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Universe Sandbox Legacy => Universe Sandbox 2010 Beta | Discussion => Topic started by: SuperNova on February 02, 2010, 12:34:24 PM

Title: Erm.....yeah, anoying bug
Post by: SuperNova on February 02, 2010, 12:34:24 PM

ok, so i made a planet orbiting a sun. but i wan't a moon orbit the planet, but when i put ''make banary orbit''
the moon starts orbit the planet, but the path of the planet is going to the sun. so i want the planet orbit the sun, and the moon orbit the planet without sending the planet to the sun.

Title: Re: Erm.....yeah, anoying bug
Post by: Naru523 on February 02, 2010, 03:46:42 PM

Orbit all...

Title: Re: Erm.....yeah, anoying bug
Post by: atomic7732 on February 02, 2010, 08:51:03 PM

Orbit parent, orbit all messes up purposful elliptical orbits.

Title: Re: Erm.....yeah, anoying bug
Post by: Naru523 on February 02, 2010, 09:50:45 PM

True.

I think binary orbits mean only two objects. So it can't make three objects orbit... using it.

Title: Re: Erm.....yeah, anoying bug
Post by: deoxy99 on April 01, 2010, 08:15:16 AM

Quote from: Dan Dixon on March 23, 2010, 07:53:28 PM

Ahh... I re-read your question and I think I understand the problem now.

If you set two planets to have a binary orbit of one another, they're not given the necessary velocity to orbit the star.

Try this in a simulation with two planets very near each other and a star:

1 - Pause the simulation.
2 - Select just the two planets.
3 - Click on binary orbit
4 - Click on create barycenter.
5 - Now just select the barycenter and the star.
6 - Click on binary orbit

Let me know if that works for you.

No, this works!