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Display satellite results in the orbit

  1. In the Orbital Heating dialog box, on the View group, click Display.

  2. In the Orbit Visualizer dialog box, click Results .The Results Display Setup dialog box opens.

  3. In Results File specify the name and location of the results bun file or browse the folder to load the bun file.

  4. (Optional) Select the Show Results check box that lets you specify the results.Select the results type from the Select Results Type list.Select the shell elements location from the Shell Location list.Specify how the color bar scales the colors across the range of values from the Legend Extremes list:Choose Results to scale the color bar across the complete range of values for the selected results for the entire model. Choose Specified to scale the color across a range of values that you specify in the Min and Max boxes.

  5. (Optional) Select the Go To Orbit check box that lets you specify the orbit.

  6. (Optional) Select the Show Group Only check box that lets you specify a group of elements or nodes to display.

  7. Click to exit Orbit Visualizer.

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