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I inherited my workbench (used primarily for rocket building, but occasionally general-purpose stuff) with the house. It's 30" x 72" and generally it's fine, other than the very rough and unpleasant and splintery particle board surface. I need to cover it with something. I have two...

I always fill my spirals (using thinned CWF) but I certainly don't enjoy it. For my current build I needed to fill a 22" tube and I decided to see if I could improve my technique to speed things up. My results were... well, fantastic. Thought I'd share. I have no idea if this is what...

I had to order some new SuperGold CA from eRockets so I decided to nab one of the new(ish) Estes Ultimate Sanding Bars. I have a Great Planes sander and have regretted never getting another... the Estes bar looked like a copy so I gave it a whirl. Here's the box: The bar comes in a plastic...

Normally I have a design pretty much nailed down before I begin. Not so this time; there are many details here that either (a) I haven't figured out yet, or (b) I'm not sure if will work out, particularly regarding the paint and decals. And normally I will have gotten further into the build...

https://xkcd.com/2876/

We're having a few issues with the OpenGL 3D rendering code in OpenRocket, and could use someone with experience in this area to help out. If anyone out there is interested please PM me. Our issues probably rank as pretty easy stuff for someone with more experience in this area, but we don't...

The OpenRocket team is pleased to announce the release of version 23.09. Download: https://openrocket.info/downloads.html?vers=23.09 Full release notes: https://openrocket.info/release_notes.html OpenRocket Discord: https://discord.gg/qD2G5v2FAw We're also introducing a new Tutorials page on...

Sometime fairly soon we'll be adding a "Tutorials" section to the openrocket.info website. These will be short(-ish) tutorials covering a well-defined area of program, much like the tutorial threads I have posted on this forum in the past (and those will migrate over to the new site). What are...

I've been developing this idea (i.e. "beating it to death") on Discord for a while, but still only a handful of people have chimed in. Looking for some wider feedback here: this would be some work to implement, so I'm seeking evidence that it would be *compelling* and worth the effort. Or...

Introduction It has come to my attention that many (most?) OR users are unaware of what can be done with multi-selection (or more concisely, "multi-select") in the recent releases. And so here is a quick tutorial about how it works and what you can do with it in the latest versions of...

Today I was gobsmacked to learn that you could set a custom style for components in the rocket figure, e.g.: Despite it being right up there front and center in the UI, I simply never took notice of it. Now that I know about it, (a) I can't think of much use for it, and (b) I don't recall...

Hi everyone, We're looking for some folks who are able and willing to exercise two specific features of the upcoming OR release: 1) RASAero import/export 2) OBJ file export for 3D printing or CAD editing If you think you can spend a little time on this (probably starting sometime in the second...

I'm a big fan of no-prep rockets: those that you can basically just shove a motor in and fly. Well, sometimes a *little* prep is required, but no wadding, no parachute or streamer packing, or anything like that. That is why the Odd'l Break-Away has been on my radar for quite some time. This...

I need to up my knot-tying game, which is right now at level 0 (and even that is generous). I have gotten a whole lot of mileage out of plain old square knots, which can work (for LPR rocketry, at least) in a pretty wide variety of circumstances. Recently, though, I was somewhat dumbfounded...

Brief review of a book that sounds interesting, over at Ars Technica: https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/a-look-at-the-surprising-history-of-the-earliest-rocket-pioneers/

I was wondering if there would be value in having a feature in OR that would print out, in one convenient packet (maybe just one sheet), the info needed for a cert flight. At minimum, I was thinking (given selected motor): Rocket background info, taken from the Rocket Configuration dialog...

If this has been done before I haven't seen it. After pondering it for a while I decided that there was zero chance I could do it myself, so I'm throwing the idea out there if anyone wants to give it a go. The idea is: a little piece that holds the shroud lines of a typical hexagonal LPR (or...

Some folks like to get the appearance of their OR models to be as close to perfect as possible. Sometimes this means nose cones with rounded tips, which OpenRocket does not yet natively support. I have seen many attempts at rounded nose cones around here, but few that have gotten it right...

Part1: Background Self-printed decals have been an ongoing source of frustration for me, despite the fact that I've generally been successful with them. I've mostly fought two problems: Inkjet decals: they look fantastic, but even after clearcoating (which is annoying) I still have problems...

Of course I am willing to pay. Would rather have someone from this community do it (if in fact someone is interested) than send it off to some anonymous service. I need 3 pieces, material doesn't matter, prefer black, or failing that, another dark color. Hopefully this is simple and quick...