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- | == WorldWind Worlds == | + | World Wind allows users to view multiple '''worlds'''. Although termed ''world'', it would be better termed ''astronomical object'' since World Wind can be used to represent any spherical object, be that a planet, moon, star, etc. |
- | WorldWind is not restricted to Planet Earth - given the proper files, it can run as the Moon (installed with 1.3.3) and any other sphere, essentially. | + | ==Available worlds== |
+ | There are two ways of adding Worlds to World Wind. The proper way allows distance measurement, elevation data, multiple imagery and a custom toolbar. The second way simply adds imagery layers to an existing world. | ||
- | 'Worlds' could be better described as 'planets' although WW could also become a star, if it tried hard enough :-) | + | ===Worlds=== |
+ | *Included in World Wind: | ||
+ | **Earth | ||
+ | **[[Moon]] | ||
+ | **[[Mars]] | ||
+ | **[[Venus]] | ||
+ | **[[Jupiter]] | ||
+ | **[[SDSS|Sloan Digital Sky Survey]] | ||
+ | *[[Add-on:Mercury|Mercury]] | ||
+ | *[[Add-on:Saturn|Saturn]] | ||
+ | *[[Add-on:Deathstar|Death Star]] | ||
- | === What different 'worlds' are available for WorldWind? === | + | ===Layers=== |
+ | *[[Add-on:Solar System|Solar System]] | ||
+ | *[[Add-on:The Planets|The Planets]] | ||
- | Officially, I think only the Moon (included in 1.3.3) is supported at this point, but it is not exceptionally difficult to create your own 'world' for WorldWind. A nice (although a little dated) tutorial on this can be found in the [http://forum.worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/index.php?showtopic=1962 Forums]. | + | ==Changing worlds== |
+ | In the World Wind main menu click <code>File</code> and choose your world from the drop down menu. If the ''world'' is just a layer image you must select it from the [[Layer Manager]]. | ||
- | === How do I see the moon? === | + | ==Creating worlds== |
+ | It is not exceptionally difficult to create your own ''world'' for World Wind. A nice (although a little dated) tutorial on this can be found in the [http://forum.worldwindcentral.com/showthread.php?t=1941 Forums]. | ||
- | In the WorldWind main menu click ''File'' and choose ''Moon'' from the drop down menu. Note that if you had other 'worlds, this is where they would appear on startup - this is a nice new feature in 1.3.3, previously, you needed to pass the worldfile to the exe via command line - and therefore it was necessary to restart WW to 'switch'. Now all you need to do is point and click . . . | + | [[Category:End User Documentation]] |
+ | [[Category:Dev Documentation]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Worlds]] |
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World Wind allows users to view multiple worlds. Although termed world, it would be better termed astronomical object since World Wind can be used to represent any spherical object, be that a planet, moon, star, etc.
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[edit] Available worlds
There are two ways of adding Worlds to World Wind. The proper way allows distance measurement, elevation data, multiple imagery and a custom toolbar. The second way simply adds imagery layers to an existing world.
[edit] Worlds
- Included in World Wind:
- Mercury
- Saturn
- Death Star
[edit] Layers
[edit] Changing worlds
In the World Wind main menu click File
and choose your world from the drop down menu. If the world is just a layer image you must select it from the Layer Manager.
[edit] Creating worlds
It is not exceptionally difficult to create your own world for World Wind. A nice (although a little dated) tutorial on this can be found in the Forums.