HELP !!!

arkajit · Post #1by **arkajit** » 30.01.2003, 08:21

Hi,
i am a school instructor and found Celestia absolutely amazing. But i would like to create my own demos ( liek the one that is already there). can any one help me as to how to go about it ?? I couldn't get hold of any documentatiion which might guide me.

ANDREA · Post #2by **ANDREA** » 30.01.2003, 11:58

arkajit wrote:Hi, i am a school instructor and found Celestia absolutely amazing. But i would like to create my own demos ( liek the one that is already there). can any one help me as to how to go about it ?? I couldn't get hold of any documentatiion which might guide me.

Hello arkajit, I had the same problems for the same final use of Celestia, so I'll try to give you some help.
First of all go to this page http://www.celestiaproject.net/celestia/documentation.html
and download the file "scripting guide".
Then copy the Celestia file "start.cel" in another directory, and look at its scripting referred to the instructions of the scripting guide.
You'll have this way a sufficiently clear understanding of the matter, even if some new commands have been added recently but not yet shown in the guide, just for an example the command "orientation".
Try to make some little changes to the start.cel file, and after this look at the results starting Celestia with that file.
If you'll have the need of it, I can send you an example of a new start.cel file, that shows the Solar System as an "Orrery", with reduced orbits and increased planet sizes, just to show it in its complex relationship.
Remember that you can change many things, objects, orbits, dimensions, but you must have in the lores and medres directories the exact files that are shown in the Solarsys.ssc file, regarding every object you'll use in the show.
Hope this will help.
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Andrea

Borg Collective · Post #3by **Borg Collective** » 30.01.2003, 23:44

Could you send us your example of start.cel file?

ANDREA · Post #4by **ANDREA** » 30.01.2003, 23:56

Could you send us your example of start.cel file?

Borg Collective, I have just sent to your address both start.cel and solarsys.ssc files for the Orrery show.
Enjoy!
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Andrea

arkajit · Post #5by **arkajit** » 31.01.2003, 12:20

andrea.. thanks a lot..i think i have finally managed to get around creating my own demos.... actually there was some bug with my start.cel file..so i used the demo file instead. :)

Borg Collective · Post #6by **Borg Collective** » 31.01.2003, 15:18

To individual designated as "ANDREA":

The Collective is gratefull for your assistance.
[A vulcan drone adds:]
Live long and prosper.