Interactive Physics
Simulation Accuracy
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The Interactive Physics program uses very sophisticated algorithms to
compute the motion of the various simulation components as the
simulation progresses. You need to keep in mind, however, that no
numerical simulation can produce exact results - at least not for
very long. If you are just "playing around", this probably won't be a
problem, but if you are going to depend on the numerical results of a
simulation, you need to know how to adjust the simulation
accuracy.
For the purposes of most of our simulations, you can get
sufficient accuracy by pulling down the World Menu and selecting
"Accuracy...". The dialog shown at right will appear. Notice that the
default accuracy is "Fast".
Clicking on the "Accurate" button will increase the simulation's
accuracy by a factor of 5 or so.
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-> Mr. Stanbrough ->IP
How-To Notes -> this page
last update Jun3 13, 2000 by JL
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