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<aercian> how do you switch to another vessel or target another vessel
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Reply to "aercian: how do you switch to another vessel or target another vessel on the map"
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<Mixo (Simon)> [ or ]
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<Mixo (Simon)> If less than 2 km away. Click it in map or tracking station if further
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<aercian> just click it once?
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<Mixo (Simon)> Rightmouseclick i think, to get the menu
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<Mixo (Simon)> Then chose focus vessel or switch to
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<aercian> that doesnt work for principia
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<Mixo (Simon)> Ah srry, mea culpa. Then idk
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<Katniss> Anyone know stuff about the fast multipole method? I'm curious if each node can be thought of as a virtual body with mass distribution following some set of spherical harmonics
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<Katniss> Because it makes sense to me but idk if there's some detail that makes it not analogous
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Reply to "RotorHead: In what way is it easier?"
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<thunk> you can do extra fancy things like this pretty intuitively. Compared to Orbiter which doesn't really have much of anything for weak-stability trajectories it's super useful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3PCCJZzVvg
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Reply to "aercian: how do you switch to another vessel or target another vessel on the map"
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<aercian> ^
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<aercian> only way ive been able to switch to another vessel is by spamclicking it and im guessing thats not how you do it
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<GoForPDI (less drag=more faster)> Select target vessel in the Principia window and then switch to
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Reply to "raptop: Things Principia can do (and possibly someone should do in Principia?) https://arxiv.org/..."
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<thunk> hmm. i think this would be useful to demonstrate a plane correction for a slightly out of plane launch. lets say youre targeting due east from the cape and screw up the timing and direction. say 5 degrees off on omega and 2 on inclination. as i understand you raise the orbit to precess slower than the target and adjust inclination, and wait for plane alignment before dropping down