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How do I make orbits relative to an object?
« on: May 02, 2010, 09:10:33 AM »
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Re: How do I make orbits relative to an object?
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2010, 08:36:44 PM »
What do you mean?

How did you do this in version 1?

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Re: How do I make orbits relative to an object?
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2010, 06:57:29 AM »
Ummm... You would select an object, open the right-click menu, and click something like "Center object" or something. It was with make comet tail and explode, i think, as in in that section of menu.

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Re: How do I make orbits relative to an object?
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2010, 10:32:02 AM »
Select a body and press the "Auto Orbit" button. This is the same command as the "Orbit Parent" command in version 1.

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Re: How do I make orbits relative to an object?
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2010, 05:00:04 PM »
What I meant was trails  ;D ;D ;D

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Re: How do I make orbits relative to an object?
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2010, 06:13:12 PM »
My mistake...

The control is at the bottom of the View control panel on the left side.

Select a body and then click on the small plus sign ( + ) in the "Absolute Space" text box.