Basic Voyager 2 Script - take two

[Paul L]

Please let me know if this is wasting everyone's time (ie, not useful). I've cleaned it up a bit and added some text to the flybys.

Problems: despite having it at the beginning of the script, I still need to periodically zero the time rate (back slash) before running it - or Voyager doesn't end up centered.

It's working nicely now (on my computer), but different users may need to tweak the duration numbers in the orbit and wait commands for Voyager and planet to appear more or less in view at the same time.

Paul L.
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{

# A simple Voyager 2 script

labels {clear "galaxies|moons|asteroids|constellations|stars|planets|spacecraft" }
renderflags {clear "galaxies|orbits|constellations"}

timerate { rate 0 }

time { jd 2444060.97094 }

select { object "Voyager 2" }
gotolonglat {distance 2 longitude 120 latitude 10 up [0 1 0] time 1}
wait { duration 1.5 }
follow { }
timerate { rate 0 }

print { text "Jupiter - July 1979" origin "center" duration 2 }

timerate {rate 30000.0}
select { object "jupiter" }
lock { }
center { }
wait { duration 14 }

orbit { axis [ 0 1 0 ] rate -40 duration 5 }
wait { duration 1 }

print { text "Saturn - August 1981" origin "center" duration 2 }

time { jd 2444840.72903 }
timerate { rate 20000 }
select { object "saturn" }
lock { }
center { }
wait { duration 14 }

orbit { axis [ 0 1 0 ] rate -40 duration 4.5 }
wait { duration 1 }

print { text "Uranus - January 1986" origin "center" duration 2 }

time { jd 2446453.72903 }
select { object "uranus" }
lock { }
center { }
wait { duration 10 }

orbit { axis [ 0 1 0 ] rate -40 duration 4.5 }
wait { duration 1 }

print { text "Neptune - August 1989" origin "center" duration 2 }

time { jd 2447763.04167 }
timerate { rate 8000 }
select { object "neptune" }
lock { }
center { }
wait { duration 8 }

orbit { axis [ 0 1 0 ] rate 20 duration 1 }

}

[selden]

Paul,

It'd help the readability somewhat if you enclosed your scripts in [ code ] and [ /code ] pairs (but without the spaces).

[selden]

It'd also help if you specified the source of the Voyager models and trajectories that your script relies on.

[marc]

Besides the above two points it looks like it is pretty cool. I know it takes a lot of time to write/test these scripts. Im keen to have a try once the model is specified.

[Paul L]

Model and trajectory info included, and added a departure from Earth.

Thanks for the comments.

Paul L.


{

# A simple Voyager 2 script by P. Luckas

# Uses the trajectory files available from "Jack's Celestia Add-ons" web site and a model produced by Kalaus Gierloff"

labels {clear "galaxies|moons|asteroids|constellations|stars|planets|spacecraft" }
renderflags {clear "galaxies|orbits|constellations"}

timerate { rate 0 }

time { jd 2443376.20833 }

select { object "Voyager 2" }
gotolonglat {distance 2 longitude 40 latitude 20 up [0 1 0] time 1}
wait { duration 1.5 }
follow { }

print { text "Departure from Earth - August 1977" origin "center" duration 3 }

timerate {rate 2500}
select { object "earth" }
lock { }
center { time 5 }
wait { duration 3}
labels {set "moons"}
wait { duration 6 }
labels { clear "moons" }

time { jd 2444060.97094 }
select { object "Voyager 2" }
gotolonglat {distance 2 longitude 120 latitude 10 up [0 1 0] time 5}
wait { duration 5 }
follow { }

print { text "Jupiter - July 1979" origin "center" duration 2 }

timerate {rate 30000}
select { object "jupiter" }
lock { }
center { time 5 }
wait { duration 14 }

orbit { axis [ 0 1 0 ] rate -40 duration 5 }
wait { duration 1 }

print { text "Saturn - August 1981" origin "center" duration 2 }

time { jd 2444840.72903 }
timerate { rate 20000 }
select { object "saturn" }
lock { }
center { time 5 }
wait { duration 14 }

orbit { axis [ 0 1 0 ] rate -40 duration 4.5 }
wait { duration 1 }

print { text "Uranus - January 1986" origin "center" duration 2 }

time { jd 2446453.72903 }
select { object "uranus" }
lock { }
center { time 5 }
wait { duration 10 }

orbit { axis [ 0 1 0 ] rate -40 duration 4.5 }
wait { duration 1 }

print { text "Neptune - August 1989" origin "center" duration 2 }

time { jd 2447763.04167 }
timerate { rate 8000 }
select { object "neptune" }
lock { }
center { time 5 }
wait { duration 8 }

orbit { axis [ 0 1 0 ] rate 20 duration 1 }

}

[don]

Please let me know if this is wasting everyone's time (ie, not useful). I've cleaned it up a bit and added some text to the flybys.

Howdy Paul,

Thank you for sharing your cool script!

Sharing is never a waste of time. Hundreds of people are registered in these forums but you'll only see a small handful of them ever posting a message. So, rest assured that your script will be used by lots of people.

Problems: despite having it at the beginning of the script, I still need to periodically zero the time rate (back slash) before running it - or Voyager doesn't end up centered.

I'm using version 1.3.1 pre9 and it works fine.

One suggestion: you might want to set timerate back to normal (1) at the end of the script.

For folks who want to get Jack's Voyager xyz file, here is a link to that specific web page, where you can find voyager.zip: http://homepage.eircom.net/~jackcelestia/spacecraft.htm.

Thanks again Paul

[don]

Im keen to have a try once the model is specified.

Howdy marc,

Not positive, but I don't think the model matters, as long as you actually have one. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

However, to view the script as Paul meant it to be viewed, you will need Jack's voyager.xyz file.

[JackHiggins]

I should probably chime in here...

For anyone who's wondering why they should use my voyager xyz's instead of others, it's because they have about 3 times the sample rate ( & hence much more accuracy) for all the planet flybys and voyager 1's flyby of titan, compared to any other voyager xyz's that i've seen.

That may sound like shameless self-promotion, but it's not... Really!

[don]

It'd also help if you specified the source of the Voyager models and trajectories that your script relies on.

Howdy Paul,

What Selden means is that after you paste your script code into the forum editor box, select it all, from { to } which will highlight it, then click the Code button above the editor box. This will enclose the code in it's own box and display it in a fixed-point font (like courier), like the example below. This makes it easier to read on-screen.

Hope this helps.

Code: Select all

{
# This is a test

select { object "Sol/Earth" }
goto   { time 3 }
}


[Paul L]

FWIW jack, it was your xyz's that inspired me to throw together a script in the first place (in fact, the script is next to useless without them). I did a quick check through the NASA photo archives and was amazed to find several angles and vistas almost exactly as they appear in the simulation.

I should probably chime in here...

For anyone who's wondering why they should use my voyager xyz's instead of others, it's because they have about 3 times the sample rate ( & hence much more accuracy) for all the planet flybys and voyager 1's flyby of titan, compared to any other voyager xyz's that i've seen.

That may sound like shameless self-promotion, but it's not... Really!

[Thierry_d]

If someone is looking for it, the model is there...

http://www.bt.homepage.btinternet.co.uk ... oyager.zip

nice script, thx!

[Thierry_d]

If someone is looking for it, the model is there...

http://www.bt.homepage.btinternet.co.uk ... oyager.zip

nice script, thx!

AND YOU HAVE TO RENAME Voyager.3ds and Voyager.jpg to voyager.3ds and voyager.jpg (case sensitive!)