VOLVE 5.0
Toolbar Buttons
Toolbar
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- create a blank universe. this is useful as a place to paste organisms which were cut/copied.
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- open an existing simulation.
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- save current simulation.
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- cut selected organism (removes it from the current simulation).
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- copy the selected organism to the clip board.
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- paste the organism from the clip board into the current simulation.
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- Simulate the universe 1 step. (Each cell will be simulted for one instruction)
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- start the simulator, but update the display after every step. Use this button to watch the organisms interact.
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- stop the simulation.
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- Zoom in. First drag a rectangle using the left mouse, then click this button to zoom into the
region.
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- Zoom out.
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- View all. Zoom all the way out and display entire universe.
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- Examine an organism. After selecting an organism, press this button to examine the inner details of the organism.
(View Organism).
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- Right Click Tool. Configure the behavior of the right mouse button. See the section right click tools.
- This is the speed control. It allows you to control the smoothness of the simulation. These slider and
checkbox define the number of simulation steps between redraws.