OpenSim Creator Documentation

OpenSim Creator is a UI for building OpenSim models. It is a standalone UI that is designed as a proof-of-concept, with the intent that some of its features may be merged into the official OpenSim GUI. These pages are the official documentation for OpenSim Creator.

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Screenshot of OpenSim Creator’s osim editor screen.

Warning

These documentation pages are work-in-progress 🚧. If they aren’t helpful enough then feel free to open a ticket on OpenSim Creator’s GitHub page. This documentation is kept in the project repository here so, if you know what you’re doing, you can also try to submit a PR.

Getting Started

  • Get an OpenSim Creator release. Grab it from the 📥 releases page on GitHub. Make sure you download a release that is suitable for your machine. Install it according to the installer’s instructions.

  • Boot OpenSim Creator:

    • On Windows: Search for “osc” in the start menu and open that. Alternatively, browse to your install location (default: C:\Program Files\osc\bin\osc.exe).

    • On Mac: Search for “osc” in the finder (Super+Space, search, enter). Alternatively, browse to your install location (default: /Applications/osc.app).

    • On Linux: Search for “osc” in your desktop. Alternatively, browse to your install location (default: /opt/osc (VERSION)/bin/osc).

  • Explore the UI. You’ll probably want to initially explore and experiment with the UI by loading some of the example files, which are shown on OpenSim Creator’s splash screen. I’d recommend double_pendulum.osim if you want something basic, or ToyDropLanding.osim if you want something “meatier”.

  • Work through the tutorials. Once you feel comfortable with the basics (opening/creating files, moving around the UI), then you are ready to start 📖 Make a Pendulum.

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