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Keyboard interface
This section describes the default Orbiter keyboard functions. Please note that the
key assignments are customizable by editing the keymap.dat file in the orbiter direc-
tory, and that therefore the keyboard controls for your Orbiter installation may be
different.
The key assignment reference in this section and the rest of the manual refers to the
keyboard layout shown in the figure below. For other layouts (e.g. language-specific)
the key labels may be different. The relevant criterion for key functions in Orbiter is
the position of the key on the keyboard, not the key label. For example, on the Ger-
man keyboard, the keys for the “turn orbit-normal” (;) and “turn orbit-antinormal”
(’) will be “Ö” and “Ä”.
Keys from the numerical keypad or the cursor keypad will be denoted by subscript,
e.g.
Num
or
Cur
.
Note that certain spacecraft may define additional keyboard functions. Check indi-
vidual manuals for a detailed description of spacecraft controls and functionality.
7.1
General
Toggle frame rate info on/off
Toggle display of information about current object and camera mode.
Time warp shortcut: Slow down simulation by factor 10 (down to real-
time). See also Time acceleration dialog (
)
Time warp shortcut: Speed up simulation by factor 10 (up to a maximum
warp factor of 100000). See also Time acceleration dialog (
)
Zoom out (increase field of view). See also Camera dialog (
)
Zoom in (decrease field of view). See also Camera dialog (
)
Zoom out (in discrete steps of 10°).
Zoom in (in discrete steps of 10°).
Start/stop recording a flight, or stop a flight playback. See also Flight re-
corder dialog (
)
Undock from a vessel.
Pause/resume simulation.
Exit to Launchpad dialog.
Quicksave scenario.
Cursor pad
Numpad
Keyboard layout reference
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Toggle internal/external view of the user-controlled spacecraft.
Open the Camera dialog to select camera target, view mode and field of
view.
Opens the online help window.
Toggle tracking mode for external camera views (target-relative / absolute
direction / global frame).
Open the Time acceleration dialog. This allows to speed up/slow down the
simulation, and to pause/resume.
Open vessel dialog to switch control to a different spacecraft.
Switch control back to the previously active vessel. This allows quickly
switching backwards and forwards between two vessels.
Main menu.
Open the Custom functions dialog. Contains a list of functions defined in
plug-in modules, if available.
Open the Flight recorder/playback dialog. Contains recording and play-
back options.
Open the Object Info dialog for object-specific data such as ILS navaid
frequencies etc.
Open the Map dialog (spaceports, navaid locations etc.)
Open the Navaid Info dialog containing a list of navigational radio bea-
cons.
Open the Planetarium options dialog for controlling the display of grids
and markers.
“Planetarium mode”: Toggle display of constellations.
7.2
Spacecraft controls
These keys allow manual maneuvering of the user-controlled spacecraft. See also
joystick controls. Note some spacecraft may not define all thruster types.
Main/retro thruster controls:
Num
Accelerate by increasing main thruster setting or by decreasing retro
thruster setting.
Num
Decelerate by decreasing main thruster setting or by increasing retro
thruster setting.
Num
Kill main and retro thrusters.
Num
Fire main thrusters at 100% while pressed (overrides permanent setting)
Num
Fire retro thrusters at 100% while pressed (overrides permanent setting)
Hover thruster controls (where available):
Num
Increase hover thruster setting.
Num
Decrease hover thruster setting.
Attitude thruster controls (rotational mode):
/
Num
Engage attitude thrusters for rotation around longitudinal axis (bank)
/
Num
Engage attitude thrusters for rotation around transversal axis (pitch)
/
Num
Rotational mode: Engage attitude thrusters for rotation around vertical
axis (yaw)
Num
Toggle “Kill rotation” navigation computer mode. Stops spacecraft rotation
by engaging appropriate attitude thrusters
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Note: In combination with
, thrusters are engaged at 10% max. thrust for fine
control.
Attitude thruster controls (linear mode):
/
Num
Engage attitude thrusters for up/down translation.
/
Num
Engage attitude thrusters for left/right translation.
/
Num
Engage attitude thrusters for forward/back translation
Note: In combination with
, thrusters are engaged at 10% max. thrust for fine
control.
Other controls:
Num
Toggle reaction control thruster mode between rotational (engage oppo-
site thruster pairs) and linear (engage parallel thruster pairs)
Num
Enable/disable reaction control system (RCS). The RCS (if available) is a
set of small thrusters which allows attitude (rotation) and linear control of
the spacecraft.
Num
Enable/disable manual user control (via keyboard or joystick) of aerody-
namic control surfaces (elevator, rudder, ailerons) if available.
Toggle “Hold altitude” navcomp mode. Maintain current altitude above
surface by means of hover thrusters only. This will fail if hover thrusters
cannot compensate for gravitation, in particular at high bank angles.
Combining this mode with the “H
-
level” mode is therefore useful.
Toggle “H
-
level” navcomp mode. This mode keeps the spacecraft level
with the horizon by engaging appropriate attitude thrusters.
Toggle “Turn prograde”
navcomp mode. This mode turns the spacecraft
into its orbital velocity vector.
Toggle “Turn retrograde” navcomp mode. This mode turns the spacecraft
into its negative orbital velocity vector.
Toggle “Turn orbit
-
normal” navcomp mode. Rotates spacecraf
t normal to
its orbital plane (in the direction of
V
R
)
Toggle “Turn orbit
-
antinormal” navcomp mode. Rotates spacecraft anti
-
normal to its orbital plane (in the direction of
V
R
)
/
Cur
Trim control (only vessels with aerodynamic surfaces)
Apply left wheel brake (where applicable)
Apply right wheel brake (where applicable)
7.3
External camera views
Move camera away from target object.
Move camera towards target object.
Rotate camera around object.
In ground-based camera views,
will move the observer position,
and
will change the observer altitude, and
will rotate the observer di-
rection (unless locked to the target).
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7.4
Internal (cockpit) view
The two multifunctional displays (MFD) on the left and right side of the screen are
controlled via left/right Shift key combinations, where the left Shift key addresses the
left MFD, the right shift key addresses the right MFD.
The Head-up display (HUD) and MFDs are visible only in internal cockpit view.
Toggle between generic, 2D panel, and 3D virtual cockpit modes (if sup-
ported by the current spacecraft)
Rotate view direction.
Return to default view direction.
Scroll instrument panel (in 2D panel view).
Switch to neighbour panel, if available (in 2D panel view).
Toggle HUD display on/off.
Toggle HUD colour.
Switch HUD mode.
HUD reference selection.
Orbit HUD: opens reference selection input box.
Docking HUD: steps through available NAV receivers.
Docking HUD: Reference selection, bypassing XPDR and IDS transmit-
ters.
7.5
MFD control
MFD commands are generally
–key commands, where the left and right
keys refers to the left and right MFD display, respectively.
Toggle MFD on/off (equivalent to MFD PWR button).
Open a menu for MFD mode selection (equivalent to MFD SEL button).
Open/page/close the MFD-specific parameter selection menu (equivalent
to MFD MNU button).
In MFD-mode selection,
in combination with a mode key selects that
mode (see Section 14).
In standard display mode,
in combination with a mode-specific func-
tion key activates that function (see Section 14).
For control of specific multifunctional display (MFD) modes see Section 14 or the
quick reference in Appendix A.
7.6
Menu selections
Move to previous item in the list.
Move to next item in the list.
Display sub-list for selected item, if available.
Go back to the parent list from a sub-list.
Select current item and close list.
Cancel list.
Document Outline - ORBITER User Manual
- Introduction
- Welcome to Orbiter 2010!
- About Orbiter
- About this manual
- Orbiter on the web
- Finding more help
- Getting started
- What is new in Orbiter 2010?
- Improved physics
- New visual features
- Embedded scripting capability
- Separation of the graphics and rendering subsystem from the simulation core
- New 2-D instrument panel engine
- Installation
- Hardware requirements
- Download
- Installation
- Uninstall
- Before you start: The Launchpad
- Scenarios tab
- To start the simulation paused:
- To save your own scenarios:
- To clear quicksaved scenarios:
- Parameters tab
- Realism
- Window focus mode
- Stars
- Instruments
- Visual effects tab
- Planetary effects
- General effects
- Celestial sphere
- Modules tab
- Video tab
- Joystick tab
- Extra tab
- About Orbiter tab
- Quickstart
- Starting:
- Camera modes:
- Cockpit modes:
- MFD instruments:
- Takeoff:
- Atmospheric flight:
- Landing:
- Space flight:
- Deorbiting:
- The help system
- Keyboard interface
- General
- Spacecraft controls
- Main/retro thruster controls:
- Hover thruster controls (where available):
- Attitude thruster controls (rotational mode):
- Attitude thruster controls (linear mode):
- Other controls:
- External camera views
- Internal (cockpit) view
- MFD control
- Menu selections
- Joystick interface
- Mouse interface
- Spacecraft classes
- Delta-glider
- Shuttle-A
- Main and overhead instrument panels:
- Vessel-specific key controls:
- Shuttle PB (PTV)
- Technical specifications:
- Dragonfly
- Space Shuttle Atlantis
- Launch:
- Docking:
- RMS manipulation and grappling:
- Atlantis-specific key controls:
- International Space Station (ISS)
- Space Station MIR
- Lunar Wheel Station
- Hubble Space Telescope
- HST-specific key controls:
- LDEF Satellite
- Object information
- Vessel information
- Spaceport information
- Celestial body information
- Camera modes
- Internal view
- External views
- Selecting the field of view
- Storing and recalling camera modes
- Generic cockpit view
- General information display
- Camera target/mode display
- Engine information display
- Navigation mode indicators/controls
- Surface HUD mode
- Orbit HUD mode
- Docking HUD mode
- Multifunctional display modes
- COM/NAV receiver setup
- Orbit
- VOR/VTOL
- Horizontal Situation Indicator
- Docking
- Surface
- Map
- Key options (parameter selection):
- MFD control layout:
- MFD display components:
- Readouts:
- Align orbital plane
- Synchronise orbit
- RCS Attitude
- Rotational docking alignment
- Pre-multiplying an angular offset
- Transfer
- Ascent profile (custom MFD mode)
- Spacecraft controls
- Main, retro and hover engines
- Attitude thrusters
- Radio navigation aids
- Basic flight manoeuvres
- Surface flight
- Launching into orbit
- Changing the orbit
- Rotating the orbital plane
- Synchronising orbits
- Landing (runway approach)
- Docking
- Flight recorder
- Script interface
- Console window
- Terminal MFD
- Run a script with a scenario
- Call a command or script via the API
- Extra functionality
- Scenario editor
- External MFDs
- Performance meter
- Remote vessel control
- Flight data monitor
- Flight checklists
- Mission 1: Delta-glider to ISS
- Mission 2: ISS to Mir transfer
- Mission 3: De-orbit from Mir
- Visual helpers
- Planetarium mode
- Force vectors
- Coordinate axes
- Demo mode
- MFD quick reference
- NAV/COM (see pg. 61)
- Orbit (see pg. 63)
- HIS (see pg. 68)
- Solar System: Constants and parameters
- Astrodynamic constants and parameters
- Planetary mean orbits (J2000)
- Planetary orbital element centennial rates
- Planets: Selected physical parameters
- Rotation elements
- Atmospheric parameters
- Calculation of orbital elements
- Calculating elements from state vectors
- Terms of Use
- Orbiter Freeware License
- Disclaimer of warranty
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