User Guide

glups runs from the command line. To get the list of options type:

glups -h

To open and visualize an N-body file:

glups snapshot_0001.hdf5

To open and visualize a list of N-body files:

glups snapshot_*.hdf5

In both cases the glups window opens an display the N-body model.

Panels

The glups window is splitted into four panels. The GL display panel, the Map display panel, the controll panel and the python interactive console.

• The GL Display Panel
  • Observer position and point of interest
  • Interaction modes
  • Observer mode
  • Object mode
  • Keyboard commands
• The Map Display Panel
• The Controll Panel
• Python Intercative Console

Mouse commands

Observer mode

Key	Command
x	align x axis to the right
y	align y axis to the right
z	align z axis to the right
u	set the point of interest to (0,0,0)
r	reverse motion speed (auto motion mode)
m	switch motion mode
“+”	increase motion speed
“-“	decrease motion speed
“left”	rotate left (depends on the motion mode)
“right”	rotate right (depends on the motion mode)
“up”	rotate up (depends on the motion mode)
“down”	rotate down (depends on the motion mode)

Object mode

Key	Command
“+”	increase object size
“-“	decrease object size
v	display/hide object

Key	Command
d