Show rotate

[gadgetroch]

Sorry for my english,

I want to show rotate in universe sandbox, display a trace that shows the rotation of the planet.

How ?

Thank's.

[unl0cker]

Click the little hand tool (move)

Select the body to be moved

Click the little icon bellow the selection, the one on the right

Rotate using the white wheel

[gadgetroch]

and for the trace ?

[Hellpotatoe]

He wants a trail for rotation

[smjjames]

I don't think Ubox has a trace for rotation at this time.

You could ask Dan about it for Ubox3 though.

[vh]

when you rotate, the axis of rotation passes through the center of the object you're rotating, so it will not show a trail and a trace for rotation makes little sense as it would show nothing

*trails generate from the center of obejct i think

[unl0cker]

Oh, you can't.

You only rotate bodies. Neither trails nor dust can be rotated.

What do you want to do, draw?

[Dan Dixon]

I'd be curious to learn more about what you mean by "display a trace that shows the rotation of the planet."

How do you imagine this would work?

Can you point to any images anywhere that show this?


You can add a landing point on a body and that will trace out that position on the body. Just zoom in on a body and keep zooming in... this will add a point that will draw a trail.

Is that what you mean?

[gadgetroch]

For begin, it is possible to show a trace about a planet, anybody ?

And more i have see here : http://universesandbox.com/, in this video, at 0:18 second, trace of rotation.

[smjjames]

For begin, it is possible to show a trace about a planet, anybody ?

And more i have see here : http://universesandbox.com/, in this video, at 0:18 second, trace of rotation.

Those are the traces of Uranus's moons as they orbit the planet, not a trace of rotation. Open up the solar system simulation with moons on (or one that is just uranus and moons), go to uranus, turn trace on and you'll see what I mean.

Uranus rotates on it's side and so, the moons orbits are vertical with the planets equator.

[gadgetroch]

haaaan ok... and for show trace ?

[APODman]

I'd be curious to learn more about what you mean by "display a trace that shows the rotation of the planet."

How do you imagine this would work?

Can you point to any images anywhere that show this?


You can add a landing point on a body and that will trace out that position on the body. Just zoom in on a body and keep zooming in... this will add a point that will draw a trail.

Is that what you mean?

Maybe he is referring to a Rotate Frame function, like the one that existed in US1:

http://universesandbox.com/forum/index.php/topic,1081.0.html


(Plz Dan, make this function available again in the Universe Sandbox 3  )