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Arata

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How to make your own spiral galaxy.
« on: August 31, 2009, 08:03:37 PM »
Can someone show me how to make a spiral galaxy?
I would also like to make others too.
is it also possible to make barred spirals.

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Re: How to make your own spiral galaxy.
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2009, 08:06:30 PM »
This is a good way. I think.

http://universesandbox.com/forum/index.php/topic,509.0.html

You can also:

1. Place stars in a disk orbiting a mass
2. Orbit All
3. Place a mass about 1/10 the size of the central black hole (this hasn't been tested) a little further than the farthest stars. This should pull them.

Or, I don't remeber if this was mentioned, but:

Place a 2D disk around something, and hit orbit all.

Hope I helped!

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Re: How to make your own spiral galaxy.
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2009, 08:21:42 PM »
Thanks.
Is it possible to add textures to the galaxy?
Like make it look like andromeda?

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Re: How to make your own spiral galaxy.
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2009, 07:39:42 AM »
Yeah, name it Galaxy-XXXX like Dan said.

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Re: How to make your own spiral galaxy.
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2009, 01:48:59 PM »
What is XXXX?

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Re: How to make your own spiral galaxy.
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2009, 04:51:04 PM »
Name of the galaxy

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Re: How to make your own spiral galaxy.
« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2009, 04:54:58 PM »
What is XXXX?

There are several galaxy-<name of galaxy>.jpg files in the media folder.
XXXX means 'whatever the name is'.

Does that help?

And check this out:
http://universesandbox.com/forum/index.php/topic,746.0.html

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Re: How to make your own spiral galaxy.
« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2009, 05:00:10 PM »
SInce you know how many topics can be similar and stuff, why don't we make a map of the site! Kind pushing the top, and strining lines together. lol

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Re: How to make your own spiral galaxy.
« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2009, 06:19:04 PM »
Yeah, name it Galaxy-XXXX like Dan said.

Do you mean rename in in the program, like right click and rename, or rename a photo?

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Re: How to make your own spiral galaxy.
« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2009, 06:21:02 PM »
Do you mean rename in in the program, like right click and rename, or rename a photo?

We're talking about renaming the file using Windows Explorer (how you look at all the files on your hard drive). You can't rename or even see these files names inside of Universe Sandbox.

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Re: How to make your own spiral galaxy.
« Reply #10 on: September 01, 2009, 06:39:26 PM »
Do you mean rename in in the program, like right click and rename, or rename a photo?

We're talking about renaming the file using Windows Explorer (how you look at all the files on your hard drive). You can't rename or even see these files names inside of Universe Sandbox.

But when I save it and open it again, the grid is not there. Just the black hole.

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Re: How to make your own spiral galaxy.
« Reply #11 on: September 01, 2009, 08:42:14 PM »
It cant save dust, trail info, and others.

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Re: How to make your own spiral galaxy.
« Reply #12 on: September 01, 2009, 09:19:48 PM »
It cant save dust, trail info, and others.
Not yet that is! :D

When / If Dan does create full saves...the possibilities will open.