OpenRocket feature request

[Rex R]

while the standard views(side & back) work for most rockets...there are some where a top view would come in handy. any chance of getting a top view added? thanks.
rex

 

[Sampo]

Hi,

What do you mean by top view? The current back view draws all of the components, whether they would be obscured by other components or not. I don't see what the difference between back and top view would be.

Regards,
Sampo N.

 

[Rex R]

trying to position 'wings' with regard to motor mount/centering rings is a tad difficult for me using either standard view...example attached
edit
since I see the wigs edge-on, the tabs are obscurred by the wings themselves. I suppose that for alignment purposes I could rotate the mounting position by 90 degrees...but that seems so in-elegant
ignore the fins on the tube fin they are only there for flight sims.
rex

View attachment rceptor3.ork

 

[scsager]

You can rotate the rocket view... not just the fins, using the "rotate" knob on the left. Does this help?

 

[Obelisk]

Hey I'm new here so sorry if I hijack the thread with a different request... But has anyone looked into adding flight characteristics for nose cones? I notice rockets have the same appogee with or without a nose cone so it must be based on body diameter only?

 

[Sampo]

Hi,

trying to position 'wings' with regard to motor mount/centering rings is a tad difficult for me using either standard view...example attached
rex

I see that with complex designs components may clutter up the view. However, I'm still having trouble understanding what would be different in a top view. Would some of the components be not drawn, and based on what?

Hey I'm new here so sorry if I hijack the thread with a different request... But has anyone looked into adding flight characteristics for nose cones? I notice rockets have the same appogee with or without a nose cone so it must be based on body diameter only?

Nose cone characteristics are taken into account. There's just a lot of things that affect apogee height a lot more. Removing a nose cone makes the rocket less aerodynamic, but also makes it shorter and lighter. At low subsonic speeds the aerodynamics have a significantly smaller effect on the apogee altitude than at high speeds.

Also, the methods are designed for "normal" rockets. You should get a warning (in the lower-right corner of the design window) for a rocket without a nose cone that the results may not be completely accurate.

Cheers,
Sampo N.

 

[Rex R]

@Scott:
why yes that does help, thanks for pointing that feature out. I guess that just goes to show why we need a picture with circles & arrows to point out the various bits of the interface(I see that my forward centering ring needs to move aft a bit ).