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Re: Beta test - online kite design software

Postby decay » Sat Feb 19, 2022 12:08 pm

Hi All,

I've been working for the last few months on an offline version of KaroroCAD - as a 1st class plugin to Rhino3D:
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Contact me directly if you'd like to know more about the Rhino plugin.



The online version has been on the back burner BUT today it received its first update of 2022.

www.karorocad.online

ONE change only - I've 'finally' tracked down all the current known sources of server time out issues.

Please if anyone sees these again - let me know ASAP.

Cheers

DK

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Re: Beta test - online kite design software

Postby decay » Sun Mar 13, 2022 10:58 am

Hi All,

We have been getting great feedback from our users on the performance improvements with last months updates - if you've not checked them out jump on and test.

KaroroCAD v0.26 was uploaded this morning:

www.karoroCAD.online

Two updates:

1/ Separate AOA control for the rear line bridle length:
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This has been on the plugin for a while but was missed on recent online updates - just allows the rear line length to be adjusted but also to scale with sizes etc.

2/ 2 Ply option for canopy reinforcement:
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From the start KaroroCAD canopy reinforcement was trimmed from the canopy panels, with this option you can create '2 ply' style reinforcements over full size canopy panels:
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Please let me know if you see any problems.

Cheers

DK
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Re: Beta test - online kite design software

Postby decay » Sun May 22, 2022 11:54 am

Hi Guys,

KaroroCAD v0.30 is live today, not much to rave about, just a bunch of bug fixes.

In particular the wing tip canopy panel is has a more robust build, recent speed improvements had lead to errors in the wing tip build file.

https://www.karorocad.online/

As always - let me know if you see any issues!

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Re: Beta test - online kite design software

Postby kalliespidahl » Sun Jun 05, 2022 2:52 pm

Thanks DK for sharing this fun freeware! I'm not an engineer, but love DIYing, so this is great for people like me who don't know CAD but want to see what factors into kite design. Thank you!
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Re: Beta test - online kite design software

Postby decay » Mon May 29, 2023 7:30 pm

Hi All,

Its been over a year since www.karorocad.online has seen an public update.

Those in the loop know Su and I have been a wee bit busy on other projects - more about those coming soon...

I have been doing a LOT of development on the KaroroCAD Rhino plugin - mostly thanks to Su using it full time for Lacuna development, along with a few other designers in serious evaluation for production use - exciting times!

This week I started looking what is required to bring www.karoroCAD.online to a V1.0 release. This has needed some help from my service provider that hosts the 3D code for me - which is now come far enough for a V0.9 release:
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Link to preview is here:

https://www.karorocad.online/KcadV0_9/

There is a whole new interface, with much better layout of parameters,

Better parameter updating

New, more robust Save/Load setup, now provided native by my service provider - please note here .kite files from the original KaroroCAD.online are not directly compatible with the new platform, however I have created a translation application - you can send me your kite files for translation.

Feel free to jump on a have a go with the new setup - I think you will find it a big improvement over the original.

Cheers

DK
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Re: Beta test - online kite design software

Postby decay » Sun Jun 11, 2023 3:21 pm

Hi Guys,

Today I setup a KaroroCAD Youtube channel and have recorded a short getting started video for KaroroCAD.online Kite Designer:



Cheers

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