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3.5  Description of the export/import file

The data exported out can be used or changed by other programs as well, which can be reimported into the Gravity program. The export/import file contains in text form the major parameters or the System and the data of Bodies. This file is divided into sections, which are separated by a blank line. The first one is the section for the system. The others are for the bodies.

The system section contains the program name, gravitational constant, time unit, refresh time, simulation length, zoom and the number of bodies.

A body section contains the program name, x and y components of the position vector, x and y components of the velocity vector, the mass, diameter, color and group identifier of its own.

An example of export/import file is contained in Table 26:

 

Section Line name (at the
beginning of the line)
Data
(after the first tab)
Data
(after the second tab)
System Application: Gravity 1.3
System name: Sun + Earth  
Grav. const: 6.6742149999999994e-011  
Time unit (s): 540  
Refresh (s): 100000  
Length (s): 100000000  
Zoom: 1.8e-010  
Bodies: 2  
<blank line>
Body (1) Name (1): Sun  
Position (x,y): 0 0
Velocity (x,y): -14 0
Mass (kg): 2e+030  
Diameter (m): 1400000000  
Color (RGB): 0xffff  
Group: 0  
<blank line>
Body (2) Name (2): Earth  
Position (x,y): 0 -149000000000
Velocity (x,y): -29790 0
Mass (kg): 5.9800000000000005e+024  
Diameter (m): 12756000  
Color (RGB): 0xff0000  
Group: 0  

Table 26. Export/import file (example)

 

 

 

 

 


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