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+SiMS2 is a 2D mechanics simulation library written in Scala.
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+It is a complete re-write of SiMS, hosted at http://sourceforge.net/projects/simplemechanics/.
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+=Features=
+  * 2D rigid body simulation
+  * standalone collision detection (can be used without SiMS2 physics library)
+  * constraint simulation
+  * extensible architecture
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+----
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+SiMS2 is currently in development and no stable release is available.
+However, there exists a graphical testbed using the Processing.org library. To run it: 
+  # Checkout the latest project revision.
+  # If you don't already have it, install sbt (http://code.google.com/p/simple-build-tool/).
+  # In the sbt command prompt, run the command "demo".
+  # Navigation in the graphical demo: 
+    * pause/unpause: 'space'
+    * single step: 'enter'
+    * previous/next test: '<'/'>'
+    * zoom in/out: 'page up'/'page down';
+    * move: arrow keys;
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