Window3D

Create or remove a 3D Graphics window, enable zooming, edit objects, set render methods, set 3D pick modes, or drill-down to hidden objects in the 3D Graphics window *

Syntax

Window3D <ScenarioPath> {Window3dOptions}

Related Commands

• Window3D_R

Description

The Window3D command allows you to:

• Create a new 3D Graphics window, using the default 3D Graphics window properties.
• Set render methods.
• Set 3D pick modes.
• Enable or disable Grease Pencil mode.
• Remove an existing 3D Graphics window.
• Edit area targets, facilities, places and great arc vehicles in the 3D Graphics window.
• Zoom into a portion of the globe.
• Drill-down to hidden objects in the 3D Graphics window.

With the Window3D command the user can also control these advanced options:

• Enable and disable the cursor.
• Control the joystick.
• Control view volume.
• Enable or disable, and set parameters for, depth cone crossover.
• Set display mode parameters.

Where applicable (see table below), include the WindowID <WinNumber> parameter to specify a 3D Graphics window. If WindowID <WinNumber> is not included then the command will effect the first 3D Graphics window.

Advanced Options

The Window3D Cursor and Window3D Joystick commands allow the user to enable and disable their use. These are described in the table below:

The following table describes the options for the Window3D ViewVolume command, used to set ViewVolume parameters.

Format for this command is:

Window3D <ScenarioPath> ViewVolume ({ViewVolumeOptions} ...) [WindowID <WinNumber>]

The following table describes the options for the Window3D DepthConeCrossover command, used to set depth cone crossover parameters.

Format for this command is:

Window3D <ScenarioPath> DepthConeCrossover ({DepthConeOptions} ...) [WindowID <WinNumber>]

The following table describes the options for the Window3D DisplayMode command, used to set display mode parameters.

Format for this command is:

Window3D <ScenarioPath> DisplayMode ({DisplayModeOptions} ...) [WindowID <WinNumber>]

Example

To create a new 3D graphics window:

Window3D * CreateWindow Type Normal

To create an attitude view window for Satellite1 and title the window:

Window3D * CreateWindow Type Attitude Path Satellite/Satellite1 Title "Satellite1 Att View"

To place 3D Graphics window #2 at x: 200, y: 200:

Window3D * Place 200 200 WindowID 2

To change the size of the first 3D Graphics window:

Window3D * Size 640 400

To remove the 3D window with an ID of 2:

Window3d * Remove WindowID 2

To set the edit controls to be red, with line width of 3 and point scale of 5:

Window3d * EditData LineWidth 3.0 PointScale 5.0 Color #ff0000

To turn on object editing for Facility1, in window 2:

Window3d * InpDevMode Mode Edit Path Facility/Facility1 WindowID 2

To apply editing for current object, and turn off edit mode:

Window3d * InpDevMode Mode EditOK

To set input mode to allow a rubberband box to be dragged on the 3D window:

Window3d * InpDevMode Mode RubberBandViewLLA

To set the RubberBand box in Window 2 to have a line width of 2 and crosshair size of 24 pixels:

Window3D * InpDevMode RBLineWidth 2 RBCrosshairSize 24 WindowID 2

To set the offscreen rendering method for the first 3d window to use a pixel buffer:

Window3d * SetRenderMethod Method PBuffer

To enable the cursor for 3D window 2:

Window3d * Cursor Enable On WindowID 2

To enable the joystick for the first 3D window:

Window3d * Joystick Enable On

To set view volume to have a minimum visible distance of 1000.0 meters and maximum visible distance of 10000000 meters:

Window3d * ViewVolume MinVisibleDist 1000.0 MaxVisibleDist 10000000.0

To enable depth cone crossover with a crossover altitude of 100 for the first 3D Window:

Window3d * DepthConeCrossover Enable On Altitude 100.0 WindowID 1

To set the display mode to Stereo, and specify an eye separation distance and projection distance (setting AutoStereoEnable to off allows the projection distance to be used):

Window3D * DisplayMode Mode Stereo EyeSeperationFactor 0.10 ProjectionDistance 145 AutoStereoEnable Off

Use the following commands to set up an asynchronous rubberband pick:

Async3DPick * On Advanced

Window3d * InpDevMode Mode RubberBandAsyncPick

ReturnMessage

Group Membership

This command belongs to the following group(s):

VO

VO Window

Version

11

STK Programming Interface 11.0.1