ZuluLima
Member
Some gripes about the motor files used in OpenRocket:
Redundant motors, eg. "Aerotech G71R"and "Aerotech G71-R" sometimes with different details but no notes to differentiate.
Too many options that aren't produced any more, eg. Aerotech G25. This was my perfect-fit choice that I was going to optimize around... until I went to check prices and discovered it hadn't been made in over a decade and a half. Also applies to some delay options on production motors, eg. Aerotech G77R-17.
Adding new-to-market motors seems to happen occasionally, but why has no one deleted the motors that are no longer produced? I might cull the 29mm options myself, but going over the whole list of thousands isn't happening. Do any of you have an updated list you are using, or perhaps a website that keeps current? Simply deleting files that don't appear on such a list would be simple, if a bit time consuming. Eliminating manufacturers that are out of business is a good start, so we could all uncheck those boxes. For instance, Roadrunner Rocketry is no longer extant.
I know OpenRocket is free and open source, so I would like to stop complaining and start contributing to the database if there is an effective way to go about it. Ideas?
Redundant motors, eg. "Aerotech G71R"and "Aerotech G71-R" sometimes with different details but no notes to differentiate.
Too many options that aren't produced any more, eg. Aerotech G25. This was my perfect-fit choice that I was going to optimize around... until I went to check prices and discovered it hadn't been made in over a decade and a half. Also applies to some delay options on production motors, eg. Aerotech G77R-17.
Adding new-to-market motors seems to happen occasionally, but why has no one deleted the motors that are no longer produced? I might cull the 29mm options myself, but going over the whole list of thousands isn't happening. Do any of you have an updated list you are using, or perhaps a website that keeps current? Simply deleting files that don't appear on such a list would be simple, if a bit time consuming. Eliminating manufacturers that are out of business is a good start, so we could all uncheck those boxes. For instance, Roadrunner Rocketry is no longer extant.
I know OpenRocket is free and open source, so I would like to stop complaining and start contributing to the database if there is an effective way to go about it. Ideas?