Hello I'm new to celestia and I have just dowloaded a few add ons. Among them there is the Cassini Model (composed of 2 3d files and one SSC file) but I can't find it anywhere! It is not listed as a saturn satellite. I Know I'm probably overlooking something realy simple but I just can't figure out what. Just in case you're wondering I already properly intalled the 2001 Space odissey pack and I can see all the stuff.
THank you
Where is Cassini?? (silly newbie question)
What version of Celestia are you running on what kind of system?
There's no need to download the Cassini 3DS Addon. A higher quality CMOD version is included in Celestia v1.3.2.
Although the real Cassini is orbiting Saturn now, the trajectory of the version that's included with Celestia is referenced to the Sun. It's listed at the very bottom of the "Solar System Browser" menu, not as a satellite of Saturn.
To go see it, you should only need to type
<return>Cassini<return>
Does this help?
Added later:
If you're trying to use Jack Higgens' version of Cassini with an older version of Celestia, remember that he packages the model separately from its SSC catalog definition and that, as noted on his Spacecraft Web page, he didn't include any trajectory for Cassini. Jack's off doing other things now, so he probably won't be updating his Celestia pages any time soon, if ever.
In other words, you have to provide an appropriate trajectory yourself before you can see Jack's model. Some partial trajectories are available at http://www.lepp.cornell.edu/~seb/celestia/spacecraft.html#3.4.1
but since Cassini and a high quality trajectory now are included with Celestia, I don't plan to update them.
There's no need to download the Cassini 3DS Addon. A higher quality CMOD version is included in Celestia v1.3.2.
Although the real Cassini is orbiting Saturn now, the trajectory of the version that's included with Celestia is referenced to the Sun. It's listed at the very bottom of the "Solar System Browser" menu, not as a satellite of Saturn.
To go see it, you should only need to type
<return>Cassini<return>
Does this help?
Added later:
If you're trying to use Jack Higgens' version of Cassini with an older version of Celestia, remember that he packages the model separately from its SSC catalog definition and that, as noted on his Spacecraft Web page, he didn't include any trajectory for Cassini. Jack's off doing other things now, so he probably won't be updating his Celestia pages any time soon, if ever.
In other words, you have to provide an appropriate trajectory yourself before you can see Jack's model. Some partial trajectories are available at http://www.lepp.cornell.edu/~seb/celestia/spacecraft.html#3.4.1
but since Cassini and a high quality trajectory now are included with Celestia, I don't plan to update them.
Selden
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Thank you very much. It seems I have all the problems you mentioned. I tought I was using the 1.3.2 version but I have just checked and the about box tells me it's the 1.3.0 version. Since I am using a low end-computer, I also use the lo-res version (funny, I must check the download page and see if I overloked this; I downloded the full, but never installed beacuse I knew it wouldn't work)
Hence, altough I have the models I have no trajectory for the spacecraft or a version of celestia with the cassini model included.
Thanks again. I will check you link on partial trajectories and/or finish reading my users manual (I'm in page 27) to see if I can have the full version running always on lo-res mode or at least extract the files for cassini on the other version (what would those be, I wonder?).
Did I say thanks already? Thanks
Hence, altough I have the models I have no trajectory for the spacecraft or a version of celestia with the cassini model included.
Thanks again. I will check you link on partial trajectories and/or finish reading my users manual (I'm in page 27) to see if I can have the full version running always on lo-res mode or at least extract the files for cassini on the other version (what would those be, I wonder?).
Did I say thanks already? Thanks
Tetzauh,
You're quite welcome.
Unfortunately, Frank's "Users Manual" explains how to run Celestia, not how to create and install Addons.
The easiest way to run Celestia in lores mode is to rename the folder Celestia\textures\medres to be something else (maybe Celestia\textures\NOmedres ), so Celestia can't find the medres textures.
Some information about how to create and install Addons can be found at http://www.lepp.cornell.edu/~seb/celestia/addon-intro.html
Probably the easiest way to make Jack's model visible is to put an appropriate xyz trajectory into the \data\ folder. That's where they're located in Celestia v1.3.2: Celestia\data\cassini.xyz and Celestia\data\huygens.xyz
You're quite welcome.
Unfortunately, Frank's "Users Manual" explains how to run Celestia, not how to create and install Addons.
The easiest way to run Celestia in lores mode is to rename the folder Celestia\textures\medres to be something else (maybe Celestia\textures\NOmedres ), so Celestia can't find the medres textures.
Some information about how to create and install Addons can be found at http://www.lepp.cornell.edu/~seb/celestia/addon-intro.html
Probably the easiest way to make Jack's model visible is to put an appropriate xyz trajectory into the \data\ folder. That's where they're located in Celestia v1.3.2: Celestia\data\cassini.xyz and Celestia\data\huygens.xyz
Selden
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... It's listed at the very bottom of the "Solar System Browser" menu ...
Selden,
maybe I'm too silly and brain-dead, but what about the entry "Huygens (free flight)" underneath the Cassini entry?
'GoTo' moves you to somewhere in space but shows no probe.
Ehm, I got an idea right now while I'm writing this
We have to set a date (Jan 2005) in the future ! ???
I can't check this out, 'cause I'm not at home right now.
Adirondack
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The horizon of some people is a circle with the radius zero - and they call it their point of view. (A. Einstein)