Toolbar

Toolbar Panels

The Toolbar appears at the bottom of the OpenSpace window and gives you quick access to the panels that enable data manipulation, navigation, time control, and many other OpenSpace functions.

Note

The toolbar above shows all the possible panel options, set via the Top Bar’s View menu. When you start OpenSpace, the default Toolbar is abbreviated: Toolbar Panels Default

Add other panels using the View ‣ Toolbar Menu.

Toolbar Panels

Scene Panel Button

Scene Panel

A hierarchial listing of all the data sets in your OpenSpace session.

Navigation Panel Button

Target and navigate to objects.

Time Panel Button

Time Panel

Change the date and time, and alter the rate of time.

Action Panel Button

Actions Panel

A library of buttons, or marcos, that perform one or many OpenSpace tasks.

GeoLocation Panel Button

GeoLocation Panel

Locate places on Earth, navigate to them, and save them as scenes.

SkyBrowser Panel Button

SkyBrowser Panel

A tool that interactively connects OpenSpace to night sky imagery, including all-sky images and images from space telescopes.

Exoplanet Systems Panel Button

Exoplanet Systems Panel

Visualize the planets and habitable zones in exoplanetary systems.

Night Sky Panel Button

Night Sky Panel

Night sky simulator with tools to understand the motions of the sun, moon, planets, and stars throughout the course of the day and year.

Mission Panel Button

Mission Panel

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Record Panel Button

Record Panel

Record a session’s flightpath and playback or render the flight.

Screenspace Renderables Panel Button

Screenspace Renderables Panel

Add images, video, or webpages that exists as a slide overlay in OpenSpace,

Keybinds Panel Button

Keybinds Panel

Shows all the active keyboard bindings for the currently loaded profile.

User Panels Button

User Panels

Custom panels that are developed by users which allow custom functionality within OpenSpace.

Tour Panel Button

Tour Panel

Displays an interactive, getting started tour of OpenSpace.

Settings Panel Button

Settings Panel

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Flight Control Panel Button

Flight Control Panel

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Assets Panel Button

Assets Panel

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Globe Imagery Browser Panel Button

Globe Imagery Browser Panel

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Customizing the Toolbar

OpenSpace's View Toolbar menu

The View ‣ Toolbar Menu in OpenSpace, displying options for customizing the Toolbar. The checked panels shown here are on by default upon starting up OpenSpace.

Use the View ‣ Toolbar Menu to add, subtract, or reorder panel buttons on the Toolbar.

Check the item on and off to add or subtract the panel from the Toolbar. Use the reorder button, Reorder button, to rearrange the panel buttons on the Toolbar. The Reset Button returns the Toolbar to its default state.