Release of OpenRocket 22.02.beta.04 (2022-06-17)
Published on August 18, 2022 by H Craig Miller
The fourth public beta release of OpenRocket 22.02 is now available for download. For this new beta, the packaged installers are now back to using Java 11, due to multiple bug reports related to Java 17. However, the JAR file will still allow Java 11 or 17, so if you want to keep experimenting with Java 17 then feel free.
New Features
- File association now works on all platforms (fixes #1135)
- Contextual menus now available via right-click throughout the program
- Edit multiple selected items at once (great for appearance editing!)
- Show/hide CG/CP markings in rocket display
- Support for custom decimal places and exponential notation in simulation exports (fixes #1307 and #1354)
- Simulation warning when no recovery device is enabled (fixes #1436)
- Remember previously selected tab when opening component edit dialog (fixes #974)
- On Mac, app remains open when last window is closed (normal Mac behavior)
Notable Bug Fixes
- Tube fins are fixed! Both CP and drag calculations should be good now. So good that we are no longer calling tube fin support “experimental”. Feedback please! (fixes #1258)
- Guarantee fit in rocket view (fixes #1231 and #1351)
- Corrected mass display in some situations (fixes #1409)
- Show combined mass of multi-selected components when hovering (fixes #1411)
- Fix greyed-out buttons on Mac (fixes #1099)
- Improve scalability of Motors and Configurations tab (fixes #1285)
Other
- Many component edit dialogs reorganized for consistency and clarity
- Loads more tweaks to parachute and streamer config dialog
- Modified file size estimation in Save dialog. Feedback please!
- Improved layout of rocket view ribbon
- Improved icons for zoom buttons, and launch lugs and tube fins
- Added sliders to Pod Set config
- Preset dialog now sorted by manufacturer by default
- Updated guided tours
- Improved Russian translation