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Fusion 360

Fusion 360 can be installed on an infinite number of computers, but can only be accessed from one at a time. Since it is cloud based, you can log into any other computer that has it installed to have all your files. 

How to Install Fusion 360:

  1. Go to: https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/students-teachers-educators
  2. Create an account using your RIT email address, or sign in if you have one
  3. Verify your eligibility status. Sometimes just hitting the "verify" button is enough, sometimes it needs more info (will require some information such as your birthday and school name)
  4. Download, install, and run Fusion 360

How to Join the Launch Initiative Project Hub:

  1. Ask any current admin of the hub to add your email address
  2. Go to myrit684.autodesk360.com
  3. If you are not logged in with your Autodesk account, log in
  4. Check your email for the invite link
  5. Once you click the link in the email, you can access the Hub with the link above, or by clicking your name in the top left of Fusion 360, and selecting "RIT Launch Initiative."

Ansys

(Coming Soon)

orCAD

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Altium

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NX-11

(Coming Soon)

ThrustCurve

ThrustCurve is a software that allows you to convert data points into a thrust curve that can be inputted into OpenRocket or RockSim to simulate flights with a custom motor. 

  1. Download the .zip Thrust Curve 1.0.zip from the Drive 
  2. Extract the .zip to somewhere on your computer
  3. Run the installer from inside the extracted folder
  4. You can now run and open ThrustCurve by searching "Thrust Curve 1.0" on your computer's search bar, or by clicking the application executor

BurnSim

Burnsim is a simulator for characterizing the performance of a solid rocket motor based on its internal geometry, chemical composition, and size. It is useful for simulating the design of solid rocket motors.

  1. Download the .zip BurnSim 3.1.8 from the Drive
  2. Extract the .zip somewhere on your computer
  3. Run the installer from inside the extracted folder
  4. You can now run and open BurnSim by searching "BurnSim 3" on your computer's search bar, or by clicking the application executor

FinSim

AeroFinSim, or FinSim for short, is a structural analysis software package that simulates fin flutter with Theodorsen and U-g methods, instead of the traditional Pines approximation, which gives more accurate flutter results for high-subsonic and hypersonic flights.

  1. Download the .zip FinSim from the Drive
  2. Extract the .zip to Program Files (x86) on your computer
  3. Make a shortcut of FinSim.exe from inside the extracted folder, and place it on your desktop
  4. You can now open and run FinSim by searching "FinSim" on your computer's search bar, or by clicking the shortcut. 

RASAero

RasAero is like OpenRocket, but uses a different simulation system that works better for flights above Mach 0.7. It is necessary for any rocket that flies over Mach 1.5.

  1. Download the .zip RASAero_II_Setup_Version_1.0.2.0 from the Drive
  2. Extract and run the installer
  3. Once complete, you can access RASAero by searching "RASAero II" on your computer's search bar, or by clicking the application executor

OpenRocket

OpenRocket is a software that allows you to design and simulate rockets

  1. Ensure you have the latest version of Java at https://www.java.com/en/download/
  2. Go to http://openrocket.info/ and hit "Download" at the top of the page
  3. Move the .jar to where you want the program to exist - like the desktop. OpenRocket requires no installation to work.

Slack

Slack is our primary means of communications for the team.

How to join the Slack workspace:

  1. Go to rit-launch.slack.com
  2. Create a slack account for our workspace with your RIT email address
    1. Make sure you use the rit.edu email not g.rit.edu, or else it will not work
  3. (Optional) install the slack client to access from your comptuer, or use the browser-based version


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