Gus
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Tim,
Thanks for asking.
Side tubes and cones and scaling would be great additions.
But another upgrade I'd like to see is a more robust flight simulation data screen. I'd gladly pay $20 for it.
I'd like to be able to include any flight characteristic in the summary page. The data RockSim calculates is great, I'd just like to be able to pick and choose what's on the simulation page for different builds.
For example, if I'm working on a 50 second duration model then I'd like to be able to include Time To Landing as a column in the Simulation summary page. On an egglofter I might be tinkering with Velocity at Deployment so seeing that on the summary page would be helpful. For different builds I'd like to include different things, so more control over that would be really helpful instead of having to go into the full summary of each different flight and writing down the particular parameter I'm interested in.
Similarly, it would also be nice if I could include a column on the summary page with some specific characteristic of the build that I was varying from sim to sim. For example, if on my 50 Second duration model if I wanted to see the effect of a 10", 11", 12" body tube length, it would be nice if I could include "Body Tube A length" as a column in the summary, without having to type it in the comments column each time.
And what would be super cool ($35) would be if I could tell RockSim that I wanted to vary a single build parameter by a set amount and run the sims all at once. For example, in the 50 Second duration example, if Rocksim had a Multisim Mode where I could hit the "Vary what parameter?" button and I could choose from a pick list "Body Tube A". Then I'd get a list of the "Body Tube A" parameters and I'd pick "Length". Then RockSim would ask for a "Starting Value", "Ending Value", and "Increment". Then when I hit "Run", it would run all the sims and give me a summary page. That would save me a huge amount of time.
I can get all that info now, it just involves repeatedly going into the build file, changing the single parameter, and re running the sim, and entering the build parameter in the "comments" column. Very cumbersome.
I'd be willing to bet the vast majority of folks using RockSim are doing the type of designing where they make multiple changes to one build parameter and then run the multiple sims to see the effect. A Multisim mode would be a huge help to the TARC teams.
Another way to implement this would be from the Simulation Summary page. If you could include a column with any build parameter on the page and then add a "Duplicate" button to create another row (which the user could add any number of) and allow direct entry of the parameter into the sim page column (kind of like incrementally changing one value from row to row in a single column on a spreadsheet), one could then just rerun all the sims on the page.
However you might do it, I think it would be a huge help to a large number of users.
Whatever upgrade you decide to add, though, I'll buy it. RockSim is a fantastic tool that has added immensely to my understanding and enjoyment of rocketry.
Thanks for asking.
Side tubes and cones and scaling would be great additions.
But another upgrade I'd like to see is a more robust flight simulation data screen. I'd gladly pay $20 for it.
I'd like to be able to include any flight characteristic in the summary page. The data RockSim calculates is great, I'd just like to be able to pick and choose what's on the simulation page for different builds.
For example, if I'm working on a 50 second duration model then I'd like to be able to include Time To Landing as a column in the Simulation summary page. On an egglofter I might be tinkering with Velocity at Deployment so seeing that on the summary page would be helpful. For different builds I'd like to include different things, so more control over that would be really helpful instead of having to go into the full summary of each different flight and writing down the particular parameter I'm interested in.
Similarly, it would also be nice if I could include a column on the summary page with some specific characteristic of the build that I was varying from sim to sim. For example, if on my 50 Second duration model if I wanted to see the effect of a 10", 11", 12" body tube length, it would be nice if I could include "Body Tube A length" as a column in the summary, without having to type it in the comments column each time.
And what would be super cool ($35) would be if I could tell RockSim that I wanted to vary a single build parameter by a set amount and run the sims all at once. For example, in the 50 Second duration example, if Rocksim had a Multisim Mode where I could hit the "Vary what parameter?" button and I could choose from a pick list "Body Tube A". Then I'd get a list of the "Body Tube A" parameters and I'd pick "Length". Then RockSim would ask for a "Starting Value", "Ending Value", and "Increment". Then when I hit "Run", it would run all the sims and give me a summary page. That would save me a huge amount of time.
I can get all that info now, it just involves repeatedly going into the build file, changing the single parameter, and re running the sim, and entering the build parameter in the "comments" column. Very cumbersome.
I'd be willing to bet the vast majority of folks using RockSim are doing the type of designing where they make multiple changes to one build parameter and then run the multiple sims to see the effect. A Multisim mode would be a huge help to the TARC teams.
Another way to implement this would be from the Simulation Summary page. If you could include a column with any build parameter on the page and then add a "Duplicate" button to create another row (which the user could add any number of) and allow direct entry of the parameter into the sim page column (kind of like incrementally changing one value from row to row in a single column on a spreadsheet), one could then just rerun all the sims on the page.
However you might do it, I think it would be a huge help to a large number of users.
Whatever upgrade you decide to add, though, I'll buy it. RockSim is a fantastic tool that has added immensely to my understanding and enjoyment of rocketry.