OpenRocket: How to Add Motor?

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Bat-mite

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I can't figure it out for the life of me. I have an Inner Tube selected as a motor mount. I have it set to ignite at launch. But I cannot figure out how to select a motor and insert it.

Thanks for any help!
 
Bat-mite said:
I can't figure it out for the life of me. I have an Inner Tube selected as a motor mount. I have it set to ignite at launch. But I cannot figure out how to select a motor and insert it.

Thanks for any help!
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The second tab at the top is your friend.
 
Select motors icon then click on the motor mount . Then select add motor
 
Ah, I figured it out. I didn't realize you had to hit "New Configuration." D'oh!

Next question: What do the red and green dots next to the simulation results mean? Is there something wrong with the launch if there is a red dot?

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D'oh! Nevermind! I didn't realize I had to click "New Configuration" first. Okay, I'm embarrassed.

Next question: what do the red and green dots next to your simulations mean? Is red bad? Why?
 
red is a warning that something is amiss, often means that your deployment speed is too high. hover your pointer over the dots and it should give you a pop up box with description.
Rex
 
Ah, thanks. Looks like when I first run the sims, they get green dots. Then after awhile, they turn red. The hover box reads, "Data out of date."
 
Bat-mite said:
Ah, thanks. Looks like when I first run the sims, they get green dots. Then after awhile, they turn red. The hover box reads, "Data out of date."
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If you change parameters in the model, you have to rerun the simulations.
 

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