds support for through-the-wall fin tabs,
162 attaching components to coupler tubes, material editing, automatic
163 update checking, in addition to fixing numerous bugs.</p>
165 <p><span class="date">1.9.2009:</span> Version 0.9.3 is
166 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
168 <p>This version includes lots of bug fixes and new features including
169 data exporting, showing flight events in plots, example rocket designs,
170 splitting clustered inner tubes and automated bug reporting.</p>
172 <p><span class="date">13.7.2009:</span> Version 0.9.2 is
173 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
175 <p>This version includes <strong>bug fixes for imperial unit
176 conversions</strong> and UI improvements for motor selection.
177 <em>All users of imperial units should upgrade!</em></p>
179 <p><span class="date">9.6.2009:</span> The
180 <a href="documentation.html">Master's thesis</a> for which OpenRocket
181 was written for is now available!</p>
183 <p>At the same time version 0.9.1 was
184 <a href="download.html">released</a>. This release fixes various
185 file handling bugs and adds small UI enhancements.</p>
187 <p><span class="date">24.5.2009:</span> First version 0.9.0
188 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
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