Set the antenna orientation of a receiver or transmitter (Deprecated Command)
Comm <CommObjectPath> Orient [MultiBeam <BeamID>] {Orientation} <Parameters>
Note: This command was deprecated in STK 9, it should no longer be used. This command has been replaced by the Receiver and Transmitter commands.
The Comm Connect commands were enhanced in STK 9 to make use of attributes and to simplify the format required to use these commands. For more information on using the new format see Transitioning to the New Transmitter Format and Transitioning to the New Receiver Format.
The Comm Orient command allows you to set the orientation method to be used for receivers and transmitters that use the complex analytic model. The orientation method is the orientation of the antenna coordinate frame relative to the coordinate frame of the parent object. The default orientation for an antenna is to be aligned with the local coordinate frame of the parent object.
Warning: This command can only be applied to transmitters and receivers with a Model Type of Complex or Multibeam. If you try to apply the command to a transmitter or receiver that is defined as anything other than Complex or Multibeam, the command will fail.
To set orientation properties for a specific beam of a multibeam antenna, include MultiBeam <BeamID> before you specify the orientation options to be set.
Note: <BeamID> is case-sensitive.
Available options for {Orientation} and associated <Parameters> are:
| {Orientation} | <Parameters> |
|---|---|
| AzEl | <Azimuth> <Elevation> {Hold | Rotate} |
| Quaternion | <Q1> <Q2> <Q3> <Q4> |
| Euler | <Angle1> <Angle2> <Angle3> {Sequence}, where valid values for {Sequence} are: 121, 123, 131, 132, 212, 213, 231, 232, 312, 313, 321, 323 |
| YPR | <Yaw> <Pitch> <Roll> {Sequence}, where valid values for {Sequence} are: RPY, RYP, PRY, YRP, YPR. |
Note: <Azimuth>, <Elevation>, <Angles 1-3>, <Yaw>, <Pitch> and <Roll> are all entered in degrees.
To set the antenna orientation of the Downlink transmitter to have an azimuth of 27.0, an elevation of 45.0 and hold about boresight:
Comm */Satellite/GEO_Comm_Sat/Transmitter/Downlink Orient AzEl 27.0 45.0 Hold
If activated, Connect returns an acknowledgement message.
This command belongs to the following group(s):
9.0
STK Programming Interface 11.0.1