Help! How to see Objects after Addon installed?

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Help! How to see Objects after Addon installed?

Post #1by the-spiderman » 31.07.2008, 13:56

Hello,
I am a new user of Celestia (sorry for my Bad English but i am from Germany)
I have installed some addons like Star Trek etc.
When I start Celestio i see always Mother Earth! I can fly away, see the Moon....
But I dont see the Spaceship Voyager...
What i have to do for use the addons?
They are correctly installed....

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Re: Help! How to see Objects after Addon installed?

Post #2by BobHegwood » 31.07.2008, 14:04

Which add-on?
Usually, you must press ENTER on the main Celestia screen in order to TYPE in the name of the location or object you wish to go to.
Then press ENTER again to select the named object, and then press the - g - key in order to GOTO it. Does that help?
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Re: Help! How to see Objects after Addon installed?

Post #3by the-spiderman » 31.07.2008, 14:12

Not possible....
If i hit enter, i can find Earth, Moon etc.
But the Meshes like Voyager or Enterprise are not listet.
They are installed in ...\Celestia\extras\
Voyager.ssc The model and textures folder also.

How can i see the Model in Celestia?

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Re: Help! How to see Objects after Addon installed?

Post #4by BobHegwood » 31.07.2008, 14:19

the-spiderman wrote:Not possible....
Wrong... IS POSSIBLE if you listen correctly.

1. While you are looking at the Earth, press the ENTER key one time and you will see a purple, shaded area at the bottom of the screen which asks for Target Name:
2. Type in "Voyager 1" or "Voyager 2" WITHOUT the quotes in order to select the appropriate object.
3. While you are typing, you will see objects listed as you type which match what you have typed so far.
4. When finished typing, press ENTER again to select the object.
5. Press the - g - key to go to it.

If the above does not work, then the add-on has not been installed correctly. Simple.
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Re: Help! How to see Objects after Addon installed?

Post #5by BobHegwood » 31.07.2008, 14:23

Also, you may wish to use the Solar System Browser Menu which is located under the Navigation header at the top of the Celestia display.
This way, you can view what IS available to go to. :wink:
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