Using the Orbit Visualizer

When you click Display in the Orbital Heating dialog box, the software opens the Orbit Visualizer in a new graphics window to display the orbit. The Orbit Visualizer works with the Open Graphics Library (OGL).

Based on the FE model and your current settings in the Orbital Heating dialog box, the Orbit Visualizer displays an animated 3D representation of the following objects:

• The orbit.

• The planet and a ground trace of the orbit.

• The spacecraft, its orientation, and its articulations in orbit.

• The sunlight on the spacecraft and the planet.

• The shadow cone, calculation positions, and other references.

You can adjust the display settings to provide the best view of your model. The Orbit Visualizer does the following:

• Keeps the spacecraft in view when you zoom, pan, or rotate the model.

• Lets you keep either the spacecraft or the planet in the center of the view with the Look at view option.

• Displays elements of each mesh of the spacecraft model in a random and different color.

• Lets you make the element edges visible or invisible with the Element Edges display option.

With the Orbit Visualizer, you can export images in PNG or BMP formats.

In addition to the triad showing the absolute CSYS of the model, the Orbit Visualizer also displays the aim, align, satellite-sun, and satellite-planet vectors.

1 — Aim vector 2 — Align vector 3 — Satellite Sun vector4 — Satellite Planet vector 5 — X direction of the triad 6 — Y direction of the triad 7 — Z direction of the triad

You can return to Orbital Heating dialog box and adjust the options without closing the Orbit Visualizer window.

Viewing simulation results

Using the Results command, you can view a graphical representation of the orbital model simulation results. You can choose the simulation result type to display in the graphics window based on simulation results file (bun) that you open in the Results Display Setup dialog box. You can also specify, the shell location, on the model and the orbit with which to view the results.

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