Flight Route

Usage

The Flight Route group on the Flight Management tab organizes functions related to 3D flight, including creation, conversion, deletion of 3D flight routes, and stop management.

Function Entry

  • Flight Management tab -> Flight Route group

Operation Steps

Click the New button in the Flight Route group. The "Flight Stop Management" window (floating window) pops up, and a 3D flight path is created at the same time. At this time, a flight path node appears in the "Flight Stop Management" window. One flight path node corresponds to one flight path.

The flight path name corresponding to a flight path node can be modified. Specific operation: Click to select the node and press F2; or right-click and select "Rename" in the context menu. The flight path node name becomes editable, and the flight path can be modified.

  1. Create
  2. Add or Modify Flight Stops

    Add or modify flight stops of the current flight path. These control points determine the route and observation angle during flight. The system provides the following methods:

    • button: Click the "Add Stop from Scene Camera" button to add a new observation stop to the flight route according to the current camera position in the scene.
    • button: Select a flight stop in the flight route, then click the "Modify Stop from Scene Camera" button to modify the position of the selected stop to the current camera position.
    • button: Click the "Add Stop by Mouse Pick" button. You can browse the earth in the scene to an appropriate observation position and click the mouse to set a stop as a flight stop in the flight path. Its angle and position can be modified in the parameter setting bar below.
    • button: Select a flight stop in the flight route, then click the "Modify Stop by Mouse Pick" button. You can click the mouse again at an appropriate position in the scene window to modify the position of the selected stop.
    • button: After selecting one or more stops, click the "Delete" button to delete the selected stops; after selecting a flight path node, click the "Delete" button to delete the entire flight route.
    • button: Select a flight route or stop, and click the "Flight Stop Settings" button to set parameters such as turning, pause, and rotation of the stop. For details, see Flight Route and Stop Management.

    As shown in the figure below, after adding stops in the above ways, one or more new stop nodes will automatically be added under the flight path node in the "Flight Stop Management" window.

    The display name of a stop can be modified. Operation method: Click to select the stop node, press F2 or right-click and select "Rename". The stop name becomes editable, and you can modify the name.

  3. Parameter Settings

    In the "Flight Stop Management" window, select a stop node under the flight path node. The specific observation position and angle related parameters of the selected stop will be displayed at the bottom of the window. These parameters can also be modified to change the observation state of the stop. If the user selects multiple stop nodes at the same time, the displayed parameters are those of the stop with the smallest number.

    Note: When the flight state is stopped, users can set the stop speed and duration for a single stop, or set them for multiple stops at the same time. For the two parameters speed and duration, only one needs to be set, and the value of the other will be converted accordingly.

    • Longitude, Latitude, Height: Used to display and set the observation position information of the currently selected stop, including the longitude and latitude coordinates and elevation value of the observation stop.
    • Azimuth: Used to display and set the observation azimuth of the currently selected stop. When a stop is added, the system automatically calculates the angle between the line connecting the stop and the next stop and due north as the observation azimuth of the current stop, that is, along the flight path direction.
    • Tilt Angle: Used to display and set the observation tilt angle of the currently selected stop. When a stop is added, the system automatically calculates the tilt angle of the observation stop in the vertical direction.
    • Use Stop Speed: Used to set whether to fly at stop speed. Checking this checkbox means that when flying to this stop, the route flight speed is ignored and the set stop speed is used. For example, if the route speed is 100 km/h and the stop speed set for the third stop is 80 km/h, then when flying to the third stop, it will fly at 80 km/h; otherwise, it flies at the path speed.
    • Speed: Used to display and set the flight speed used when flying from the currently selected stop to the next observation stop. At the same time, the unit of flight speed can be set in the drop-down button to the right of the label.
    • Duration: Used to display and set the flight time used when flying from the currently selected stop to the next observation stop. At the same time, the unit of flight time can be set in the drop-down button to the right of the label.
  4. Context Menu

    The context menu of the Flight Stop Management window implements functions such as stop speed and stop flight settings. For detailed command descriptions of the context menu, see: Flight Stop Management Context Menu.

  5. Convert from Line
    • Convert from Line to Path...: This button is available only when there is a selected line object in the current scene. Convert the selected line object in the current scene into a new flight route, and automatically generate flight stops on the route. After clicking this button, the "Camera Parameter Settings" dialog box pops up, used to set the observation view parameters of flight stops.
    • Convert from Line to Stops...: Generate flight stops according to the selected line object in the current scene, and append these flight stops to the current flight route. For details, see Convert Line to Flight Route.
  6. Delete
    • Click the Delete button in the Flight Route group under the Flight Management tab, and the following pop-up appears:
    • Click the "Yes" button in the pop-up to delete the specified flight route.
  7. Stop Management
    • Click the Stop Management button in the Flight Route group under the Flight Management tab. The "Flight Stop Management" window (floating window) pops up, and a 3D flight path is created at the same time. For details, see the first step of creation.