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Universe Sandbox Legacy => Universe Sandbox Legacy | Discussion => Topic started by: WryNail on May 27, 2011, 07:30:56 AM

Title: Quadruple Star
Post by: WryNail on May 27, 2011, 07:30:56 AM

Does anyone managed to make a quadruple star? I'm tryng to make a binary star composed by two binary stars, but the software gives me an error...Why?

Title: Re: Quadruple Star
Post by: karakris on May 27, 2011, 09:02:11 AM

You got me worried.

I need to do a Five Star.

Yellow and Yellow-White, close coupled,
Orange around them.
Two micro White Dwarfs at 90 degrees and 120 degrees, around the lot.

According to your Post - it will not allow this - DAMN !!

Title: Re: Quadruple Star
Post by: WryNail on May 27, 2011, 09:27:58 AM

Karakirs, you situation seems be different from mine.
I would like to create a binary orbit with the baricenters of two double stars.
You want to create a double star, and then 3 suns rolling around it...And it's possible (I've just made a solar system like yours).

Title: Re: Quadruple Star
Post by: Naru523 on May 27, 2011, 09:29:11 AM

I made a quick Quintuple system for fun.

And yes its possible to do a quadruple system.

Title: Re: Quadruple Star
Post by: WryNail on May 27, 2011, 09:31:34 AM

Quote from: Naru523 on May 27, 2011, 09:29:11 AM

I made a quick Quintuple system for fun.

And yes its possible to do a quadruple system.

Can you explain me how you did it, please?

Title: Re: Quadruple Star
Post by: Naru523 on May 27, 2011, 09:34:38 AM

1. Create two pairs of stars
2. Select one of the pairs via Box Select
3. Click "Make Binary Orbit" and "Add Barycenter" of the pair
4. Do it again for the other pair
5. Select the two barycenter by using the Box Select again
6. Click "Make Binary Orbit"

Title: Re: Quadruple Star
Post by: Darvince on May 28, 2011, 04:30:47 PM

Also reduce total momentum to zero so it doesn't go into space.