Guides Setting
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Description of Guides Setting
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Method(s) to Control Setting
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Planet Orbits
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Show/hide orbital trajectories for all planets
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Left Toolbar: Toolbar > Gears > Guides > Planet Orbits: On/Off
Top Menu: Menu bar > Guides > Planet Orbits
Keyboard: COMMAND-Z
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Equatorial Grid
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Show/hide the ICRF equatorial grid on the sky
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Left Toolbar: Toolbar > Gears > Guides > Equatorial Grid: On/Off
Top Menu: Menu bar > Guides > Equatorial Grid
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Ecliptic
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Show/hide ecliptic plane line on the sky
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Left Toolbar: Toolbar > Gears > Guides > Ecliptic: On/Off
Top Menu: Menu bar > Guides > Ecliptic
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Center Indicator
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Show/hide rotating circle around the central object
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Left Toolbar: Toolbar > Gears > Guides > Center Indicator: On/Off
Top Menu: Menu Bar > Guides > Center Indicator
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Info Text
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Show/hide selected body and time blue information text blocks in the top corners of the screen
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Top Menu: Menu Bar > Guides > Info Text
Left Toolbar: Toolbar > Gears > Guides > Info Text: On/Off
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Labels
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Show/hide name labels for all bodies
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Left Toolbar: Toolbar > Gears > Guides > Labels: On/Off
Top Menu: Menu bar > Guides > Labels
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Lat/Long Labels
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Show/hide latitude/longitude labels on latitude/longitude grids
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Left Toolbar: Toolbar > Gears > Guides > Lat/Long Labels: On/Off
Top Menu: Menu bar > Guides > Lat/Long Labels
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Surface Feature Labels
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Show/hide names of prominent surface features on all bodies (can be seen when user goes to the body)
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Left Toolbar: Toolbar > Gears > Guides > Surface Feature Labels: On/Off
Top Menu: Menu bar > Guides > Surface Feature Labels
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Observation Labels
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Show/hide observation labels if they are defined in observations’ catalog files
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Left Toolbar: Toolbar > Gears > Guides > Observation Labels: On/Off
Top Menu: Menu bar > Guides > Observation Labels
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Constellation Figures
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Show/hide constellation figures
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Left Toolbar: Toolbar > Gears > Guides > Constellation Figures: On/Off
Top Menu: Menu bar > Guides > Constellation Figures
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Constellation Names
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Show/hide constellation names
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Left Toolbar: Toolbar > Gears > Guides > Constellation Names: On/Off
Top Menu: Menu bar > Guides > Constellation Names
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Star Names
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Show/hide names of major stars
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Left Toolbar: Toolbar > Gears > Guides > Star Names: On/Off
Top Menu: Menu bar > Guides > Star Names
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Status Messages
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Show/hide default Cosmographia status messages (e.g. “Go to …”, “Pointing camera at …”) appearing in the middle of the top of the screen
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Left Toolbar: Toolbar > Gears > Guides > Status Messages: On/Off
Top Menu: Menu bar > Guides > Status Messages
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SPICE Messages
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Show/hide messages indicating lack of SPICE data, appearing in the middle of the top of the screen
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Left Toolbar: Toolbar > Gears > Guides > SPICE Messages: On/Off
Top Menu: Menu bar > Guides > SPICE Messages
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Vector Scaling
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Adjust size of vectors on a scale of 0 to 1. This applies to future vectors displayed and does not affect existing vectors
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Left Toolbar: Toolbar > Gears > Guides > Vector Scaling, adjust scale from 0 to 1
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Plot Trajectory
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Plots object’s trajectory of as a colored line relative to its center of motion in the inertial frame.
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Object Menu: Right-click object and click Plot Trajectory from the displayed options.
This does not work for sensors and observations.
Top Menu: Select an object. Go to the Menu Bar and click Guides, then click Plot Trajectory.
Keyboard: SHIFT-COMMAND-Z
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Plot Trajectory in Observer Frame
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Plots selected object’s trajectory as a colored line relative to the central object in the current visualization frame.
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Top Menu: Select desired center and rendering frame. Select an object. Go to the Menu Bar and click Guides, then click Plot Trajectory in Observer Frame.
Keyboard: OPTION-SHIFT-COMMAND-Z
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SPICE-enhanced Cosmographia User's Guide 