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21 <h1>Features of OpenRocket</h1>
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49 <h2>Current features</h2>
54 <li><strong>Fully cross-platform</strong>, written in Java</li>
55 <li><strong>Fully documented</strong> <a href="documentation.html">simulation
57 <li><strong>Open Source</strong>, source code available under the
58 <a href="license.html">GNU GPL</a></li>
61 <h3>User interface</h3>
63 <li><a href="screenshots.html">Easy-to-use user interface</a> for
65 <li><strong>Zoomable schematic view</strong> of rocket from the side or rear</li>
66 <li>Rocket rotation around center axis</li>
67 <li><strong>Real-time view of CG and CP</strong> position</li>
68 <li><strong>Real-time flight altitude, velocity and
69 acceleration</strong> information from a continuous simulation
70 performed in the background</li>
76 <li>A multitude of available components to
78 <li><strong>Trapezoidal</strong>, <strong>elliptical</strong>
79 and <strong>free-form fins</strong> supported</li>
80 <li>Support for <strong>canted fins</strong> (roll
82 <li><strong>Staging</strong> and <strong>clustering</strong> support</li>
83 <li>Automatic calculation of component mass and CG based on
84 shape and density</li>
85 <li>Ability to <strong>override mass and CG</strong> of
86 components or stages separately</li>
89 <h3>Simulation and analysis</h3>
92 <li>Full <strong>six degree of freedom</strong> simulation</li>
93 <li>Rocket stability computed using <strong>extended Barrowman
95 <li>Realistic wind modeling</li>
96 <li>Analysis of the <strong>effect of separate
97 components</strong> on the stability, drag and roll
98 characteristics of the rocket</li>
99 <li><strong>Fully configurable plotting</strong>, with
100 various preset configurations</li>
101 <li><strong>Simulation listeners</strong> allowing custom-made
102 code to interact with the rocket during flight simulation</li>
106 <h2 id="future">Planned future features</h2>
108 <p>OpenRocket is under constant work, and anybody can help make
109 OpenRocket an even better simulator! Here are a few features that
110 have been planned...</p>
113 <li>Aerodynamic computation using
114 <acronym title="Computational Fluid Dynamics">CFD</acronym>
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116 <li>Better support for supersonic simulation
117 <a href="contact.html" class="help">(help needed!)</a></li>
118 <li>3D view of the rocket design
119 <a href="contact.html" class="help">(help needed!)</a></li>
120 <li>Saving figures and exporting simulation data</li>
121 <li>Importing and plotting actual flight data from altimeters</li>
122 <li>Importing new motor thrust curves</li>
123 <li>Support for ready-made component databases</li>
124 <li>Customized support for hybrid rocket motors and water
126 <li>Rocket flight animation</li>
127 <li>A "wizard" for creating new rocket designs</li>
131 <p>If you want to help make OpenRocket the best rocket simulator,
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