Solar System Simulation

A simple simulation of our solar system with uniformly(ish) spaced planets and logarithmically(ish) scaled objects!

Dependencies

• SOIL (Simple OpenGL Image Library)
• freeglut

Features

• Moveable camera
• Elliptical orbits
• Rotation about planets' axes
• Axial tilt
• Inclined orbital planes
• Textures
• Lighting
• Background
• Saturn has a ring

Planned Features

• More physics / less hardcode
• Switch from OpenGL's immediate mode to core-profile mode
• Ability to easily make new solar systems
• Menus
• A fancier load screen
• Various bells and whistles!

Camera Controls

• w: increase altitude
• s: decrease altiude
• a: move clockwise
• d: move counterclockwise
• -: zoom out
• =: zoom in

Version 1.0