Algodoo is a 2D-simulation environment for creating interactive scenes in playful, cartoony manner, making use of the physics that we use to explain our real world. Algodoo is designed to encourage young people’s own creativity, ability and motivation to construct knowledge. This is a highly educational tool that children will love using.
Requirements:
· OS: Windows XP/Vista/7
Limitations:
· 15 hours trial
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· NEW: Object can now have custom script variables that are properly serialized and cloned (they must start with an underscore, e.g. "_size := 15").
· NEW: Both "color" and "colorHSVA" now serialized, making both scriptable.
· NEW: Move selected objects half a pixel at the time using the arrow keys (only when simulation is paused).
· NEW: Move selected objects to front/back with SHIFT + down/up arrow keys.
· NEW: Improved script menu with readables and cmd result.
· NEW: Thyme command Scene.entityByID, (e.g. (Scene.entityByID(21)).color)
· NEW: Thyme command Scene.entityByGeomID
· NEW: Geometry generation from opaque images (background removal). Works best with clip-art like images.
· NEW: Added check/uncheck all buttons to options->layers as well as to the force visualization menu.
· NEW: Added helpful Thyme command "Scene.MakeModern" to update a scene:s settings to the modern Algodoo version. Will change simulation settings and legacyMode:s.
· NEW: Algodoo now uses CrashRpt (Windows only) to catch most crashes and ask the user to send in a crash report to Algoryx.
· NEW: Ctrl-D now deselects everything in the scene.
· NEW: Ctrl-W now toggles hide/show windows.
· NEW: Play mode, accessible with button in menu-bar, or Cmd-Space.
· IMP: A polygon with a circular outer shell will now roll much smoother on planes and boxes.
· IMP: Positioning of long undo/redo lists.
· IMP: Loading screen no longer stays on top of all other windows.
· IMP: Spring end-points can now be behind the geometry it is connected to (by popular request).
· IMP: Improved support for drag-and-drop of images from web browser into Algodoo. It now works with Chrome, Firefox and Safari (but NOT Internet Explorer) on both Windows and Mac.
· IMP: Added popup message when failing to rename a file in the file browser.
· IMP: Algodoo now always starts full screen after first install.
· IMP: User textures will now be copied to Algodoo/textures/ directory.
· IMP: Improved culling of small force/velocity/momentum arrows.
· IMP: Sim.positionsLast now true by default, fixing issue where the force arrows of moving objects would be wrong when simulation was paused.
· IMP: Re-enabled undo-merging of certain actions (drag, move, slider, texture, palette) when done within 10 seconds of last action of same type. Control with App.enableUndoMerge.
· IMP: Nicer splash screen/about window with links to algodoo.com/algoryx.se
· FIX: Loading screen translucency now disabled on Windows XP.
· FIX: Turning a circle into a polygon (for instance by scaling or doing CSG) will now conserve its area (used to be off by about 0.1%).
· FIX: Bug causing rotate not to be undoable.
· FIX: Bug where moving a spring would sometimes change it's strength and/or damping.
· FIX: Popups will now steal focus (from e.g. text boxes).
· FIX: Can't drag windows with right mouse button.
· FIX: Some instances where the file browser could crash Algodoo.
· FIX: Loading files with non-ascii letters.
· FIX: Thyme command "readable" now works properly when loading and cloning objects.
· FIX: Sim.targetPenetration for old Phun scenes.
· FIX: Chain tool now previews length when holding down SHIFT.
· FIX: Chain tool now build chain as soon as SHIFT is up.
· FIX: Rare corner-case issue where a laser would pass right through the diagonal of a box or box-like polygon.
· FIX: Better handling of lasers at shallow angle of incidence.
· FIX: Correct preview of laser beam when cloning a laser pen.
· FIX: Random laser pen color will now always be visible against the sky.
· FIX: Bug when calculating rotational kinetic energy for bodies that made it appear as if energy was increasing when in fact it was not.
· FIX: Scene save overwrite dialog's "Save as foo_0000.phz" not working.
· FIX: Chain tool drawing in white even on white background.
· FIX: Some start up issues.
· FIX: Rare source of crash that could occur when unlocking Algodoo on Windows.
· FIX: Entering a bad serial key temporarily re-locking an already unlocked Algodoo.
· FIX: Total force arrow color (once again it is red).
· FIX: Issue with drag-and-drop of components from the component browser.
· FIX: Issue with Algodoo claiming no Internet connection when browsing own scenes/components (caused by failure of finding "My Documents" for whatever reason).
· FIX: When a tutorial highlights a button in the GUI, the window containing the button will be moved on top of other windows.
· FIX: Saving a scene as alternative file name (e.g. "foo_0000.phz") will now change the scene title.
· FIX: Premature culling of hinge force arrows.
· FIX: Issue with invalid characters in scene file name.
· FIX: Issue with expanding force description fields.
· FIX: Rare issue with large text fields not drawing top part.
· FIX: Added ellipsis (...) to large "surface" script menu attribute for polygons.
· FIX: A bug that would sometimes cause Algodoo to crash on startup.
· FIX: Issue where some bad polygons would make Algodoo hang.
· FIX: Startup crash involving
· FIX: Issue with fullscreen toggle moving the window outside the monitor.
· FIX: Only one of: Splash, Welcome and About windows will be shown at startup.
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