Any RockSim gurus on the list? I've just installed 7.04 and wanted to try a quick and dirty sim to get started so I 'designed' a rocket to match my existing DynaCom Scorpion. I used four components:
1) Body tube
2) Nose cone
3) Fins
4) 'Mass object'
The mass object represents the missing weight for things like motor tube, altimeter bay, recovery hardware, etc. I calculated the weight of the mass object by subtracting the weight of the body tube, nose cone and fins from the actual weight of the Scorpion (without motor, of course). I placed the mass object inside the body tube so that the finished CG matches were the actual CG is on the Scorpion (again, without motor).
So far, so good. However, when I try to sim the rocket, I can't see any motors to select. When I select 'Prepare for Launch' under the 'Simulation' tab, there are no motors listed under the 'Engine Selection' tab, and selecting 'Load All' doesn't do anything.
Since this is my first sim with RockSim, I suspect that the problem has something to do with the initial configuration. I have reviewed the manual and help files, but can't find anything that addresses this problem.
Thanks in advance!
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Tad Danley
TRA #4501
1) Body tube
2) Nose cone
3) Fins
4) 'Mass object'
The mass object represents the missing weight for things like motor tube, altimeter bay, recovery hardware, etc. I calculated the weight of the mass object by subtracting the weight of the body tube, nose cone and fins from the actual weight of the Scorpion (without motor, of course). I placed the mass object inside the body tube so that the finished CG matches were the actual CG is on the Scorpion (again, without motor).
So far, so good. However, when I try to sim the rocket, I can't see any motors to select. When I select 'Prepare for Launch' under the 'Simulation' tab, there are no motors listed under the 'Engine Selection' tab, and selecting 'Load All' doesn't do anything.
Since this is my first sim with RockSim, I suspect that the problem has something to do with the initial configuration. I have reviewed the manual and help files, but can't find anything that addresses this problem.
Thanks in advance!
--
Tad Danley
TRA #4501