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Chapter 3 - Running a FLY! Demo window view changes relative to where you have clicked in the Position Window. Direction changes the direction of movement and the direction of view. The direction of movement and the view can be different. The direction of movement is controlled by the long black line and the view by the shorter red line. To change direction and view simultaneously, click inside the circle indicator. To change view only, right-click inside the circle indicator. • Elevation slide control changes the elevation of the view in the Rendering Window. The range of elevation values can be adjusted through the Options menu on the main panel. • Speed slide control changes the file reading rate of the Rendering Window. The range for this control is adjusted through the Options menu. The text information to the right of the Direction control reports the current position, speed, and direction. Flying Through Your Terrain You are now ready to fly through the terrain in the rendering window. To start flying: • Click the User Free Flight command on the main panel. To stop the flight: • Click the User Free Flight command again. The flight stops at the current position. To resume free flight: • Click the User Free Flight command again. Flying from the Nadir Window FLY! provides an overhead or nadir view of the terrain to help you fly with added visual accuracy. To open the Nadir Window: • Click the Nadir View command on the main panel. Figure 3.14 Nadir View command The Nadir window opens showing the terrain from above. Figure 3.13 User Free Flight command The terrain moves in the direction and speed you select from the Control Panel. If you have not selected a speed or direction, FLY! will use default settings. 30 PCI Geomatics
Creating a Flight Path Figure 3.15 Nadir Window showing over-head view of terrain Next, you will create a flight plan from the terrain in the Nadir and the Rendering windows. Use the default elevation, speed, color, and rendering settings to create a simple flight plan. To create your own flight plan: 1. On the main panel, click the Flight Path Editing command. Figure 3.16 Flight Path Editing command The Flight Panel opens on your desktop Figure 3.17 FLY! Flight Panel before creating nodes Click anywhere inside the Nadir Window. A position indicator opens, and your current position changes to where you clicked inside the Nadir window terrain. To change the position of flight, click anywhere inside the Nadir Window when User Free Flight function is either on or off. To change the direction of flight in the Nadir window, right-click on the terrain in the direction you wish to fly. The flight direction changes in the direction of your mouse pointer. Creating a Flight Path You can record a flight plan to move in any direction over the terrain in the Nadir Window using the Flight Path Editing function. The flight plan is programmable for elevation, speed, direction, and view. OrthoEngine User’s Guide 31
Page 1 and 2: Geomatica ® FLY! User Guide Versio
Page 3 and 4: Table of Contents INTRODUCING FLY!
Page 5 and 6: Introducing FLY! Welcome to the FLY
Page 7 and 8: C HAPTER 1 Getting Familiar with FL
Page 9 and 10: Using the Main Panel Figure 1.3 Loa
Page 11 and 12: Using the Main Panel To select an i
Page 13 and 14: Defining Raw Database Files Figure
Page 15 and 16: Creating a Flight Path Figure 1.11
Page 17 and 18: Creating a Flight Path format such
Page 19 and 20: C HAPTER 2 Flying Through the Terra
Page 21 and 22: Controlling Flight in the Rendering
Page 23 and 24: Editing Rendered Images Resizing th
Page 25 and 26: Editing Rendered Images The Scaling
Page 27 and 28: C HAPTER 3 Running a FLY! Demo This
Page 29 and 30: Loading the Terrain Figure 3.4 Load
Page 31: Controlling Your Flight When the fi
Page 35 and 36: Generating a Movie Loop To generate
Page 37 and 38: A PPENDIX A Using FLY! from the Com
Page 39 and 40: A PPENDIX B Additional Information
Page 41 and 42: Heads-Up Display (HUD) A file selec
Page 43 and 44: Index Numerics 3-D changing paramet
Page 45 and 46: N nadir window color options 19 con

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