Apogee is scheduled to release a new RockSim Version 10.1 tomorrow, February 18th.
https://www.apogeerockets.com/RockSim/Version_History#V10.1
https://www.apogeerockets.com/RockSim/Version_History#V10.1
Well, it's not February 18 yet...The link takes you to the general Rocksim page. When you click on the link to get the new version, it takes you to the Rocksim trial page. When you "signup" for the trial version to get the email download link, you get an email with a link to the current (10.0.0) version, not the new one...
Flumoxxed...
Well, I just DL'd the trial version and I can confirm it is NOT ver 10.1.0 f161. The DL gives you rocksim_pc_prod_10.0.0f118.exeWell, the webpage describes the update's feature set and had a link "Download this version here." which led to the old version, so the link didn't take you to the new version. Just sayin'...
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Request the trial version using the following link:Ok, performed the workaround, still getting "No updates available at this time".
Guess I'll wait till they work the bugs out.
Sheesh.
Yup, that's where I requested the link, then they sent it to me via email.Request the trial version using the following link:
RockSim Trial Version
The program should update to the latest version. Your registration key will be automatically transferred.
On a different note, I saw a reference somewhere to a "Cluster Wizard" that was supposedly in the previous version, but was and is nowhere to be found in the menus. Was that only a feature of Rocksim Pro?
The words "Rocket" and "design" are not active(?). The word "attributes" is active because the tab is highlighted when the cursor is placed on it. It's not consistent however works more often than not.Hmm, got my RockSim updated, and I think it worked better with my 4K monitor before!
Just a few of the issues so far:
I can't click on the "Rocket design attributes" tab directly, it can only be reached by tabbing to another tab and then using the arrow keys.
I've notices bugs as well, although I haven't had time to make notes of them all yet.
On a different note, I saw a reference somewhere to a "Cluster Wizard" that was supposedly in the previous version, but was and is nowhere to be found in the menus. Was that only a feature of Rocksim Pro?
I didn't watch the Facebook video, but I did watch the Apogee video on installing version 10.1, which I would recommend watching.Watch yesterday's 10.1 Facebook Live video on YouTube. Tim shows the cluster wizard.
Also interesting in the video is the effort to eventually put everything RockSim on The Cloud. Hmm, I wonder if cloud-based computing will enable CFD simulation with Rocksim.
OK, where is it?There's been some incarnation of a cluster ability/wizard in Rocksim for quite some time. At least version 7, and likely earlier.
Not interested in the Cloud. Unusable at a lot of launch sites. Plus I refuse to buy a Starlink subscription. I'm also an astronomer and the satellites are ruining the night sky for astronomy...Watch yesterday's 10.1 Facebook Live video on YouTube. Tim shows the cluster wizard.
Also interesting in the video is the effort to eventually put everything RockSim on The Cloud. Hmm, I wonder if cloud-based computing will enable CFD simulation with Rocksim.
Additional observations....Hmm, got my RockSim updated, and I think it worked better with my 4K monitor before!
Just a few of the issues so far:
I can't click on the "Rocket design attributes" tab directly, it can only be reached by tabbing to another tab and then using the arrow keys.
Manually shrinking the rocket view frame leaves you with the tabular frame above with tons of gray space above and below the tables. The tables (like "Flight simulations") don't grow to fill the space, even when they contain many rows.
Opening a second RKT from an active RKT sometimes crashes the program.
If I have a secondary (1080p) monitor attached, when I start the program the RockSim window is set to a width that is WAY wider than my 4K monitor. I have to manually move the window to the left several times until I can see the maximize icon and get it to fill the screen.
Double-clicking a component brings up the details window (finally!), but it's not centered on the screen (clear to the bottom right), and it's not always on the "General" tab, seems to often come up on "Database" or even "Mass override".
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