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Time
Apostolos Michaloudis
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Hi everyone!
I have a problem:
I use a page of code and i increase time like this:
t += dt;    where dt = 0.1;

Problem is that in diferrent machines sim is going way too slow

I choose RTV -> t
and SPD -> 1

To fix the problem i create methods to increase the speed with _setSPD() method.

Is there a way to make sim running smoothly without having the students choose the speed?


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Re: Time -
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lookang
245 Posts

I normally have no problems with this.
I usually use 20 frames per seconds and rest are default values.
Try using a smaller frame dimensions as full screen view has been known to slow down the sims due to low processor speed and low graphics capabilities.

Post edited July 19, 2014 at 3:26 AM EST.


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