Description | Example | Return Message | Group

VO Ellipsoid

Define an ellipsoid around an object that moves with the object.

Syntax

VO <VehObjectPath> Ellipsoid {Keyword} <Value> [{Keyword} <Value>...]

Related Commands

Description

Create and set attributes for an ellipsoid to appear around the vehicle.

{Keyword} <Value> Description
Show {On | Off} Show or hide the ellipsoid.
Color {Color} Set the color of the ellipsoid. For valid {Color} options see Common Options.
LineStyle {LineStyle} Set the line style of the ellipsoid. For valid {LineStyle} options see Common Options.
LineWidth <LineWidth> Indicate a pixel width value between 1.0 and 10.0.
UseTranslucency {On | Off} Set UseTranslucency to On to use the value in the Translucency option for the ellipsoid walls.
Translucency <Value> Valid value is 0 - 100, where 0 is opaque and 100 is transparent. Default is 90.
RefFrame "<RefAxes>" The reference frame is used to align the ellipsoid. Default is the vehicle's ICR axes.

For details on the format of "<RefAxes>" see Component Specification.

XSemiAxis <Value> Indicates the length of the Semi-Axis of the ellipsoid in the direction of the X axis of the reference frame. <Value> must be greater than 0 and is entered in Connect distance units. Default is 60,000 m.
YSemiAxis <Value> Indicates the length of the Semi-Axis of the ellipsoid in the direction of the Y axis of the reference frame. <Value> must be greater than 0 and is entered in Connect distance units. Default is 50,000 m.
ZSemiAxis <Value> Indicates the length of the Semi-Axis of the ellipsoid in the direction of the Z axis of the reference frame. <Value> must be greater than 0 and is entered in Connect distance units. Default is 20,000 m.
XAxisOffset <Value> The distance to offset the ellipsoid (positive or negative) along the X axis of the reference frame. Entered in Connect distance units.
YAxisOffset <Value> The distance to offset the ellipsoid (positive or negative) along the Y axis of the reference frame. Entered in Connect distance units.
ZAxisOffset <Value> The distance to offset the ellipsoid (positive or negative) along the Z axis of the reference frame. Entered in Connect distance units.
Granularity <Value> Indicate the number of points used to draw the ellipsoid. Entered in degrees, the default value is 10 degrees.
ShowLabels {On | Off} Show or hide the X and Y labels.
ShowText {On | Off} Show or hide the user defined text.
Text "<Text>" Set user defined text.

Example

Show the Ellipsoid for air747:

VO */Aircraft/air747 Ellipsoid Show On Translucency 70 UseTranslucency On

Show and set attributes for a ellipsoid around gvBearing:

VO */GroundVehicle/gvBearing Ellipsoid Show On Color yellow XSemiAxis 400 YSemiAxis 200 ZOffset -10 ZSemiAxis 200

ReturnMessage

If activated, Connect returns an acknowledgement message.

Group Membership

This command belongs to the following group(s):

Vehicles

VO

VO Objects

Version

10

STK Programming Interface 11.0.1