export_bodies: Export body states to CSV

In orbitr: A Tidy Physics Engine for Building and Visualizing Orbital Simulations

Export body states to CSV

Description

Writes the body table (id, mass, position, and velocity) from an 'orbit_system' to a CSV file. This is useful for sharing initial conditions with collaborators or loading them into other tools like Python or Excel.

Usage

export_bodies(system, path)

Arguments

system	An 'orbit_system' object.
path	File path to save to. Should end in '.csv'.

Value

'system', invisibly.

Examples

sys <- create_system() |>
  add_sun() |>
  add_planet("Earth", parent = "Sun") |>
  add_planet("Mars",  parent = "Sun")

export_bodies(sys, file.path(tempdir(), "bodies.csv"))

orbitr documentation built on Oct. 2, 2026, 1:06 a.m.