The Physicist - Command Reference



Welcome to The Physicist's Command Reference. A brief description of the most widely used commands in The Physicist with their usage information is given below. Have fun using The Physicist.

PRE-SIMULATION Commands:

Command
Syntax
Function
sin
sin(val)
Computes the sine of val
cos
cos(val)
Computes the cosine of val
tan
tan(val)
Computes the tangent of val
+
v1 + v2
Evaluates v1 + v2
-
v1 - v2
Evaluates v1 - v2
*
v1 * v2
Evaluates v1 * v2
/
v1 / v2
Evaluates v1 / v2
^
v1 ^ v2
Evaluates v1^ v2
m_setg
m_setg val
Sets the Gravitational Constant
m_setk
m_setk val
Sets the Electrostatic Constant
m_body
m_body name
Creates a mechanical body named name
m_setmass
m_setmass name val
Assigns mass val to body name
m_setcharge
m_setcharge name val
Charges body name with charge value val
m_setsize
m_setsize name val
Sets the size of body name with radius val
m_setpos
m_setpos name x y z
Places body name at <x,y,z> vector position
m_setvel
m_setvel vx vy vz
Sets the initial velocity as the vector <vx,vy,vz>
m_setacc
m_srtacc ax ay az
Initial acceleration is set to <ax ay az> vector
m_show
m_show name
Display details of body name
render
render
Start rendering the simulation
exit
exit
Exits The Physicist




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