What's New in STK Objects 13.0

  • IAgAccessCnstrThirdBody has been removed. Use IAgAccessCnstrCbObstruction instead. Access Constraint Used for Third Body Obstructions.
  • IAgVeSGP4OnlineAutoLoad - This interface is deprecated. Use IAgVeSGP4OnlineLoad instead. Interface for SGP4 propagator. Loads the most current segment from online.
  • The IAgChainAnalysisOptions interface was added to all objects which are valid chain objects (Satellite, Place, Constellation, etc). This interface provides access to an objects Processing Delay Metric and Data Rate Metric properties. These metrics are used when an object is part of a Chain and that Chain computes its optimal strands based on Processing Delay or Data Rate.
  • The IAgVeEphemerisCCSDSv3ExportTool interface has been added to allow for exporting ephemeris files in CCSDS OEM version 3.0 format.
  • Support for the ITU-R P.676 propagation model has been added. See IAgAtmosphericAbsorptionModelITURP676 interface.
  • Support for version 9 of the ITU-R P.676 propagation model has been added. See IAgAtmosphericAbsorptionModelITURP676_9 interface.
  • Support for version 13 of the ITU-R P.676 propagation model has been added. See IAgAtmosphericAbsorptionModelITURP676_13 interface.
  • IAgPriority interafec has been added for setting the priority value used for selecting a target, used by the IAgTargetSelectionMethodPriority.
  • IAgPriorityCollection interface has been added for managing the collection of all the priorities used by IAgTargetSelectionMethodPriority.
  • IAgTargetSelectionMethod interface has been added for the selection of the targets from the list of potential targets.
  • IAgTargetSelectionMethodPriority has been added for selecting targets based on a priority value.
  • IAgTargetSelectionMethodRange has been added which selects targets based on the minimum range.
  • IAgTargetSelectionMethodClosingVelocity has been added for selecting targets based on the maximum closing velocity.

Added or Removed Classes, Interfaces and Enumerations

Object Changes Version
AgAccessCnstrThirdBody Removed
STK 13.0
AgAtmosphere Removed
STK 13.0
AgChainAnalysisOptions Added
STK 13.0
AgEActionType Removed
STK 13.0
AgEITURP676AtmosphereDataType Added
STK 13.0
AgERadarClutterGeometryModelType Removed
STK 13.0
AgERadarClutterMapModelType Removed
STK 13.0
AgETargetSelectionMethod Removed
STK 13.0
AgETargetSelectionMethodType Added
STK 13.0
AgPlatformRFEnvironment Added
STK 13.0
AgPriority Added
STK 13.0
AgPriorityCollection Added
STK 13.0
AgRadarClutterGeometry Removed
STK 13.0
AgTargetSelectionMethod Added
STK 13.0
AgTargetSelectionMethodClosingVelocity Added
STK 13.0
AgTargetSelectionMethodPriority Added
STK 13.0
AgTargetSelectionMethodRange Added
STK 13.0
AgVeEphemerisCCSDSv3ExportTool Added
STK 13.0
AgVeSGP4OnlineAutoLoad Removed
STK 13.0
IAgAccessCnstrThirdBody Removed
STK 13.0
IAgAtmosphere Removed
STK 13.0
IAgAtmosphericAbsorptionModelITURP676 Removed
STK 13.0
IAgAtmosphericAbsorptionModelITURP676_13 Added
STK 13.0
IAgAtmosphericAbsorptionModelITURP676_9 Added
STK 13.0
IAgChainAnalysisOptions Added
STK 13.0
IAgIonosphericFadingLossModelP531_13 Removed
STK 13.0
IAgLaserPropagationLossModels Removed
STK 13.0
IAgPriority Added
STK 13.0
IAgPriorityCollection Added
STK 13.0
IAgRadarClutterGeometry Removed
STK 13.0
IAgRadarClutterGeometryModel Removed
STK 13.0
IAgRadarClutterGeometryModelPlugin Removed
STK 13.0
IAgRadarClutterMap Removed
STK 13.0
IAgRadarClutterMapInheritable Removed
STK 13.0
IAgRadarClutterMapModel Removed
STK 13.0
IAgRadarClutterMapModelConstantCoefficient Removed
STK 13.0
IAgRadarClutterMapModelPlugin Removed
STK 13.0
IAgTargetSelectionMethod Added
STK 13.0
IAgTargetSelectionMethodClosingVelocity Added
STK 13.0
IAgTargetSelectionMethodPriority Added
STK 13.0
IAgTargetSelectionMethodRange Added
STK 13.0
IAgVeEphemerisCCSDSv3ExportTool Added
STK 13.0
IAgVeSGP4OnlineAutoLoad Removed
STK 13.0

Changed Classes, Interfaces and Enumerations

Object Changes Version
AgEAccessConstraints Removed enum eCstrATCentroidElevationAngle
Removed enum eCstrCentroidSunElevationAngle
Removed enum eCstrCentroidRange
Removed enum eCstrCentroidAzimuthAngle
Removed enum eCstrThirdBodyObstruction
STK 13.0
AgEAtmosphericDensityModel Removed enum eUserDefined
Removed enum eExponentialModel
STK 13.0
AgEChOptimalStrandMetricType Added enum eChOptStrandMetricDuration
Added enum eChOptStrandMetricDataRate
STK 13.0
AgEEphemExportToolFileFormat Added enum eCCSDSXML
Added enum eCCSDSOrbitEphemerisMessage
Removed enum eCCSDSv2OrbitEphemerisMessage
Removed enum eCCSDSv2XML
STK 13.0
AgEFmConstraintName Removed enum eFmATCentroidElevationAngle
Removed enum eFmCentroidRange
Removed enum eFmCentroidAzimuthAngle
Removed enum eFmCentroidSunElevationAngle
Removed enum eFmThirdBodyObs
STK 13.0
AgELoadMethodType Changed enum eOnlineLoad
Removed enum eOnlineAutoLoad
STK 13.0
AgEStkExternalEphemerisFormat Added enum eStkExternalEphemerisFormatCCSDSv3
STK 13.0
AgEThirdBodyGravSourceType Changed enum eJPLDE
Changed enum eUserSpecified
Removed enum eHPOPHistorical
STK 13.0
IAgAccessCnstrExclZonesCollection Added property Enabled
STK 13.0
IAgAccessCnstrIntervals Removed property ActionType
STK 13.0
IAgAccessConstraint Added property Enabled
STK 13.0
IAgAccessConstraintCollection Removed method RemoveNamedConstraintEx
STK 13.0
IAgAccessTimeEventIntervals Changed property ListOfIntervals
STK 13.0
IAgAccessTimePeriod Changed property AccessInterval
STK 13.0
IAgAdvCAT Changed property TimePeriod
STK 13.0
IAgAircraft Added property ChainAnalysisOptions
Removed property RadarClutterMap
Removed property Atmosphere
STK 13.0
IAgAntenna Changed property Orientation
Added property ChainAnalysisOptions
Removed property Model
Removed property SupportedModels
Removed method SetModel
STK 13.0
IAgAntennaBeam Changed property Orientation
STK 13.0
IAgAntennaContourLevel Changed property LineStyle
STK 13.0
IAgAntennaControl Changed property EmbeddedModelOrientation
Removed property SupportedEmbeddedModels
Removed property EmbeddedModel
Removed method SetEmbeddedModel
STK 13.0
IAgAntennaVolumeGraphics Removed property GainOffset
STK 13.0
IAgAreaTarget Added property ChainAnalysisOptions
STK 13.0
IAgAtmosphericAbsorptionModelVoacap Removed property SunspotNumber
STK 13.0
IAgChain Removed property Objects
STK 13.0
IAgChGfxAnimation Removed property OptimalPathColor
STK 13.0
IAgChUserSpecifiedTimePeriod Changed property TimeInterval
STK 13.0
IAgCommSystem Changed property TimePeriod
STK 13.0
IAgCommSystemGraphics Changed property InterferenceLinksLineStyle
Changed property DesiredLinksLineStyle
Changed property PrimaryInterfererLinkLineStyle
STK 13.0
IAgCvInterval Changed property AnalysisInterval
STK 13.0
IAgDataPrvInterval Changed method ExecEventArray
Changed method ExecElementsEventArray
STK 13.0
IAgDataPrvTimeVar Changed method ExecEventArray
Changed method ExecElementsEventArrayOnly
Changed method ExecElementsEventArray
STK 13.0
IAgDirectionProviderObject Changed property TargetSelectionMethod
Added property TargetSelectionMethodType
STK 13.0
IAgDisplayTimesTimeComponent Changed method GetTimeComponent
Changed method SetTimeComponent
STK 13.0
IAgFacility Added property ChainAnalysisOptions
Removed property RadarClutterMap
Removed property Atmosphere
STK 13.0
IAgFmDefSystemResponseTime Added property CommandPrepTime
Removed property CommandPerpTime
STK 13.0
IAgFmGfxColorOptions Removed property Text
Removed property Background
STK 13.0
IAgFmGfxContours Changed property LineStyle
STK 13.0
IAgGreatArcVehicle Removed property LightingMaxStep
STK 13.0
IAgGroundVehicle Added property ChainAnalysisOptions
Removed property RadarClutterMap
Removed property Atmosphere
STK 13.0
IAgLaserPropagationChannel Removed property AtmosphericLossModel
Removed property TroposphericScintillationLossModel
Removed method SetTroposphericScintillationLossModel
Removed method SetAtmosphericLossModel
STK 13.0
IAgLaunchVehicle Added property ChainAnalysisOptions
Removed property LightingMaxStep
Removed property RadarClutterMap
Removed property Atmosphere
STK 13.0
IAgLineTarget Added property ChainAnalysisOptions
STK 13.0
IAgMissile Added property ChainAnalysisOptions
Removed property LightingMaxStep
Removed property RadarClutterMap
Removed property Atmosphere
STK 13.0
IAgOrbitStateCartesian Changed property StateEpoch
Changed property CoordinateSystemType
STK 13.0
IAgOrbitStateClassical Changed property StateEpoch
Changed property CoordinateSystemType
STK 13.0
IAgOrbitStateCoordinateSystem Changed property Type
Changed property CoordinateSystemEpoch
STK 13.0
IAgOrbitStateDelaunay Changed property StateEpoch
Changed property CoordinateSystemType
STK 13.0
IAgOrbitStateEquinoctial Changed property StateEpoch
Changed property CoordinateSystemType
STK 13.0
IAgOrbitStateGeodetic Changed property StateEpoch
Changed property CoordinateSystemType
STK 13.0
IAgOrbitStateMixedSpherical Changed property CoordinateSystemType
Changed property StateEpoch
STK 13.0
IAgOrbitStateSpherical Changed property StateEpoch
Changed property CoordinateSystemType
STK 13.0
IAgPlace Changed property Position
Added property ChainAnalysisOptions
Removed property RadarClutterMap
Removed property Atmosphere
STK 13.0
IAgPlanet Added property ChainAnalysisOptions
STK 13.0
IAgPlatformRFEnvironment Removed property LocalSurfaceTemperature
STK 13.0
IAgPointingStrategyFixed Changed property Orientation
STK 13.0
IAgPointingStrategySpinning Changed property SpinAxesOrientation
STK 13.0
IAgPropagationChannel Removed property TroposphericScintillationFadingLossModel
Removed property SupportedCloudsAndFogFadingLossModels
Removed property SupportedIonosphericFadingLossModels
Removed property RainLossModel
Removed property IonosphericFadingLossModel
Removed property AtmosAbsorptionModel
Removed property SupportedTroposphericScintillationFadingLossModels
Removed property SupportedRainLossModels
Removed property SupportedAtmosAbsorptionModels
Removed property CloudsAndFogFadingLossModel
Removed property SupportedUrbanTerrestrialLossModels
Removed property UrbanTerrestrialLossModel
Removed method SetIonosphericFadingLossModel
Removed method SetCloudsAndFogFadingLossModel
Removed method SetTroposphericScintillationFadingLossModel
Removed method SetRainLossModel
Removed method SetAtmosAbsorptionModel
Removed method SetUrbanTerrestrialLossModel
STK 13.0
IAgRadar Added property ChainAnalysisOptions
Removed property Model
Removed property SupportedModels
Removed method SetModel
STK 13.0
IAgRadarAccessGraphics Changed property BistaticXmtrToBistaticRcvrLineStyle
Changed property BistaticRdrToTargetLineStyle
STK 13.0
IAgRadarCrossSection Removed property Model
Removed property SupportedModels
Removed method SetModel
STK 13.0
IAgRadarCrossSectionContourLevel Changed property LineStyle
STK 13.0
IAgRadarCrossSectionInheritable Removed property SupportedModels
Removed property Model
Removed method SetModel
STK 13.0
IAgRadarModelBistaticReceiver Removed property Mode
Removed property SupportedModes
Removed property ClutterGeometry
Removed method SetMode
STK 13.0
IAgRadarModelBistaticTransmitter Removed property Mode
Removed property SupportedModes
Removed method SetMode
STK 13.0
IAgRadarModelMonostatic Removed property Mode
Removed property SupportedModes
Removed property ClutterGeometry
Removed method SetMode
STK 13.0
IAgRadarModelMultifunction Removed property ClutterGeometry
STK 13.0
IAgRadarReceiver Removed property Filter
Removed property SupportedFilters
Removed method SetFilter
STK 13.0
IAgRadarTransmitter Removed property Filter
Removed property SupportedFilters
Removed method SetFilter
STK 13.0
IAgRadarTransmitterMultifunction Removed property SupportedFilters
Removed property Filter
Removed method SetFilter
STK 13.0
IAgReceiver Added property ChainAnalysisOptions
Removed property Model
Removed property SupportedModels
Removed method SetModel
STK 13.0
IAgReceiverModelComplex Removed property Filter
Removed property SupportedFilters
Removed method SetFilter
STK 13.0
IAgReceiverModelLaser Removed property PropagationLossModels
Removed property Filter
Removed property SupportedFilters
Removed method SetFilter
STK 13.0
IAgReceiverModelMedium Removed property Filter
Removed property SupportedFilters
Removed method SetFilter
STK 13.0
IAgReceiverModelMultibeam Removed property Filter
Removed property SupportedFilters
Removed method SetFilter
STK 13.0
IAgReceiverModelSimple Removed property Filter
Removed property SupportedFilters
Removed method SetFilter
STK 13.0
IAgReTransmitterModelComplex Removed property SupportedFilters
Removed property Filter
Removed method SetFilter
STK 13.0
IAgReTransmitterModelMedium Removed property SupportedFilters
Removed property Filter
Removed method SetFilter
STK 13.0
IAgReTransmitterModelSimple Removed property SupportedFilters
Removed property Filter
Removed method SetFilter
STK 13.0
IAgSaExportTools Added method GetEphemerisCCSDSv3ExportTool
STK 13.0
IAgSatellite Added property ChainAnalysisOptions
Removed property RadarClutterMap
Removed property LightingMaxStep
STK 13.0
IAgScAnimation Changed method GetTimeArrayComponent
Changed method SetTimeArrayComponent
STK 13.0
IAgScatteringPointProvider Added property Type
Removed property PointProviderType
STK 13.0
IAgScenario Changed property AnalysisInterval
Changed property AnalysisEpoch
Changed property SceneManager
Removed property RadarClutterMap
STK 13.0
IAgScenarioBeforeSaveEventArgs Removed property SDFSave
STK 13.0
IAgSensor Added property ChainAnalysisOptions
STK 13.0
IAgShip Added property ChainAnalysisOptions
Removed property RadarClutterMap
Removed property Atmosphere
STK 13.0
IAgSpEnvMagFieldGfx Removed property ColorRampStop
Removed property ColorRampStart
STK 13.0
IAgStar Changed property ReferenceFrame
Added property RadialVelocity
Added property ChainAnalysisOptions
Removed property ProperMotionRadialVelocity
STK 13.0
IAgStkAccess Changed property Vgt
Changed method SpecifyAccessEventIntervals
STK 13.0
IAgStkObjectCoverage Changed property AccessInterval
STK 13.0
IAgStkObjectRoot Removed method SaveVDFToSDF
Removed method LoadVDFFromSDFWithVersion
Removed method LoadVDFFromSDF
STK 13.0
IAgStkObjectRootRawEvents Changed method OnLogMessage
STK 13.0
IAgTarget Added property ChainAnalysisOptions
Removed property RadarClutterMap
Removed property Atmosphere
STK 13.0
IAgTransmitter Added property ChainAnalysisOptions
Removed property Model
Removed property SupportedModels
Removed method SetModel
STK 13.0
IAgTransmitterModelComplex Removed property Filter
Removed property SupportedFilters
Removed method SetFilter
STK 13.0
IAgTransmitterModelLaser Removed property Filter
Removed property SupportedFilters
Removed method SetFilter
STK 13.0
IAgTransmitterModelMedium Removed property Filter
Removed property SupportedFilters
Removed method SetFilter
STK 13.0
IAgTransmitterModelMultibeam Removed property SupportedFilters
Removed property Filter
Removed method SetFilter
STK 13.0
IAgTransmitterModelSimple Removed property SupportedFilters
Removed property Filter
Removed method SetFilter
STK 13.0
IAgTroposphericScintillationFadingLossModelP618_12 Removed property FadeOutage
Removed property ComputeDeepFade
STK 13.0
IAgVeAdvanced Removed property AtmosphericDensityModel
STK 13.0
IAgVeAttExternal Changed property AttitudeStartEpoch
STK 13.0
IAgVeGfxTimeComponentsEventCollectionElement Changed method GetTimeComponent
STK 13.0
IAgVeGfxTimeComponentsEventElement Changed method GetTimeComponent
STK 13.0
IAgVeGfxTimeEventTypeLine Changed property EventInterval
STK 13.0
IAgVeGfxTimeEventTypeMarker Changed property EventInterval
STK 13.0
IAgVeGfxTimeEventTypeText Changed property EventInterval
STK 13.0
IAgVeHPOPForceModelDrag Removed property LowAltAtmosphericDensityModel
STK 13.0
IAgVeInitialState Changed property OrbitEpoch
Removed property PropagationFrame
Removed property SupportedPropagationFrames
STK 13.0
IAgVeJxInitialState Changed property OrbitEpoch
STK 13.0
IAgVeLvInitialState Changed property TrajectoryEpoch
STK 13.0
IAgVePassNumberingDateOfFirstPass Changed property PassDataEpoch
STK 13.0
IAgVeProfileAlignedAndConstrained Changed property DisplayedAlignedVectorType
Changed property DisplayedConstrainedVectorType
STK 13.0
IAgVeProfilePrecessingSpin Changed property SmartEpoch
STK 13.0
IAgVeProfileSpinAboutXXX Changed property SmartEpoch
STK 13.0
IAgVeProfileSpinning Changed property SmartEpoch
STK 13.0
IAgVePropagator11Param Changed property EphemerisInterval
STK 13.0
IAgVePropagatorBallistic Changed property EphemerisInterval
STK 13.0
IAgVePropagatorGPS Changed property EphemerisInterval
STK 13.0
IAgVePropagatorGreatArc Changed property EphemerisInterval
STK 13.0
IAgVePropagatorHPOP Changed property EphemerisInterval
STK 13.0
IAgVePropagatorJ2Perturbation Changed property EphemerisInterval
STK 13.0
IAgVePropagatorJ4Perturbation Changed property EphemerisInterval
STK 13.0
IAgVePropagatorLOP Changed property EphemerisInterval
STK 13.0
IAgVePropagatorSGP4 Changed property EphemerisInterval
STK 13.0
IAgVePropagatorSimpleAscent Changed property EphemerisInterval
STK 13.0
IAgVePropagatorSPICE Changed property EphemerisInterval
STK 13.0
IAgVePropagatorStkExternal Changed property EphemerisStartEpoch
STK 13.0
IAgVePropagatorTwoBody Changed property EphemerisInterval
STK 13.0
IAgVePropagatorUserExternal Changed property EphemerisInterval
STK 13.0
IAgVeVOControlBox Changed property ReferenceFrame
STK 13.0
IAgVeVOEllipsoid Changed property ReferenceFrame
STK 13.0
IAgVOVaporTrail Changed property DisplayInterval
STK 13.0