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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, freeform fin set import form images
27 by Jason Blood, configurable stage separation
28 events, guided help tours and displaying the computed motor
29 designation class. The application has also been translated to
30 Italian by Mauro Biasutti and Russian by the Sky Dart Team.</p>
32 <p><span class="date">24.11.2011:</span> Version 1.1.9 is
33 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
35 <p>For this version Richard Graham has implemented geodetic
36 computation methods, which take into account the curvature of the
37 Earth and the coriolis effect. The computation method is selected
38 by the <em>Geodetic calculations</em> option in the simulation
39 options. It's not <em>(yet)</em> a full spherical computation model, but
40 should be accurate enough for almost all sub-orbital needs.</p>
42 <p>Doug Pedrick has also enhanced the printing system with the
43 ability to print fin positioning guides, transition templates and
44 nose cone profiles. Other smaller enhancements and bug fixes are
47 <p><span class="date">25.8.2011:</span> Version 1.1.8 is
48 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
50 <p>This release contains bug fixes to the optimization methods.
51 It also contains a workaround to a JRE bug that prevents running
52 OpenRocket on some builds of Java 7.</p>
54 <p>The web pages have also been somewhat updated and Boris du Reau has
55 created <a href="http://openrocket.trans.free.fr/">a separate site</a>
56 for coordinating the localization efforts for OpenRocket.</p>
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62 <p><span class="date">12.8.2011:</span> Version 1.1.7 is
63 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
65 <p>This release includes automatic rocket design optimization
66 support (<em>Analyze</em> → <em>Rocket optimization</em>).
67 You can optimize any amount of rocket parameters for apogee
68 altitude, maximum velocity or a number of different values.</p>
70 <p>While the automatic optimization is a powerful tool, it is very
71 easy to optimize against particulars of the simulation methods,
72 instead of true physical phenomena. Always keep common sense at
73 hand and take the results with a grain of salt.</p>
75 <p><span class="date">22.7.2011:</span> Version 1.1.6 is
76 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
78 <p>This release includes initial localization support and
79 translations to French, German and Spanish. This is thanks to the
80 great work of Boris du Reau, and the teams from Tripoli France,
81 Tripoli Spain and ERIG e.V. If you prefer to use some other
82 language than the system default, you can select the language on
83 the "Options" tab of the preferences dialog.</p>
85 <p>The release also includes design scaling support and numerous bug
88 <p><span class="date">10.6.2011:</span> Version 1.1.5 is
89 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
91 <p>This release includes updates to the printing system which fixes
92 printing on Windows.</p>
94 <p><span class="date">5.3.2011:</span> Version 1.1.4 is
95 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
97 <p>This release includes initial printing support, thanks to Doug
98 Pedrick. Printing still has a few issues on some platforms.
99 Various bugs have also been fixed.</p>
101 <p><span class="date">6.10.2010:</span> Version 1.1.3 is
102 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
104 <p>This release includes support for moving and copying components
105 in the component tree using drag-and-drop. Use normal DnD for
106 moving, and control-drag for copy. This release also fixes a
107 severe bug in the undo system.</p>
109 <p><span class="date">7.9.2010:</span> A bug-fix version 1.1.2 is
110 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
112 <p>This release fixes a severe bug in 1.1.1 that prevented adding stages
113 to rocket designs. Users are recommended to upgrade.</p>
115 <p><span class="date">3.9.2010:</span> Version 1.1.1 is
116 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
118 <p>For this release a major part of the simulator code has been
119 rewritten for better flexibility in future development. It also
120 includes a vastly improved thrust curve selection dialog, the
121 possibility to loading user-defined thrust curves and better
122 startup times than previous releases.</p>
124 <p>Simulation listeners written for older versions of OpenRocket
125 are not compatible with this release.</p>
127 <p><span class="date">21.3.2010:</span> Version 1.1.0 is
128 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
130 <p>This release includes the first support for loading RockSim
131 rocket design files (.RKT), thanks to contributions by Doug
132 Pedrick. It's also the kick-off of the 1.1 development branch of
135 <p><span class="date">10.3.2010:</span> Version 1.0.0 is
136 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
138 <p>This release includes several hundred new thrustcurves from
139 <a href="http://www.thrustcurve.org/">thrustcurve.org</a> and some
140 bug fixes. It is also a stable milestone, after which development
141 on larger features will be started in a 1.1 branch. Look out
144 <p><span class="date">17.2.2010:</span> Version 0.9.6 is
145 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
147 <p>This release updates the aerodynamic calculation methods to be
148 more in line with the Barrowman method and enhances the simulation
149 time step selection, in addition to fixing numerous bugs.</p>
151 <p><span class="date">28.11.2009:</span> Version 0.9.5 is
152 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
154 <p>This release <strong>fixes a serious bug in 0.9.4</strong> that
155 prevented adding a tube coupler and centering ring to the same
156 body tube, in addition to a few smaller additions. Users of
157 0.9.4 should upgrade immediately!</p>
159 <p><span class="date">24.11.2009:</span> Version 0.9.4 is
160 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
162 <p>This version adds support for through-the-wall fin tabs,
163 attaching components to coupler tubes, material editing, automatic
164 update checking, in addition to fixing numerous bugs.</p>
166 <p><span class="date">1.9.2009:</span> Version 0.9.3 is
167 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
169 <p>This version includes lots of bug fixes and new features including
170 data exporting, showing flight events in plots, example rocket designs,
171 splitting clustered inner tubes and automated bug reporting.</p>
173 <p><span class="date">13.7.2009:</span> Version 0.9.2 is
174 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
176 <p>This version includes <strong>bug fixes for imperial unit
177 conversions</strong> and UI improvements for motor selection.
178 <em>All users of imperial units should upgrade!</em></p>
180 <p><span class="date">9.6.2009:</span> The
181 <a href="documentation.html">Master's thesis</a> for which OpenRocket
182 was written for is now available!</p>
184 <p>At the same time version 0.9.1 was
185 <a href="download.html">released</a>. This release fixes various
186 file handling bugs and adds small UI enhancements.</p>
188 <p><span class="date">24.5.2009:</span> First version 0.9.0
189 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
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