What aspects *aren't* a work in progress?Anyway, as I say: this aspect of the program (like many others) is a work in progress.
ANNOUNCEMENT: The OpenRocket 22.02 Beta Period is now finished
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The name seems pretty solid.
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Hey, MS Windows is a work in progress else we wouldn't get all these updates and patches. A labor of love is a tough row to hoe. I think OR is fantastic!Anyway, as I say: this aspect of the program (like many others
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I've been gone for a while here, but I'm not the one who signed off on your L1.
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I'm not sure, the Rocket seems to be the weak part of the name
And if the program doesn't "Open"...
All kidding aside, since @H. Craig Miller helped me to get the program installed correctly I've run a lot of scratch build designs through 22.02, and some verification rockets also, and the program seems to be nearly flawless.
I'm always leery of installing any "upgraded" software versions, but this one's a winner.
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You're not Wilson Alness? D'Oh!!!
I downloaded OR version 22 and created shortcut on the desktop. Every time I click on the shortcut it proceeds to install OR again. What am I doing wrong?
I just had this earlier today and haven’t figured it out yet.
Just open the Start menu and type “open”… it should be there.
OK. That works.
The instructions for creating a shortcut are on the OpenRocket.info pages for Windows 2022 Beta After Installation Checks at: OpenRocket Installation Instructions for Windows
Yes. I did that.
I had something similar but the folder names were a little bit different. I copied things over into the C:\Program Files, so things would look more similar to the properties panel shown above and also have the Open Rocket executable be in the same folder as the other associated files, but things still don't work. For the moment I can use the work-around that Neil provided in Post #279. Here is the properties panel and the folders where I have things currently saved.
OpenRocket-22.02.beta.02-Windows is indeed the name of the installer. Somewhere (since you've moved directories around I don't know just where -- the default location would be C:\Program Files\OpenRocket\) you should have a file just called OpenRocket.exe. That's the one you want to point your desktop shortcut to.
Yes, thanks, Joe, that was the problem. I just simply changed the name of the installer to one of the names that said OpenRocket.
Hi TRF colleagues,
I would like to be clear on this issue, please: To run the latest version of OpenRocket, do you need to have Java installed on your computer?
Thank you.
Stanley
I would like to be clear on this issue, please: To run the latest version of OpenRocket, do you need to have Java installed on your computer?
Thank you.
Stanley
No. Use one of the packaged installers and you're good to go.
Good. Thank you.
Hi TRF colleagues,
I have this question, please.
How much disk space is required for a full installation of the latest version of OpenRocket? I would use one of the packaged installers.
Thank you.
Stanley
I have this question, please.
How much disk space is required for a full installation of the latest version of OpenRocket? I would use one of the packaged installers.
Thank you.
Stanley
Roughly 190 MB on my Mac, should be about the same on Windows or Linux.
OK. Thank you very much.
Hi TRF colleagues,
Just before I install the newest beta version of OR, I would please like to make sure about these two issues:
Stanley
Just before I install the newest beta version of OR, I would please like to make sure about these two issues:
- If I click on the Post #233 on page 8, I am downloading the correct file. Is that correct?
- I have OR Version 15.03, which works beautifully on my PC. I can download the latest version and be able to run either version. Is that correct?
Stanley
The answer is yes to both.
Hi TRF colleagues,
I am just beginning to use OR version 22. I am finding the following issue right away:
Side View and Back View work fine. However, 3D Figure, 3D Unfinished, and 3D Finished often disappear as soon as I click on any one of those choices.
Can I fix this?
Thank you.
Stanley
I am just beginning to use OR version 22. I am finding the following issue right away:
Side View and Back View work fine. However, 3D Figure, 3D Unfinished, and 3D Finished often disappear as soon as I click on any one of those choices.
Can I fix this?
Thank you.
Stanley
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Any idea when the final (non-beta) version of 22.02 will be out?
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When its done?
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I’m sure that’s right. 
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Did download and installed latest to Win8.1 PC.
Upon opening OR I get "Error upon thrust curve import". with a box "Loading motors" show activity. These never finish and close on their own.
Clicking Close on the Error box, OR then opens and seems to run correctly.
Seems like nothing to be concerned about.
New features look interesting and will be playing with this.
Thanks for everyone's effort.
Upon opening OR I get "Error upon thrust curve import". with a box "Loading motors" show activity. These never finish and close on their own.
Clicking Close on the Error box, OR then opens and seems to run correctly.
Seems like nothing to be concerned about.
New features look interesting and will be playing with this.
Thanks for everyone's effort.
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