VO PosDropLine
Display Vehicle position drop lines.
Syntax
VO <VehObjectPath> PosDropLine Type {WGS84 | Terrain | MSL} {DropLineOption} <Value> [{DropLineOption} <Value>...]
Description
The VO PosDropLine command allows you to display and set attributes for the vehicle position 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 position 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 line. {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. |
A line may drop "up" if the vehicle has negative altitude.
Examples
The following command will create drop lines from the sub to sea level in Orange.
VO */Ship/sub_msl_terrain PosDropLine Type MSL Show On Color Orange Linewidth 3
This command will create drop lines from the sub to the Terrain (i.e. the sea floor) in the sub color.
VO */Ship/sub_msl_terrain PosDropLine Type Terrain Show On Color Default Linewidth 3
Return message
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Version
8.0