Step (software)
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 A simulation with gas particles |
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| Maintainer | Vladimir Kuznetsov Carsten Niehaus Aliona Kuznetsova |
| Current version | 0.1.0 (29.7 2017) |
| operating system | GNU / Linux |
| programming language | C ++ |
| License | GNU General Public License version 2 |
| German speaking | No |
| https://edu.kde.org/step/ | |
Step is a free 2- dimensional physics engine which is part of the KDE SC as part of the KDE Education Project . It contains StepCore, a physics simulation library.
history
The program has been developed by Vladimir Kuznetsov since February 2007. It was released with KDE 4.1 .
License
The program is under the GNU General Public License , which makes it Free Software.
description
Step is based on bodies and forces that can be created by the users :
- Bodies range in size from small ( point masses ) to large polygons , all of which have a unique combination of properties (e.g. mass or kinetic energy ) that affect the simulation.
- Forces can either be set directly by the user or produced via e.g. B. Gravitation .
The program also supports feathers and soft bodies .
Step allows the simulation to be reset so that the user can make changes and see how these affect. Theoretically, Step also supports changing bodies and forces during the simulation, but if the things that the user wants to change move, this is as good as impossible. The simulation often has to be stopped for this.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b The KDE Education Project: Step . edu.kde.org. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ↑ Danny Allen: This Week ... . In: KDE Commit Digest . No. 44, February 4, 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2009.