VO ViewAlongDirection

Create a view along a Vector.

VO <ScenarioPath> ViewAlongDirection {From | To} "<ObjectSpec>" Direction "<DirSpec>" [WindowID <WinNumber>]

The VO ViewAlongDirection command enables you to set a view in a 3D window along a Vector either to or from an object, Central Body or Point.

Specify To or From to indicate whether the direction is inward (To) or outward (From) the object.

The "<ObjectSpec>" can be:

A truncated object path: Facility/Facility1, Satellite/ESRI. All objects are valid in this command except Planet and Star.
A central body path: CentralBody/Moon, CentralBody/Earth.
A Point component specification: "Facility/Facility1 Center Point", "Satellite/Satellite1 SunGlint Point"

For Direction "<DirSpec>" specify either:

The vector that the view will be along, the format is "<TruncObjectPath> <VectorName> Vector"
The truncated path of a star object

Include WindowID <WinNumber> to specify the 3D Graphics window in which to set the view. If not entered the first 3D window will be used.

To view inward to the facility along the sun vector:

VO * ViewAlongDirection To Facility/Facility1 Direction "Facility/Facility1 Sun Vector"

To view outward from the Earth along the facility's sun vector:

VO * ViewAlongDirection From CentralBody/Earth Direction "Facility/Facility1 Sun Vector"

To view inward to the facility's Center Point along the sun vector:

VO * ViewAlongDirection To "Facility/Facility1 Center Point" Direction "Facility/Facility1 Sun Vector"

To view toward the facility from the star Andromeda:

VO * ViewAlongDirection To Facility/Facility1 Direction Star/Andromeda

If activated, Connect returns an acknowledgement message.

This command belongs to the following group(s):

9.2

STK Programming Interface 11.0.1