Part 5: Report & Graphs

Lesson 5.1: Using the Report & Graph Manager

Each STK Object (including Access) has hundreds of associated data providers that STK automatically computes. The Report & Graph Manager allows a user to quickly generate reports and graphs from a list of commonly used data providers, called "Installed Styles."

The Quick Report Manager is available from the Analysis menu and an object's right-click menu.

After generating the reports and graphs, there are a variety of toolbar icons that allow a user to manage their data (change units, set animation times, save quick reports, save as txt or a *.csv, etc).

You can create your own customized reports and/or graphs inside the Report & Graph Manager.

Reports and Graphs

Watch the following video, then follow the steps below incorporating the systems and missions you work on (sample inputs provided).

  1. Click the Report & Graph Manager () icon or extend the Analysis menu and select Report & Graph Manager.
    1. Create an LLA Position report for one of your vehicles.Closed
      1. Select the desired Object Type (e.g. Satellite, Aircraft, Missile, etc).
      2. Select at least one object for the report that will be generated.

        3. Use the Ctrl key to select multiple objects for the report or graph that will be generated.

      3. Disable the Show Graphs option located in the Styles section. Since you are only interested in the reports you can hide the graphs from the list.
      4. Expand the Installed Styles list and select LLA Position.
      5. Click Generate... to display a report for time, latitude, longitude, and altitude
      6. In the report, click the Save as quick report icon ().
      7. Close the report.
    2. Create an LLA Position graph for one of your vehicles.Closed
      1. Select the desired Object Type (e.g. Satellite, Aircraft, Missile, etc).
      2. Select at least one object for the report that will be generated.

        3. Use the Ctrl key to select multiple objects for the report or graph that will be generated.

      3. Disable the Show Reports option located in the Styles section. Since you are only interested in the graphs you can hide the reports from the list.
      4. Expand the Installed Styles list and select LLA Position.
      5. Click Generate... to display a report for time, latitude, longitude, and altitude
      6. In the graph, click the Save as quick report icon ().
      7. Close the graph.
    3. Create and format a custom report.Closed
      1. Create a new report style () for your vehicle called Custom Report.Closed
        1. Select the desired Object Type (e.g. Satellite, Aircraft, Missile, etc).
        2. Select the Scenario Styles folder and click the Create new report style icon ()
        3. Rename the new report Custom Report and hit Enter on the keyboard to bring up the Report Style properties.
        4. Replace the asterisk, which means show all, with a partial data provider name (e.g. Cartesian) and click Filter.
        5. Expand () the data provider group (e.g. Cartesian Position).
        6. If applicable, expand () the desired coordinate system (e.g. Fixed).
        7. Hold the Ctrl key and select the data providers in the list (e.g. Time, x,y,z).
        8. Click the right arrow to copy the selected items to the Report Contents list.
        9. Click OK to save the custom report style.
        10. Select the new report style (Custom Report) and click Generate.
      2. Change the units of the report.Closed
        1. Click the Reports Unit () icon on the reports toolbar or right-click anywhere in the report and select Report Units...
        2. Select the Dimension you want to change on the left.
        3. Select the New Unit Value on the right.
        4. Click OK to update the report with the new units.
      3. Click the Save as Quick Report () button to save the report as a Quick Report.
      4. Click the Save as .csv () button to save the report for use in Microsoft Excel.

The "[scenario name] Styles" directory is different than the "My Styles" directory in the Report and Graph Manager. Reports and graphs in the "My Styles" directory are available for all scenarios the user creates and loads. Those in the scenario styles directory are only available for that current scenario.

Don't forget to save your work!

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