I can generate many interesting galaxy shapes like boxes, spirals, rings, spherical clusters (with variable density to appear more 3D-like). This tool could be a great way to map all kinds of "scenario" games to shapes like these, provided moves can be performed "in bulk", and also move all the HomeWorlds to "good" positions in a more-or-less automatic fashion.

• possibility to erase some of the planet info from the turn (sometimes before move player was able to penscan one of the near planet stat and after the move player should not see it)
  
• possibility to export planets locations and optionally stat
  
• possibility to import planets locations and optionally stat (this one is a bulk remapping or adjusting)
  
• possibility to change planet stat (like grav, rad, temp, minerals conc and on hands amounts)
  

Which leads me to wonder if a tool similar to this one could be created to alter the starting ships, in number, design, techs, initial location, fuel, etc...