VO EphemDropLines
Display Vehicle ephemeris drop lines.
Syntax
VO <VehObjectPath> EphemDropLines Type {WGS84 | Terrain | MSL} {DropLineOption} <Value> [{DropLineOption} <Value>...]
Description
The VO EphemDropLines command allows you to display and set attributes for the vehicle orbit drop lines.
- If Type is MSL, the line will drop from the vehicle to mean sea level.
- If Type is Terrain, the line will drop from the vehicle to terrain.
- If Type is WGS84, the line will drop from the vehicle to the central body's reference ellipsoid.
At least one of the following {DropLineOption} must also be included on the command line.
| {DropLineOption} <Value> | Description |
|---|---|
| Show {On | Off} | Hides or shows the ephemeris drop lines. |
| Color {{Color} | Default} | Set the color of the drop lines. If you specify Default, then the object color is used. For valid {Color} options see Common Options. |
| LineWidth <LineWidth> | Indicate a pixel width value between 1.0 and 10.0. |
| LineStyle {LineStyle} | Set the line style for the drop lines. {LineStyle} can be a name such as Solid, Dashed, Dotted, etc, or a number 0, 1, 2, etc. For all valid {LineStyle} options see Common Options. |
| Interval <Value> | Indicate a time between drop lines. Value should be greater than 0, and is entered in seconds. Default value is 60 seconds. |
A line may drop "up" if the vehicle has negative altitude.
Examples
Draw ephemeris drop lines from the aircraft to terrain, spaced every 30 seconds, in Orange.
VO */Aircraft/air_ephem_wgs84_terrain EphemDropLines Type Terrain Show On Interval 30.0 Color Orange Linewidth 2
Draw drop lines from the aircraft to the Ellipsoid, every 15 seconds, in Green.
VO */Aircraft/air_ephem_wgs84_terrain EphemDropLines Type WGS84 Show On Interval 15.0 Color Green Linewidth 2
Return message
Group membership
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Version
8.0