When live mode is enabled the simulation begins to calculate the movement of the celestial objects in the current simulation. Rings (which can be applied to any of the above objects) – Geo sync, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.Objects – pool ball, football, baseball, bowling ball, teapot, dice, and halo.Asteroids – Ceres, Pallas, Vesta, Ixion, Orcus, Sedna, and Apophis.Moons – Moon, Titan, Europa, Ganymede, Dione, Mimas, Io, Callisto, Triton, Iapetus, Miranda, Mimas, and Pandora.Planets – Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Eris, Pluto, Ceres, Haumea, and Makemake.Stars – Sun, Rigel, Alpha Centauri A, Alpha Centauri B, Wolf 359, Sirius, Polaris, Alderamin, Vy Canis Majoris, Pollux, Arcturus, Mu Cephei, Betelgeuse, Antares, Aldebaran, Deneb, VV Cephei, Barnard’s Star, and Eta Carinae.Galaxies - Milky Way, Andromeda, Triangulum, Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud, NGC300, NGC55, M110, M32, and IC 1101.Here are the categories and the presets included within the simulation: There are many preset bodies to add to your simulation. Any object can be inserted by placing it stationary in space, in orbit around other body, or launched from the point of view from the camera. It also allows you to manipulate the rotation of the object along its center.Īdd Tool: The add tool is what adds additional objects to the universe. Hand Tool: The hand tool allows you to change the direction and velocity of an object. When multiple objects are selected a different dialogue box appears that allows you to manipulate objects in various ways. It allows you to select multiple objects.
This is the default tool and looks like a standard mouse pointer.īox Tool: The box tool is a rectangular selection tool. Normal Tool:The normal tool allows you to select different objects. These tools can be used at any time in any mode. There are four tools that allow you to create and modify the universe. Live Mode: Runs the simulation at the speed you set it to run.Įdit Mode: Stops the simulation to allow you to easily insert and manipulate planets, moons, asteroids, galaxies, etc.Ĭhart Mode: Arranges all planetary bodies in the simulation based on various sorting methods. The game supports anaglyphic 3D glasses and 3D DLP televisions to give you a completely immersive 3D experience.
In addition it is complete with in depth editing tools that allow you to create your own simulations. Universe Sandbox allows you to also change the force of gravity, and manipulate the density and mass of any object. It includes many premade simulations such as the solar system, Saturn and its rings and moons, and the Milky Way galaxy. Universe Sandbox allows you to explore the effects of gravity on various celestial bodies.