Scenario Adding existing spacecraft to a scenario

[Robert]

Hello,
I've done a wide search on the forum for a tutorial or other advice on how to build a simple scenario, no luck?

So here goes; can you take as an example; the descriptive lines of the <DG and DG-S.scn> that comes with <orbiter100830> where it describes the deltaglider,
i.e:

BEGIN_SHIPS
GL-01eltaGlider
STATUS Landed Earth
POS -80.6571500 28.5785000
HEADING 232.11
RCSMODE 0
PRPLEVEL 0:0.977 1:1.000
NAVFREQ 94 524 84 114
XPDR 0
GEAR 1 1.0000
NOSECONE 1 1
LADDER 3 0
AIRLOCK 3 0
IAIRLOCK 3 0
RADIATOR 3 0
PSNGR 2 3 4
END
END_SHIPS

Then add this into some other, (at this time) relatively simple already
written <*.scn> and there-by create a new scenario.

If I've caused "mirth and merriment and you fall off your chair", I'm sorry!
I'm still learning the ropes so this might be a bit naive so go head!

Thank you,

Bob

 

[Aeadar]

You could do that, or you can use the scenario editor to add ships. First make sure that you've enabled the scenario editor in the 'modules' tab in the Orbiter launchpad. Then, within the scenario, press Ctrl-F4 and select sceario editor from the drop-down and then select, 'New".

 

[Robert]

Thank you;
I'm amazed! Is it really that un-complicated to do?
I just took a quick look at the description of the scenery editor in the Orbiter Tutorial.
And see I can download a more in depth scenery editor.pdf :tiphat:
Wonderful!

Bob

 

[Carmen A]

Scenario editor - basically just create any object that is in your Orbiter installation and you can then use the location and state vector tools to position them anywhere you want. It's much faster than notepad because you have a visual understanding of where the object is going to be and how it looks like. You could even position space stations by flying into orbit yourself, stabilising the orbit, creating a station object then get that station to copy your state vectors precisely.

Fun stuff!

 

[TSPenguin]

Be aware that the scenario editor can not spawn Spacecraft3, or similar, vessels.
It can be done, but requires some legwork.

 

[jbsheridan]

Scenario Editor Tutorial

There is a great Scenario Editor Tutorial available at Orbit Hanger Mods. Look in the Tutorial section. It is over 50 pages.


Also,

I would be very interested for a walk through on how to get spacecraft 3 and older vessels to show up and be functional in Orbiter 2010.


Thank you

jb