GlobeRotation

Inherits Rotation

Members

Name	Documentation	Type	Description	Optional
Globe	The globe on which the longitude/latitude is specified	String	A valid scene graph node with a RenderableGlobe	No
Angle	A rotation angle that can be used to rotate the object around its own y-axis, which will be pointing out of the globe’s surface	Double	Value of type ‘Double’	Yes
Latitude	The latitude of the location on the globe’s surface. The value can range from -90 to 90, with negative values representing the southern hemisphere of the globe. The default value is 0.0	Double	Value of type ‘Double’	Yes
Longitude	The longitude of the location on the globe’s surface. The value can range from -180 to 180, with negative values representing the western hemisphere of the globe. The default value is 0.0	Double	Value of type ‘Double’	Yes
UseCamera	If this value is ‘true’, the lat and lon are updated to match the camera	Boolean	Value of type ‘Boolean’	Yes
UseHeightmap	If set to true, the heightmap will be used when computing the surface normal. This means that the object will be rotated to lay flat on the surface at the given coordinate and follow the shape of the landscape	Boolean	Value of type ‘Boolean’	Yes

Inherited members from Rotation

Name	Documentation	Type	Description	Optional
Type	The type of the rotation that is described in this element. The available types of rotations depend on the configuration of the application and can be written to disk on application startup into the FactoryDocumentation	String	Must name a valid Rotation type	No

Asset Examples

local sun = asset.require("scene/solarsystem/sun/transforms")
local earth = asset.require("scene/solarsystem/planets/earth/earth")



local models = asset.resource({
  Name = "New Horizons Model",
  Type = "HttpSynchronization",
  Identifier = "newhorizons_model",
  Version = 2
})


local ExampleGlobeRotation = {
  Identifier = "ExampleGlobeRotation",
  Parent = earth.Earth.Identifier,
  Transform = {
    Translation = {
      Type = "GlobeTranslation",
      Globe = earth.Earth.Identifier,
      Latitude = 40.7306,
      Longitude = -73.9352,
      Altitude = 6,
      UseHeightmap = true
    },
    Rotation = {
      Type = "GlobeRotation",
      Globe = earth.Earth.Identifier,
      Latitude = 40.7306,
      Longitude = -73.9352
      -- Can be used to to put flat on leaning surfaces, but also leads to updating
      -- the rotation every frame
      --UseHeightmap = true
    }
  },
  Renderable = {
    Type = "RenderableModel",
    GeometryFile = models .. "NewHorizonsCleanModel.obj",
    LightSources = {
      sun.LightSource
    }
  },
  GUI = {
    Path = "/Example"
  }
}


asset.onInitialize(function()
  openspace.addSceneGraphNode(ExampleGlobeRotation)
end)

asset.onDeinitialize(function()
  openspace.removeSceneGraphNode(ExampleGlobeRotation)
end)

asset.export(ExampleGlobeRotation)


asset.meta = {
  Name = "Model Example",
  Version = "1.0",
  Description = [[An example that demonstrates how to load a 3D model from a geometry
    file, together with some basic functionality. The model is placed on the surface
    of a planet using a GlobeRotation and GlobeTranslation.]],
  Author = "OpenSpace Team",
  URL = "http://openspaceproject.com",
  License = "MIT license"
}