Creating a 3D-View

To create a 3D-view select 3D-Viewer->Create 3D-´View from the main menu or press F5. The Create 3D-View dialog appears.

 

Select the bodies to be shown in the plot (see Body Secection) and the kind of view, meaning either a heliocentric or geocentric representation of the orbits and positions (see Central Body ). 

To select all bodies click the A (all) button, to deselect all bodies click the N (none) button.

Check the boxes Show grid and/or Show orbits to show a grid (drawn in the ecliptical plane) and/or the orbits of the selected bodies. Click the Colors button to specify the colors of the plot to be generated (see Colors ).

 

Click OK and all selections are retained and used for generation of a new plot. For more information, see The 3D-Viewer.

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