Re: Suggestions! (new)
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 1:26 am
Hi! I'm a physics & astronomy teacher - would love to use GSim for student projects! But I'm having trouble with these bugs / missing features:
-Saving / Loading extremely buggy. Sometimes screen is stuck panning after load, saved objects missing/altered after load, time coordinates messed up after load, etc. Could use a more traditional, robust Save / Load system with files instead of code.
-Need a "reset" button that snaps the system back to its initial configuration at t=0. This would be great for systematically building systems by trial and error.
-Need a merge option for asteroids and fixed stars.
-Would like to be able to edit the position and velocity of existing objects with the mouse. Clicking on an already created object and dragging could change its velocity; shift+dragging could change its position.
I've tried a LOT of gravity simulators and GSim is the most promising for student use. Hope to see an updated version soon!
-Saving / Loading extremely buggy. Sometimes screen is stuck panning after load, saved objects missing/altered after load, time coordinates messed up after load, etc. Could use a more traditional, robust Save / Load system with files instead of code.
-Need a "reset" button that snaps the system back to its initial configuration at t=0. This would be great for systematically building systems by trial and error.
-Need a merge option for asteroids and fixed stars.
-Would like to be able to edit the position and velocity of existing objects with the mouse. Clicking on an already created object and dragging could change its velocity; shift+dragging could change its position.
I've tried a LOT of gravity simulators and GSim is the most promising for student use. Hope to see an updated version soon!