Edit Time Event Attributes

2D Time Event graphics enable you to display text, a marker, or a line to indicate an event that occurs at a particular time on the satellite's ground track in the 2D Graphics window. Modify the following attributes to define the display attributes for the time event selected on the Time Events dialog.

The Unique ID is a unique identifier for each time event. The default is TimeEvent<number>. The unique ID is required when modifying time event data using the Graphics TimeEvent Connect command.

Type. Specifies the type of marker used to mark the time event:

• Text. Fill in the following fields to define the display attributes:

Color. The color of the text.

Text. Specifies the text to be displayed at the time event.

Offset. Offsets the position of the text to the right or the left of the ground track.

• Line. Fill in the following fields to define the display attributes:

Color. The color of the line.

Line Style. Style of the time event line.

Line Width. Width of the time event line.

Offset. Offsets the position of the line to the right or the left of the ground track by the number of pixels specified.

• Marker. Fill in the following fields to define the display attributes:

Color. The color of the marker.

Marker Style. Style of the time event marker.

Event Time. Start time of the event.

Start Time. Only valid for line markers. Indicates the start time of the event. An event line will run parallel to the orbit track from the start time to the end time specified.

End Time. Only valid for line markers. Indicates the end time of the event. An event line will run parallel to the orbit track from the start time to the end time specified.

For more information on the options available for start and stop times, see Time Options.