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Creating a Planet orbiting a Binary Star System
由 jer 制作
This guide will tell you how to make a body orbit 2 stars in a binary system.


Please note: The orbit made in this guide was not in a perfect orbit, nor was it very circularized. You may make tweaks yourself to the orbit and make it the way you like it.
   
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Step 1: Placing the basic system
First, you will need to add your preferred star. (I will use the Sun)




Next, add your planet at preferred height. (Below red or mid-red height not recommended)


Step 2: Adding the 2nd Star
Press the Binary option on the Add Tool. Now select a star of mostly to equal mass. Check Balance Motion for best stability, and place the star at the preferred distance.




Now the planet should adapt to it's new orbit with a binary system!


Step 3(optional): Tweaking the orbit?
So even though it is now orbiting both stars, the orbit has changed.





You can try to tweak this yourself and make it more circularized, and make your system the way you like it.
8 条留言
LilRaspy 2021 年 1 月 16 日 上午 8:26 
This also works with another star.
3punt1415 2020 年 9 月 8 日 下午 2:25 
maybe a good one to add to step 3
jer  [作者] 2020 年 9 月 8 日 下午 1:58 
Good idea my dude
3punt1415 2020 年 9 月 8 日 上午 6:53 
Just make the planet a binary of the barycentre, should make for a circular orbit
JimmyBlether 2018 年 10 月 23 日 上午 11:08 
Err, I'd have to try this version of doing a binary system but if you start with 2 stars, place a planet with the orbit option, and it will be kicked out the system pretty fast.
Bambinobob 2016 年 7 月 27 日 下午 11:39 
thanks this will help me alot!
jer  [作者] 2016 年 2 月 10 日 下午 3:49 
Go to View>Zones from the little hotbar next to the buttons like add, power, sim...

It shows the habitable zones of stars so your planets won't burn up. Green means best place to put planets.
TyggyToo 2016 年 2 月 10 日 下午 1:45 
How do you get the blue/green/red halo in step 2?