====== User manual & Handbook ======
This is the documentation and the user-manual for the inner-ballistic simulation software **"Gordons Reloading Tool"**, in short **"GRT"**.

**Please do read carefully, before using this software!**

=====What is GRT?=====
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**The Gordons Reloading Tool "GRT"** is a software for handloaders and ammunition designers. 
It simulates combustion characterisics, pressures and bullet speeds through ballistic 
parameters and formulas.

**GRT's** purpose is to provide additional means to develop loads for handloaders and ammunition 
designers and to avoid excessive loads, weapons disintegration/fragmentation and/or injuries.

**The most important features**
  * Individual loading data
  * Bullet database
  * Propellant database
  * Calibre specifications according to CIP standard incl. automatically generated drawings
  * Download & view official caliber specification documents
  * Individual report output of the calculation results incl. printing
  * Convert units and set individually
  * Inspector for detection of input errors
  * Quick help for input fields
  * Input wizards
  * Loading ladder incl. simultaneous display in diagram, interactive
  * Automatic recoil and impulse calculation
  * Powder comparison tables
  * Parametric powder search
  * Generic tolerance synthesis of charges
  * Cross-sectional area calculation of barrels
  * Black powder calculator
  * Saving notes, images or other data in the load file
  * Shot group analysis
  * Automated tool for Optimal Barrel Time (OBT)
  * PressureTrace II support: Display of pressure curve as overlay via simulation
  * Caldwell, LabRadar, MagnetoSpeed, and ProChrono imports
  * ...

=====Table of Content=====
====General====
  * **[[en:doku:license|License (EULA)]]**
  * **[[en:doku:safetynotes|Safety Notes]]**

  * **[[en:doku:preamble|Preamble]]**
  * **[[en:doku:formalism|Interior ballistic model, Powder modeling & Sources]]**

====Usage====
  * [[en:doku:install|Systems Requirements & Installation]]
  * [[en:doku:firststart|Quick Start]]
  * [[en:doku:overview-compact|Overview - Compact Mode]]
  * [[en:doku:overview-expert|Overview - Expert Mode]]

  * [[en:doku:toolbar|Toolbar/Symbolbar & Main menu]]
  * [[en:doku:tabs|Main Tabs (Files)]]
  * [[en:doku:resulttabs|Tabs of the result field]]
  * [[en:doku:inspector|Inspector]]

====Data-Entry====
  * **[[en:doku:inputfields|General usage instructions for data entry]]**
    * [[en:doku:inputfields-caliber|Caliber/Cartridge]]
    * [[en:doku:inputfields-projectile|Projectile (Bullet)]]
    * [[en:doku:inputfields-propellant|Propellant (Powder)]]

====Data-Output====
  * **[[en:doku:outputfields|Output & Result Fields]]**
  
====Tools & Assistants====
  * {{en:media:icon:icn_mono_caliber_db_32x32.png}}[[en:doku:dbcaliber|Caliber Database]]
  * {{en:media:icon:icn_mono_projectile_db_32x32.png}}[[en:doku:dbprojectile|Projectile Database]]
  * {{en:media:icon:icn_mono_propellant_db_32x32.png}}[[en:doku:dbpropellant|Propellant Database]]
  * {{en:media:icon:icn_mono_calculator_32x32.png}}[[en:doku:unitcalculator|Convert units of measurement]]
  * {{en:media:icon:icn_mono_table_heatmap_32x32.png}}[[en:doku:burnratechart|Table of relative combustion of propellant powders]]
  * {{en:media:icon:icn_mono_laufprofil_32x32.png}}[[en:doku:assist-aeffcalculator|Calculator for effective cross section of the caliber/barrel]]
  * {{en:media:icon:icn_mono_cannon_32x32.png}}[[en:doku:bpcalculator|Black powder calculator]]
  * {{en:media:icon:icn_mono_target_holes_32x32.png}}[[en:doku:shotgroup|Shot group analysis]]
  * {{en:media:icon:icn_mono_obt_32x32.png}}[[en:doku:obtconcept|Optimal Barrel Time (OBT)]]
  * {{en:media:icon:icn_mono_chart_propellant_32x32.png}}[[en:doku:ppsearch|Parametric powder search and generic tolerance synthesis]]
  * {{en:media:icon:icn_mono_cartridge_draft_32x32.png}}[[en:doku:cartridgedesigner|Cartridge-Designer]]
  
  * {{en:media:icon:icn_star_yellow_32x32.png}} [[en:doku:assist-aeffcalculator|Assistant "effective cross section"]]
  * {{en:media:icon:icn_star_yellow_32x32.png}} [[en:doku:assist-projectile-tail|Assistant "Projectile-Tail"]]
  * {{en:media:icon:icn_star_yellow_32x32.png}} [[en:doku:assist-initialpressure|Assistant "Initial Pressure"]]
  * {{en:media:icon:icn_star_yellow_32x32.png}} [[en:doku:assist-powdermass|Assistant "Powder mass"]]
  * {{en:media:icon:icn_star_yellow_32x32.png}} [[en:doku:assist-powdertempcoeff|Assistant for powder temperature coefficients]]

====Reports====
  * {{en:media:icon:icn_mono_textdoc_dia_32x32.png}} [[en:doku:report|Result-Report]]
  * [[en:doku:report-info|Help for creating your own reports]]

====Plugins====
  * {{en:plugin:grtlab:media:grtlab-logo-32x32.png?nolink|}}[[en:plugin:grtlab:plugin-grtlab|GRTLab Plugin]]
  * {{en:plugin:grtrace:media:icn_grtrace_32x32.png?nolink|}}[[en:plugin:grtrace:plugin-grtrace|GRTrace Plugin]]

  * {{en:media::icon:icn_plugin_32x32.png}}[[en:doku:plugin-api|Plugin-API, Interface description]] (for developers)

====UBCS====
  * [[en:doku:ubcs|Universal Bullet Classification Scheme (UBCS)]]

====File formats====
  * [[en:doku:file_caliber|Caliber file]] //( *.xml, *.caliber )//
  * [[en:doku:file_projectile|Projectile file]] //( *.xml, *.projectile )//
  * [[en:doku:file_propellant|Propellant file]] //( *.xml, *.propellant )//
  * [[en:doku:file_result|Simulation results]] //( *.xml )//

====Team====
  * [[en:doku:devteam|Development Team]]
  * [[en:doku:contact|Contact]]