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I suspect that you downloaded Madcow's rkt file and read it into free-ware OpenRocket. Do so at your own risk. OR conversion errors can occur.
As for the "raging mess", are you confirming the Madcow design files in native Rocksim or converting to OpenRocket?
When I first BAR'd last year, my mentor loaned me a laptop with RS on it. I learned RS. When he moved away, the laptop went with him. Since I didn't want to purchase RS, I went OR. EVERYTHING that I had made in RS converted to OR without a single translation error. The only things that didn't translate were the launch/flight data. Since OR doesn't support things like pods or tube fins the way that RS does, those never translate. While I have encountered SOME errors, they're few and far between.
When I've downloaded and opened files that have fin and centering ring thicknesses that are off (too thick or too thin), fin locations as much as an inch off, structural components not even represented but present in the kit, and nose cone weights WAY off....I stand by my comment. I get it, they're free, and not a part of their core business or business model. Caveat Emptor.
Other manufacturers that post RS or OR files have a better track record of more complete and more accurate representations of their kits, and I don't have translation errors that I would deem substantive.
I don't care if you're using their native RS/OR or translating them into OR/RS, I have found that the sims provided for free are a loose starting point, no better, and require close scrutiny, regardless of manufacturer. YMMV
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