Windows Vista

Software Archive

Audio & Multimedia

Business

Communications

Desktop

Development

Education

Games & Entertainment

Graphic Apps

Home & Hobby

Network & Internet

Security & Privacy

Servers

System Utilities

Web Development

Solar Model 2.0

  • License: Freeware
  • Language: English
  • Release: 2007-06-20
  • Size: 4 Mb
  • Cost: Free

Awards

After collecting and analyzing of sent to us users' opinions about this program it takes our editors award with a rate "5". This means that this program is popular and was found as convenient and useful.

The Solar Model is realtime modeling of solar system. It allows user to navigate in
space, to control time counting (speed-up time flow) and estimate real movement of
space bodies like planets, dwarf planets and moons. It also allows user to bind camera
to space objects (for example, you can look from Moon on Earth in real time flow).
Solar Model renders beautiful 3D space environment.

There are 2 video renderer: OpenGL and Direct3D9. This release also contain Configuration dialog that allows you to set up video driver, desired resolution, and some other rendering options. You can make screenshots with one click (Screenshot feature is new in this release).

There are also many implovements in 2.0 version:
- at last you may speed up camera movement speed :)
- totaly reworked GUI. Now all looks much pretty;
- improved asteroids looking. Now it renders as volumes with animation (like real space asteroids);
- added some info features -- shows current distance from the Sun, current time (yes, this release also set ups all planets to a REAL NOWADAYS positions and starts simulation from current date and time).
((and some more improvement you may read in changelog.txt inside ZIP-archive))

Please visit http://www.ffsoftworks.com/solar_model for more information.

Keywords: planets saturn visualization simulation jupiter space uranus ceres mercury earth moon mars venus moons asteroid

Latest User Reviews:

Pjones2079, 2009-03-28 19:54:44

Version: 2.0
It's great but for one little problem....when looking at the view from say earth to the moon, you see the other planets and they are not in the right scale. Jupiter looks way to big when viewing the moon from earth. I know it's a small thing but I thought you should know. Other then the scale problem it's a nice program.

Parre.mohan, 2009-03-09 08:52:17

Version: 2.0
my openion about solar modl
the solar model is not working.when i click on the help , it was close.please send me how it will be work.

Francois, 2009-02-02 03:54:03

Version: 2.0
Great tool!
I find the Solar model very informative. Really good graphics and motion. Could be very uselful for school science projects.

It would have been nice if it was possible to hide the toolbars on top and information bars at the bottom.

Great tool!

Best
Francois

iMammal, 2009-01-04 23:45:21

Version: 2.0
Sola Model review
All of the executable binaries work well however the 2.0 source fails to compile under vs.net and the 2.1 source has problems with gas giant textures and keypress over-sensetivity. (The textures seem to load well but they are only displayed when the planet is highlighted for selection. Arrow keys are WASD keys lack fine control. ) Any assistance with these issues will be greatly appreciated.

Wbernache, 2008-07-24 14:46:24

Version: 2.0
review note
I was unable to complete the process due to the program's alteration of my video settings. the screen was adjusted to 4 bit color and an unattainable resolution leaving everything so large I was barely able to restore to previously known good condition after trying to correct the video with no success.
Wayne

Paulgfreeman, 2008-07-14 15:59:07

Version: 2.0
Solar Model
The Earth is rotating the wrong way in your solar model.

Tribune, 2008-04-06 22:49:28

Version: 2.0
Solar Model.
Hi all,
Just wanted to say that I have used Solar Modal and it runs great and clean. Nice work. I would suggest this software for any student or astronomical education unit that needs a a very realistic view of our solar system from different points of view in our system.Nice Job.
Tribune.

Labinnac, 2008-03-31 15:26:54

Version: 2.0
Solar Model
Nice stuff for students - simple with good graphics, thing like that should be more popular.

Harlo, 2008-01-26 10:20:48

Version: 2.0
solar system model review
Program opens in small window displaying faint band of white dots & doesn't do anything else.

Write a Review and Rate Solar Model

Alternative Programs

SurGe 6.50

SurGe is a computer program which enables to generate a surface as an interpolation (approximation) function of two independent variables; implements an interpolation / approximation method called ABOS which produces a surface comparable to a surface created by Kriging or Minimum curvature method.

Read more -->

  • License: Shareware
  • Language: English
  • Release: 2008-12-10
  • Size: 2 Mb
  • Cost: 20.00 $

Earth Explorer 6.1

Earth Explorer is GPS Enabled digital map software with high-resolution satellite imagery, shaded relief topographic imagery and blending imagery of the two. It include location information of 270 countries and regions, 50000+ cities, 15000+ islands and 50000+ earthquakes from 1973; And outline information of political boundaries, rivers, lakes, coastlines of the world and etc.

Read more -->

  • License: Shareware
  • Language: English
  • Release: 2009-09-25
  • Size: 9 Mb
  • Cost: 59.95 $

ChemLab 2.5.1

Model ChemLab is a unique product incorporating both an interactive simulation and a lab notebook workspace with separate areas for theory, procedures and student observations. Commonly used lab equipment and procedures are used to simulate the steps involved in performing an experiment. Users step-through the actual lab procedure while interacting with animated equipment in a way that is similar to the real lab experience.

Read more -->

  • License: Shareware
  • Language: English
  • Release: 2010-04-20
  • Size: 3 Mb
  • Cost: 33.99 $

EC Praxis 3J 5.0

EC PRAXIS 3J is an entirely new software application, for the analysis and design of steel connections according to EC3. Following connection types are supported:Beam to column (double cleat),Beam to column (end plate),Beam to column (fin plate),Beam to beam (double cleat ),Endplate splice,Plates beam splice, Bracing connection

Read more -->

  • License: Demo
  • Language: English
  • Release: 2008-04-15
  • Size: 93 Mb
  • Cost: 1585.00 $

LeoNetCDF 2.11

The LeoNetCDF software application permits to display and edit content of binary NetCDF files in tree style control of a standard window interface environment. LeoNetCDF uses a state of art codes that are implemented a description of NetCDF format. It also can convert content of NetCDF file in and out a file in XML format that can be edited with any standard text editor application such as WordPad.

Read more -->

  • License: Commercial
  • Language: English
  • Release: 2011-01-07
  • Size: 798 Kb
  • Cost: 4.55 $

LeoCrystal 2.7

LeoCrystal is an application for performing modeling of reaction on the surface of crystal for educational and research purposes. With it help one can estimate influence of different parameters of the structure elements of crystals on topology and kinetic of the crystallization. Because process of crystal growth is present in practically all major technology processes, in depth understanding of all its complexities is essential necessity.

Read more -->

  • License: Commercial
  • Language: English
  • Release: 2011-01-07
  • Size: 868 Kb
  • Cost: 4.55 $

Alcyone Ephemeris 3.2

Alcyone Ephemeris is an accurate and fast astronomical ephemeris calculator covering the period 3000 BC to AD 3000. It calculates heliocentric, geocentric, and topocentric positions of the Sun (Earth), Moon, planets, small bodies (asteroids, comets), and fixed stars in ecliptical, equatorial, and horizontal coordinates (including angular differences between two bodies), with optional corrections for parallax and refraction.

Read more -->

  • License: Shareware
  • Language: English
  • Release: 2008-01-30
  • Size: 51 Mb
  • Cost: 49.00 $

SwingNN 3.0

Your data is imported into a grid and used to train a neural network. The input values are forced to swing beyond their limits. The output values are forecasted by the neural network. A new neural network is created using the new inputs and forecasted outputs.

Read more -->

  • License: Shareware
  • Language: English
  • Release: 2010-06-11
  • Size: 2 Mb
  • Cost: 49.00 $

BeamProps 2.75

This software is used to calculate section properties like: Area Moment of Inertia Radius of Gyration Center of Mass Plastic Section Modulus Shape Factor for more than 25 shapes. These equations are taken from "Roark's formulas for stress and strain (7th Edition)" book.

Read more -->

  • License: Shareware
  • Language: English
  • Release: 2009-07-08
  • Size: 5 Mb
  • Cost: 125.00 $

OnScreen DNA Lite 1.0.2

OnScreen DNA Lite gives everyone a "painless" way to grasp the details of the double helix structure of DNA. This is accomplished by on-screen tutorials that guide you through an exploration of a virtual 3D model. In addition, there is a simulation of DNA denaturation, a laboratory phenomenon important in biotechnology, in which the DNA strands are seen to split apart. These two activities are taken from more advanced editions of the software.

Read more -->

  • License: Freeware
  • Language: English
  • Release: 2007-10-18
  • Size: 1 Mb
  • Cost: Free