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- <p>OpenRocket is an Open Source project, meaning that the source
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- <h3 id="development">Java development</h3>
- <p>Below are a few ideas about what kind of input developers can
- provide or features that could be implemented. For more
- information see the feature roadmap in the distribution
- <a href="http://openrocket.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/openrocket/trunk/TODO">TODO-file</a>.</p>
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- <li>3D visualization of the rocket during design and flight
- <span class="note"><em>(Help needed!)</em></span>
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- <li>Printing of designs, simulation results, fin planforms
- etc</li>
- <li>Memory profiling and leakage reduction</li>
- <li>Writing RockSim design files</li>
- <li>UI enhancements, for example zooming plots etc.</li>
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- <h3 id="aerodynamics">Aerodynamic computation methods</h3>
- <p>There is still work to be done in the aerodynamic computation
- methods of OpenRocket. At least the following items need
- help. I will gladly provide help in creating and even
- implementing the computational methods.</p>
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- <li>Simulating rockets at supersonic velocities (drag
- coefficient and CG position).</li>
- <li>Support for external pods and tube fins</li>
- <li><acronym title="Computational Fluid Dynamics">CFD</acronym>
- methods for simulation</li>
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- <p>Contributions to the
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- User's guide</a> are dearly needed. Below are examples of
- topics.</p>
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- not support public write access to the wiki. If you'd like to
- contribute, please <a href="contact.html">contact me</a> and I
- will provide you write access.)</p>
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- <li>How to make staged and clustered designs</li>
- <li>Using mass/CG overrides for simulation accuracy</li>
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- <li>Simulation method limitations</li>
- <li>Using simulation listeners (including examples)</li>
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- <h3 id="other">Other</h3>
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- <li>Creating good and interesting example designs that
- demonstrate some OpenRocket features.</li>
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