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Route for 3d models

Posted: 14.01.2003, 15:53
by ICEHUNTER
How could I do a route for my 3d models?
for example from earth to luna :) from moon to other planets? and how could i do a loopback for repeat of this route?

i hope all these scentence are right :)

icehunter

Posted: 14.01.2003, 19:00
by selden
1) use an .SSC file to define an elliptical orbit.
Elliptical orbits naturally loop back to their starting points.
or
2) use an .SSC file and .XYZ file to define an xyz trajectory

Elliptical orbits are "easy". (yeah, right)
You might take a look at some of the references I list on my main Celestia page at http://www.lns.cornell.edu/~seb/celestia/index.html#4.0
They're all in English. Please let me know of any you locate in other languages.

Supposedly Horizons can be persuaded to generate appropriate trajectories for spacecraft, but I've never tried to do that.

I hope this helps a little.