Deprecated commands
The deprecated commands are those that are in the process of being phased out. Most have been replaced by other commands. These commands will be maintained for backward compatibility only. After two major releases of STK, these commands will become obsolete and not supported.
| Command | Replaced by Command(s) | In Version | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atmosphere | RFEnvironment
|
9.0 | Control the use of atmospheric models |
| Atmosphere_RM | RFEnvironment_RM
|
9.0 | Get information about atmospheric models. |
| Comm CommSystem AccessOptions | CommSystem
|
11 | Set or modify access options for a CommSystem (Deprecated Command) |
| Comm CommSystem Clear | CommSystem
|
11 | Clear the graphics and any cached compute data. (Deprecated Command) |
| Comm CommSystem Compute | CommSystem
|
11 | Calculates link and interference data for a Comm System (Deprecated Command) |
| Comm CommSystem IFSources | CommSystem
|
11 | Add or remove a constellation from the list of interfering constellations for a comm system (Deprecated Command) |
| Comm CommSystem Interference | CommSystem
|
11 | Control the calculation of interference (Deprecated Command) |
| Comm CommSystem Interval | CommSystem
|
11 | Set the time interval to be used for computing a comm system (Deprecated Command) |
| Comm CommSystem LinkDefinition | CommSystem
|
11 | Define the constraining constellation and link criteria for a comm system (Deprecated Command) |
| Comm CommSystem Receive | CommSystem
|
11 | Add or remove a constellation(s) to carry out the receive function for the comm system (Deprecated Command) |
| Comm CommSystem SaveMode | CommSystem
|
11 | Specify save and load behavior for a CommSystem (Deprecated Command) |
| Comm CommSystem Transmit | CommSystem
|
11 | Add or remove a constellation to carry out the transmit function in the communication link analysis (Deprecated Command) |
| Environment | RFEnvironment
|
12.2 | Control the use of environmental models in a scenario |
| Environment_RM | RFEnvironment_RM
|
12.2 | Get information about environmental models. |
| RadarClutter | Radar
|
12.6 | Set and modify properties for radar clutter. |
| RadarClutter_RM | Radar_RM
|
12.6 | Get information about an object's clutter properties. |
| SoftVTR2D | RecordMovie2D
|
11.5 | Control soft video tape recording features for a 2D Graphics window (Deprecated Command) |
| SoftVTR2D_R | RecordMovie2D_R
|
11.5 | Return information about Soft VTR settings (Deprecated Command) |
| SoftVTR3D | RecordMovie3D
|
11.5 | Control soft video tape recording features for a 3D window (Deprecated Command) |
| VO Covariance | VOPositionCovariance
|
11.7 | Set or modify Covariance graphics properties (Deprecated Command) |
| VO_R SoftVTR3D | VO_R RecordMovie3D
|
11.5 | Return information about Soft VTR settings (Deprecated Command) |
| VO_R VisualTerrainCurrentServer | TerrainServer_RM
|
11 | Returns current visual terrain server. (Deprecated Command) |
| VO_RM VisualTerrainServers | TerrainServer_RM
|
11 | Returns list of visual terrain servers (Deprecated Command). |
| VO_RM VisualTerrainTilesets | TerrainServer_RM
|
11 | Returns list of visual terrain tile sets. (Deprecated Command) |
Obsolete commands
The following commands are obsolete and are no longer supported.
| Command | Replaced by Command | In Version | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADF | SDF
|
12 | Configure ADF servers (Deprecated Command) |
| ADFLoad | SDFLoad
|
12 | Load a VDF or STK file from the ADF into STK (Deprecated Command) |
| ADFSave | SDFSave
|
12 | Save or check in a VDF or STK object to the ADF (Deprecated Command) |
| ADF_RM | SDF_RM
|
12 | Return information about ADF servers and resources (Deprecated Command) |
| AccessGfx | Graphics SetAccessGfx
|
6.2 | Set access graphics for an object or for all objects in a scenario. |
| Atmosphere (Comm & Radar) | Atmosphere
|
12 | Control the use of atmospheric models (Deprecated Command) |
| Clutter | Graphics (Radar) |
10.1 | Set options for displaying clutter for an RAE radar in the 2D Graphics window |
| ClutterDB | RadarClutter
|
12 | Set the database to be used when generating clutter displays for an RAE radar (Deprecated Command) |
| Comm Antenna | Receiver
Transmitter |
12 | Set the antenna properties of a receiver or transmitter (Deprecated Command) |
| Comm CommSystem SaveLevel | 12 | Control how a Comm System is saved (Deprecated Command) | |
| Comm Define (Receiver) | Receiver
|
12 | Set basic properties of a receiver (Deprecated Command) |
| Comm Define (Transmitter) | Transmitter
|
12 | Set the basic properties of a transmitter (Deprecated Command) |
| Comm Filter | Receiver
Transmitter |
12 | Define power spectrum filters for transmitters and receivers (Deprecated Command) |
| Comm GainLoss | Receiver
Transmitter |
12 | Create a list of pre-receive or pre-demodulation gains and losses for a receiver or post-transmit gains and losses for a transmitter that will be added to the link equation (Deprecated Command) |
| Comm Modulation (Transmitter) | Transmitter
|
12 | Set the modulation details for a transmitter (Deprecated Command) |
| Comm Orient | Receiver
Transmitter |
12 | Set the antenna orientation of a receiver or transmitter (Deprecated Command) |
| Comm Polarize | Receiver
Transmitter |
12 | Set the polarization values for a receiver or transmitter (Deprecated Command) |
| Comm RainModel (Receiver) | Receiver
|
12 | Set outage values for rain models (Deprecated Command) |
| Comm SysTemp (Receiver) | Receiver
|
12 | Set RF system temperature properties for receivers (Deprecated Command) |
| Comm TransferFunc (Transmitter) | Transmitter
|
12 | Add transfer function coefficient values to a transmitter (Deprecated Command) |
| CommQuery | Receiver_RM
Transmitter_RM |
12 | Return information about a transmitter or receiver (Deprecated Command) |
| ConvertDate | Units_Convert
|
12 | Convert a date from one format to another. (Deprecated Command) |
| ConvertUnit | Units_Convert
|
12 | Convert a value from one unit to another. (Deprecated Command) |
| Environment (Comm & Radar) | Environment
|
12 | Control the use of environmental models in a scenario (Deprecated Command) |
| GetDB | GetDirectory
|
12 | Return the path of the current STK database (Deprecated Command) |
| GetDefaultDir | GetDirectory
|
12 | Return the path to the current default directory (Deprecated Command) |
| GetFullReport | Report_RM
|
11 | Return a complete report. |
| GetReport | Report_RM
|
11 | Return data in a specified report style. |
| GetRptSummary | Report_RM
|
11 | Return summary data and the full report. |
| GetSTKHomeDir | GetDirectory
|
12 | Return the path to the STK Install directory (Deprecated Command) |
| GetScenPath | GetDirectory
|
12 | Return the path to the directory in which the current scenario resides (Deprecated Command) |
| GetUserDir | GetDirectory
|
12 | Return the path to the STK User directory (Deprecated Command) |
| Graph | GraphCreate
|
11 | This command is used to generate a graph. |
| Graphics Contours (Figure of Merit) | Graphics FOMContours
|
7.0 | Define the display of contour graphics for a figure of merit |
| Graphics Persistence | Graphics Persist
|
6.2 | Control the graphical display of the persistence of a sensor's footprint |
| Graphics SAAContour | SEET Graphics (Vehicle) |
12 | Display South Atlantic Anomaly contour graphics in the 2D Graphics window (Deprecated Command) |
| Graphics SetLabel | Graphics Label
|
12 | Set the label for an instance to the input text string (Deprecated Command) |
| Graphics ShowAzElMask | Graphics AzElMask
|
11 | Control the display of azimuth-elevation mask graphics for a facility or target in the 2D Graphics window. |
| Graphics TextOutline | MapGraphics Fonts
|
12 | Set the text outline options for 2D Graphics window (Deprecated Command) |
| Graphics UseInstNameLabel | Graphics Label
|
12 | Set the label for an instance to the instance name (Deprecated Command) |
| HPOP Maneuver | 10.1 | Configure manuevers for a HPOP Satellite. | |
| Image | Graphics ImageInlay
|
6.0 | Show or hide an inlay image on a 2D Graphics window |
| Lighting Penumbra | Lighting
|
12 | Control the graphical display of penumbra regions during animation (Deprecated Command) |
| Lighting Sunlight | Lighting
|
12 | Control the graphical display of sunlit regions during animation (Deprecated Command) |
| Lighting Umbra | Lighting
|
12 | Control the graphical display of umbra regions during animation (Deprecated Command) |
| 11.1 | Prints the 2D map | ||
| RCS (Deprecated) | RCS
|
12 | Set and modify RCS values for an object (Deprecated Command) |
| Radar Antenna | Radar
|
12 | Set the antenna properties of a radar (Deprecated Command) |
| Radar Define | Radar
|
12 | Set basic properties of a radar (Deprecated Command) |
| Radar GainLoss | Radar
|
12 | Add other gain/loss values to a radar (Deprecated Command) |
| Radar Jammers | Radar
|
12 | Add jammer objects to a radar (Deprecated Command) |
| Radar Orient | Radar
|
12 | Set the antenna orientation of a radar (Deprecated Command) |
| Radar Polarization | Radar
|
12 | Implement transmit and receive polarization for a radar (Deprecated Command) |
| Radar RainModel | Radar
|
12 | Set outage values for rain models (Deprecated Command) |
| Radar SAR | Radar
|
12 | Set the radar properties of a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) (Deprecated Command) |
| Radar SearchTrack | Radar
|
12 | Set the search and track properties of a radar (Deprecated Command) |
| Radar SysTemp | Radar
|
12 | Set RF system temperature properties for radars (Deprecated Command) |
| RdrAdvModel | Radar
|
12 | Set properties for the radar advanced environment (Deprecated Command) |
| Report | ReportCreate
|
11 | Generate a report file. |
| SetAntOrient | Antenna
|
10 | Set antenna orientation properties. |
| SetAntenna | Antenna
|
10 | Set antenna properties. |
| SetCommGfx | Receiver
Transmitter |
10 | Set receiver and transmitter contour graphics. |
| SetConnectReportUnits | Units_Set
|
12 | Set units of measure to be used when generating and displaying reports during the current Connect session (Deprecated Command) |
| SetConnectReportUnitsFlag | Units_Set
|
12 | Turn on or off the use of Connect report units. (Deprecated Command) |
| SetGUIUnits | Units_Set
|
12 | Set units of measure for entering data via the graphical user interface (panels) (Deprecated Command) |
| SetInternalUnits | Units_Set
|
12 | Set units to the internal STK values (Deprecated Command) |
| SetRcGainLoss | Receiver
|
10 | Set receiver gain/loss properties. |
| SetRcOptions | Receiver
|
10 | Set receiver option properties. |
| SetRcProps | Receiver
|
10 | Set receiver properties. |
| SetRdrDefn | Radar
|
10.1 | Set Radar properties. |
| SetRdrGainLoss | Radar
|
10.1 | Set Radar gain/loss properties. |
| SetRdrGfx | Radar
|
10.1 | Set Radar graphics properties. |
| SetRdrOptions | Radar
|
10.1 | Set Radar options. |
| SetRdrSAR | Radar
|
10.1 | Set Radar SAR properties. |
| SetRdrSearchTrack | Radar
|
10.1 | Set Radar search and track properties. |
| SetReportUnits | Units_Set
|
12 | Set units of measure to be used when generating and displaying reports during the current Connect session (Deprecated Command) |
| SetState File | SetState FromFile
|
12 | Set the path of a vehicle from an external ephemeris file (Deprecated Command) |
| SetSysTemp | Receiver
|
10 | Set RF system temperature properties for receivers. |
| SetTimePeriod | SetAnalysisTimePeriod
|
12 | Establish the scenario's time period (Deprecated Command) |
| SetUnits | Units_Set
Units_SetConnect |
12 | Set date, distance and time units for data transfer during the Connect session (Deprecated Command) |
| SetXmCoeff | Transmitter
|
10 | Set transmitter coefficient properties. |
| SetXmGainLoss | Transmitter
|
10 | Set transmitter gain/loss properties. |
| SetXmMod | Transmitter
|
10 | Set transmitter modulation properties. |
| SetXmPolar | Transmitter
|
10 | Set transmitter polarization properties. |
| SetXmProps | Transmitter
|
10 | Set transmitter properties. |
| ShowUnits | Units_Get
|
12 | Get the current units of measure being used for entering data via the interface, displaying data in reports or entering data via the Connect socket (Deprecated Command) |
| Swath (Sensor) | SetSwath
|
6.1 | Calculate and display a sensor's swath |
| TLEFileLoad (Satellites) | ImportTLEFile (Satellites) |
6.0 | Load satellite(s) from a TLE file |
| VO BorderWallHeight | VO BorderWall
|
6.1 | To use terrain data when drawing the border of an area target |
| VO DataDisplayArea | VO Annotation DataDisplayArea
|
6.2 | Set up the data display area on a 3d window. |
| VO Frame | VO OrbitSystem
|
11 | Set the frame of reference for a vehicle's orbit or trajectory. |
| VO ImageSet | VO TerrainAndImagery
|
7.0 | Identify the image set(s) to be displayed on the globe in a 3D Graphics window (Deprecated Command) |
| VO InlayImage | VO TerrainAndImagery
|
7.0 | Set attributes for image inlays in the 3D window (Deprecated Command) |
| VO LabelMaxViewingDist | VO LabelLOD
|
6.0 | Specify the maximum viewing distance for displaying the area target label |
| VO Moon | VO Celestial
|
6.1 | Control the appearance of the Moon in the 3D Graphics window |
| VO Pass | VO Pass3D
|
12 | Set leading and trailing graphics in a 3D window for all types of vehicles (Deprecated Command) |
| VO SAAContour | SEET Graphics (Vehicle) |
12 | Display South Atlantic Anomaly contour graphics in the 3D Graphics window (Deprecated Command) |
| VO SaveCurrentView | VO SaveStoredView
|
6.2 | Save the current view in the selected 3D window |
| VO ShowAllPoints | VO MTOAttributes
|
7.0 | Turn on or off show all points flag for Multi-Track Object (Deprecated Command). |
| VO StopAtCentralBody | VO StopAtMinAlt
|
6.1 | Define how the central body will be treated when they obstruct the path of the viewer while zooming |
| VO Sun | VO Celestial
|
6.1 | Change settings of the Sun section of VO Celestial page |
| VO TextOutline | VO Fonts
|
12 | Set the text outline options for 3D Graphics window (Deprecated Command) |
| VO UseImageSet | VO TerrainAndImagery
|
7.0 | Turn on or off the use of image sets in the 3D Graphics window (Deprecated Command) |
| VO UseLabelMaxViewingDist | VO LabelLOD
|
6.0 | Use the maximum viewing distance for displaying the area target label. |
| VO ViewerPosAnnotation | VO Annotation ViewerPos
|
6.2 | Control the display properties of the viewer position annotation |
| VO_R StoredViews | VO_R StoredViewNames
|
6.1.2 | Returns the names of any stored views |