Planet simulator v 1.1 Instructions: 1. Begin by clicking to add planets. The values at the top will determine the properties (velocities and mass) of the planet you're adding. 2. You can use a scroll wheel on a mouse or the up and down arrow keys to zoom in/out. 3. Press "Done" and then adjust the variables in the menu to whatever you'd like. 4. Click the play button to start the simulation. 5. Watch the planets move around and hover the mouse pointer over a planet to see what its current properties are. 6. Click on any planet to "track" its movement through space. Click again to stop tracking. 7. You can view some extra info by setting the "Show Stats" variable in the menu to 1. 8. You can press the pause or play button to, well, pause and play the simulation. You can still move around and interact with the planets, but they will not move when paused. 9. Press "Reset" if you'd like to start the simulation over with a new set of planets! 10. Click "See inside" if you'd like to view how everything works! It's fairly well documented, if I do say so myself!
Made for a school project. :) It's fairly accurate, though sub-stepping in combination with higher decimal precision could potentially make it much more so (accurate). It also uses Newtonian gravity, which is generally quite reliable, but breaks down under certain conditions (e.g., near speed of light movement). Needless to say, don't use this project to guide your space mission, for a multitude of reasons.
