RockSim v9 Video Tutorials

Video Tutorials for using RockSim v9:

  1. Get Started by opening an existing design & run a simple simulation
    Quicktime Movie | YouTube Video

  2. Flight Profile: See what the flight will look like
    Quicktime Movie | YouTube Video

  3. Flight Profile Preferences: What extra information can be gleaned from the flight profile?
    Quicktime Movie | YouTube Video

  4. Customize the units, and change the 2D rocket drawing to your specifications
    Quicktime Movie | YouTube Video

  5. Zooming in on the 2D view. Changing the simulation summary columns
    Quicktime Movie | YouTube Video

  6. Customize the 3D view - Part 1. Orienting the rocket, and zooming in and out.
    Quicktime Movie

  7. Customize the 3D view - Part 2. Modifying preferences, Adding lights, changing the resolution.
    Quicktime Movie

  8. Modifying existing rocket designs. Changing the number of stages, and using the slider bars
    Quicktime Movie

  9. Create a new rocket design #1
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  10. Create a new rocket design #2
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  11. Create a new rocket design #3
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  12. Create Custom Fins
    Quicktime Movie

  13. Scaling Custom Fins and Your Rocket
    Quicktime Movie

  14. Creating Sub-Assemblies
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  15. Make Strap-on Booster Pods
    Quicktime Movie

  16. Attaching Fins to other fins
    Quicktime Movie

  17. Advanced Pod Design
    Quicktime Movie

  18. Adding Simulated Jet Engines
    Quicktime Movie

  19. Help: Where to find the additional information on RockSim
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  20. Export RockSim simulation data to a MS-Excel spreadsheet, and combine data to make comparison graphs (26 Mb)
    Quicktime Movie

  21. How to load new rocket engine files into RockSim (8.9 Mb)
    Quicktime Movie

  22. How to create motor data files from NAR data sheets. (7.8 Mb)
    Quicktime Movie

  23. How to create motor data files from Tripoli data sheets. (13.3 Mb)
    Quicktime Movie

  24. How to create a jpg image, which is needed for video #23 above (2.2 Mb)
    Quicktime Movie

  25. Print out a full-size 2D drawing of your RockSim design (17.3 Mb)
    Quicktime Movie

  26. Importing motor files using RockSim's "Download Engine Data" feature. (29.6 Mb)
    Quicktime Movie

  27. How to download a design file from the Apogee Components Web site (very basic). 7.5 Mb
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  28. How to Import Part-Data Files (9Mb)
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  29. Setting up Dual-Deployment (6.9 Mb)
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  30. High-Power Staging, Air Starting (16.9 Mb)
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  31. Download Engine Data (6.6 MB)
    Quicktime Movie

  32. Import Engine Files - Windows (10.3 MB)
    Quicktime Movie

  33. Import Engine Files - Mac (6 MB)
    Quicktime Movie

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TARC Tutorials Using RockSim v8 or v9:

TARC Tutorial 1:

  • How to create a complex nose cone, like an egg capsule in RockSim. (5 min, 23 sec. 14.7 Mb)
    Quicktime Movie

TARC Tutorial 2:

  • Make an inverted cone shape rocket that is useful for egglofters. (7 min, 21 sec. 20.8 Mb)
    Quicktime Movie

TARC Tutorial 3: (NEW - 9-15-09)

  • Setting up the situation where the nose cone returns separate from the fin portion of the rocket. (6 min, 15 sec., 15.9 Mb)
    Quicktime Movie

TARC Tutorial 4:

  • Selecting the right size parachute, and finding the time aloft. (5 min, 53 sec., 24.5 Mb)
    Quicktime Movie

TARC Tutorial 5:

  • How to add a new parachute to the RockSim database. (5.8 Mb)
    Quicktime Movie

Old Tutorial Videos for RockSim Version 8

You will find the old version 8 videos have a new location. Please Click Here.


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