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1 Orbiter Base Maker Manual A basic guide to the general operation of Orbiter Base Maker (OBM) OBM Version /28/2012 0

2 Contents Preface... 1 Windows, Buttons, and Boxes - the GUI explained... 2 Main Window... 2 Make New Base... 3 Configuration... 4 Loaded Bases... 5 Edit Base... 6 Tile List Editor... 7 Edit Structures... 8 Highlighted Objects on Map... 9 Parameter Windows Runway and Trains Landing Pads Blocks, Hangars and Tanks Solar Plants Mesh The Internals a rundown of OBM s internal file structure Cache Fun thing to do Directories with Base Names Files with Base Names How OBM Renders Tiles Edge Transparency Increasing Mipmap Transparency Blending with Low-pass Filter Putting it All Together

3 Preface Orbiter Base Maker, or OBM, is an ongoing project that strives to provide a user-friendly interface for creating and adding bases for the Orbiter 2010 space simulator. I originally started the project as a tool for downloading satellite maps, and processing those maps into tile textures for Orbiter bases. Development quickly got out of hand, and before I knew it I was rendering, rotating and stretching runways on top my own map GUI. From there, it was just a matter of saving points on a map into a base file, and viola - a new base is created! 1

4 Windows, Buttons, and Boxes - the GUI explained This section goes over the different windows that appear inside OBM, and gives a brief overview of the functions inside each one. Main Window This is the first window to appear when one starts OBM. Make New Base Click this button to add a new base to the base list. It opens the Make New Base window. Edit Base After highlighting a base in the base list, click this button to open the Edit Base window which will allow you to edit the tiles and objects of that base. Double-clicking on a base in the list will also open this window. Delete Base After highlighting a base in the base list, click this button to delete it. Configuration This button opens up the Configuration window that changes the configuration of OBM. Exit Exits OBM. 2

5 Make New Base This window is created by the main menu s Create New Base button. It allows one to set the name and position of a new base. Clicking the OK button will exit this window, and the new base will appear in the base list of the main menu. Base Name Type in the name of the base here. Base Position If you know that Longitude and Latitude of the base you want to create, you can type them in here. If you don t know, click on the Find on map button. Find on map Click this button to open up a map to find the location of the base you want to create OK Once you are finished setting the name and position, click this button to add it to the base list in the main menu. Cancel Click this button if you want to exit this window without adding a new base. Things to know: Users currently can t create bases with the names Cape Canaveral or Habana, as those are the two populated bases in the default orbiter install. This limitation will likely be removed in some future version. 3

6 Configuration This window is created by the main menu s Configuration button. It changes various configuration options of OBM. Orbiter 2010 Directory This is the path to the directory where Orbiter 2010 resides on this computer. Click on the button to open a directory explorer window that will allow you to find and select the path. Loaded Base Viewer This button opens the Loaded Bases window, which allows one to see and unload the bases OBM has loaded into orbiter. 4

7 Loaded Bases This window is opened by the Configuration window. It allows you to see a list of bases that OBM has loaded into your installation of Orbiter. After you highlight a base in the Loaded Bases list, the Base Files list displays the files OBM has loaded into orbiter. Orbiter 2010 Path - If you have multiple Orbiter installations on your computer, and you installed bases from OBM into different installations, this drop down box allows you to select the appropriate one. Remove Base From Orbiter After highlighting a base in the Loaded Bases list, click this button to remove the base from Orbiter. OK Click to exit. 5

8 Edit Base This window allows you to select multiple options for base editing. You can open other windows to edit aspects of how the base looks in Orbiter. You can also render the base files, load this base into Orbiter, and remove this base from Orbiter. Add/Remove Tiles Click this button to open the Tile List Editor window, which will allow you to add and remove surface tiles to the base. Add/Remove/Edit Objects Click this button to open the Edit Structures window, which will allow you to add, place and remove different objects such as runways, landing pads, and buildings. Render Base Files To Click this button to render the base files to the directory displayed below the button. These files are the base s.cfg file and.dds tile files. Load Files Into Orbiter Click this button to load the base you created into the Orbiter path that is set in the Configuration window. Once that is done, the base will be present the next time you start Orbiter. This button won t be displayed if the current base settings are already loaded into Orbiter. Remove Files From Orbiter Click this button to remove your base from Orbiter. This button won t be displayed if the base isn t already loaded into Orbiter. 6

9 Tile List Editor This window is opened by the Edit Base window. It allows you to add and remove tiles from a base. Tiles are images Orbiter places on the Earth (or other body) to give the area the tile covers more detail. If you ve ever noticed that the area around Cape Canaveral looks more detailed than other parts of the Earth, this is because of tiles. Level 1-9 Click these buttons to select which tile level you want to work with. Level 1 is the furthest away (zoomed out the most), and Level 9 is the closest (zoomed in the most). Show Transparency in preview Click this button to toggle the transparency display in the lower right preview window. OBM will automatically add a gradient transparency on tile edges that don t have a neighboring tile. This makes the tile blend better into the background inside Orbiter. The white area displayed around the lower right preview window represents this transparency. Things to know: Double clicking on a tile in the tile selection window will add it to the base. If the tile is not downloaded (which will be indicated by the preview window ), Orbiter will download it. Version only supports downloading from Level 1 to Level 4. Tiles that have been added to the base are listed in the tile list and will be highlighted on the tile selection window. Double clicking on a highlighted tile in the tile selection window will remove it from the base. The Mouse is on: text below the tile selection window shows the name of a tile as it would be displayed in the tile list. This is also the name of the.dds file Orbiter uses for the tile texture file. 7

10 Edit Structures This is where the bulk of the editing is performed. This window allows you to add, place, move, and remove different objects on a base, such as runways, landing pads and buildings. Add Object Clicking this button opens the window shown to the right. Select the type of object you want to add, and another window will appear that will allow you to edit some parameters of that object (giving a runway lights for example). Once you are happy with that, click the Ok button, and you will be able to place the object on the map using your mouse. Delete Object Clicking this button will delete the object that is highlighted in the object list. Things to know: You can zoom in and out with the mouse wheel. You can move the map by clicking and dragging the mouse. Single clicking on an object on the map, or in the object list will highlight its image on the map. Double clicking an object in the object list will cause the map view to zoom to that object. 8

11 Things to know (continued): ctrl-c will copy a highlighted object; ctrl-v will paste it. The Delete key will delete a highlighted object. Double-clicking on an object on the map will bring up its Parameter Windows. Objects with radio frequencies (runways and landing pads) are internally managed by OBM. Each new object will have its own unique frequencies, even if it was created by a copy and paste action. The Edit Structures window is resizeable. You can click on the lower right corner to resize it, or click the maximize button on the top right. Highlighted Objects on Map When an object is highlighted on the map, you will be able to move, stretch and rotate it. There are two basic types of objects: rectangular objects, and end-point objects. Rectangular Object Rectangular objects are objects like blocks, hangars and landing pads. Look for the white square points that are displayed on a highlighted object (shown in Figure 1). Clicking and dragging on these different points will manipulate the object in different ways. The Move Point will move the entire object. The Stretch Point will stretch the objects width and height, allowing you to make it thinner or wider. The Rotate Point will allow you to rotate the object. Figure 1 - Highlighted "Rectangle" Object Things to know Not all rectangular objects can have their width and height stretch independently. Landing pads have a fixed aspect ratio (they always have to be square), so altering the width also alters the height. 9

12 End-point Object End-point objects are runways and trains. These objects are described by two end points (runways also have width). As such, you can manipulate these objects by moving each end point independently. Look for the white square points that are displayed on a highlighted object (shown in Figure 2). Clicking and dragging on these different points will manipulate the object in different ways. The Move Point will move the entire object. The Stretch Point will stretch the objects width, allowing you to make it thinner or wider. The Move End Point will allow you to place where that end-point is located. Figure 2 Highlighted End-point Object Things to know Trains have no width, so they have no Stretch Points. 10

13 Parameter Windows Whenever you add a new object, or double click an object on a map, a parameters window will appear, allowing you to change different aspects of the object. This section will describe these windows. Runway and Trains These parameter windows are for the End-point Objects. You can adjust their length and their direction in these windows. Runway Select Runway Type sets which of the two provided runway texture configurations to use. Click on the image of the desired type to set it. Width sets the width of the runway. Runway Lights sets if the runway has lights. Number of Lights sets the number of runway lights. ILS1 and ILS2 are managed by OBM, and can t currently be set by the user. Train Select Train Type sets which type of train will be displayed in Orbiter. There are two types: monorail, and gondola. Max Speed sets the max speed the train will travel in Orbiter. 11

14 Landing Pads Select Landing Pad Type sets which type of landing pad to use out of a choice of 3. Choose by clicking on the image. Diameter sets the diameter of the pad in meters. Rotate sets how the pad is rotated in Orbiter. Texture sets the texture that is displayed on the pad in Orbiter. VTOL Frequency is managed by OBM, and can t currently be set by the user. 12

15 Blocks, Hangars and Tanks These parameter windows can adjust length, width, height, rotation, and the texture to use on each object. Note: The parameters window for blocks and tanks is nearly the same as the hangar, except without the select hangar type option. Tanks also only have 1 side texture to choose. Hangar Select Hangar Type sets between 3 types of hangars. Choose by clicking the image. Solar Plants Solar plants are a grid of solar panels. This parameters window allows you to select the size of the grid and its rotation. Grid X sets the number of panels in the x direction. Grid Y sets the number of panels in the y direction. 13

16 Mesh The mesh parameters window is probably the most complex one of them all. To use it, you first need to know the mesh file you want to use. Then you select this file by clicking the button (to the right of the File: ProjectAlpha_ISS edit box in the image below). If you don t know which mesh file you want to use, feel free to try and add one and see what it looks like in Orbiter. After you select a mesh file, OBM will parse that file to find its dimensions. These will be shown under the Mesh properties list. In this parameters window the width, length, height, and rotate options perform like in the other parameters windows. Maintain Original Aspect Ratio on Resize sets if OBM will maintain the aspect ratio of the mesh file if you decide to stretch it in the editor. This is useful for things like a spaceship mesh. It may not be desirable for a taxi-way mesh. Altitude sets how high off the ground the bottom point of the mesh will sit. From OrbiterConfig.pdf: SHADOW - Render the shadow cast on the ground by the object. UNDERSHADOWS - Object can be covered by shadows cast on the ground by other objects (e.g. roads, landing pads, etc.). Default: object not covered by ground shadows. OWNMATERIAL - Use materials and textures defined in the mesh file. This overrides the TEX entry. LPAD - Object is a landing pad. PRELOAD - Mesh should be loaded at program start. This can reduce disk ac-tivity during the simulation but increases main memory usage. De-fault: Load only when used. Things to know: If OBM detects the mesh has its own textures, it will auto-select the OWNMATERIAL option. If OBM detects the mesh has a near 0 height (like a taxiway), it will auto-select the UNDERSHADOWS option. If OBM detects the mesh has a height greater than 0, it will auto-select the SHADOW option. 14

17 The Internals a rundown of OBM s internal file structure If you find OBM s install directory, which is usually in your Documents folder under the name Orbiter Base Maker. You may see something similar to the following. This section will describe these files, directories, and content. Cache This directory is where OBM stores the images it downloads for tiles and for displaying maps. If you open it, you may see a directory labeled googlemaps, and a list of files with the Earth_X_Y_Z.jpg naming format. The files inside the googlemaps directory are what OBM uses for the tile selection window in the Tile List Editor. You can delete these files, and OBM will have no issue with it. Although the next time you use the Tile List Editor, it will load a little slower. Fun thing to do So you want to use your own tiles? Or perhaps edit tiles that OBM downloaded? The Earth_X_Y_Z.jpg files are what you want to edit or create. Make sure any files you make have a 512X512 resolution! The Earth_X_Y_Z format is the same naming format Orbiter uses for its Earth tiles, only Orbiter uses a dds file instead of a jpg file. Knowing this is important if you want to add your own tiles. To learn the 15

18 actual Earth_X_Y_Z name of a tile, open the Tile List Editor, select the level you re interested in, and then move the mouse pointer over the tile you want to make. The Earth_X_Y_Z name will be displayed below the tile selection window after the Mouse is on: message (see image below). Once you know the name of the tile you want to create, make a 512X512 resolution jpg file, and save this file in OBM s cache directory. Now open the Tile List Editor window, and when you hover your mouse cursor over this tile, it should be displayed in the lower right preview window. Double-click on this tile to add/remove it from your base. Directories with Base Names The directories that have the same names as bases are the directories OBM creates to store the rendered base files. If you were to manually copy the contents of one of these directories directly into Orbiter s base directory, this base would be installed into Orbiter. The /Config/Earth/Base directory holds the base s.cfg file, and the /Textures directory holds the.dds texture files. Files with Base Names The files with a base name.dat format, are what OBM uses for its own internal use. 16

19 How OBM Renders Tiles You may have noticed (or not) that the tiles that OBM installs into Orbiter blend well with the environment. You may have also wondered what exactly OBM does to create this effect. If so, here s your answer. Edge Transparency In the Tile List Editor section, it was mentioned that OBM inserts an edge transparency around the base tiles that don t have a neighboring tile. This prevents a distinct edge around the tiles on the map inside Orbiter. Below are pictures of the same scene and tiles, only the pictures on the left have the edge transparency applied. Tiles with edge transparency Tiles with no edge transparency 17

20 Increasing Mipmap Transparency Another unique technique OBM uses is its ability to increase the transparency inside the texture mipmap. What this means is that the tiles become more transparent the further away they are from the viewer. An added benefit of this technique is that tiles won t completely block the night lights that Orbiter displays on the night side of the globe until you get close to them. Increasing Mipmap Transparency No Mipmap Transparency 18

21 Blending with Low-pass Filter Or is it blending with a high-pass filter? I can never keep them straight. Anyway, this technique is a way of blending tiles of different levels so that they match each other. Often with satellite imagery, one level will be from a separate set of photos than another. For low levels, it may not even be satellite imagery at all, but rather aerial photography. Often, the different levels where photographed at different times of the year. The result is that one level may look strikingly different than the one above or below it. The low-pass filter allows a tile to take on the general color and brightness of a tile below it, without losing any of its detail. The two images above show a distinct edge between what appears to be greener tiles and greyer tiles. This is because the grey tiles are higher-level tiles that were photographed in the winter time. The two images above were rendered from the same set of images, except here the low-pass filter has made the grey tiles appear greener, and they better match the lower green tiles. If you look closely, you may notice the grey tile areas still appear sharper than the green tile areas. 19

22 Putting it All Together The following slides show an approach to a base with tiles. The left column shows the view where all techniques are applied to the tiles; the right shows tiles with no techniques. Views of tiles using all rendering techniques Same views with no rendering 20

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