AutoFCS

Project home: AutoFCS2 Add-on Author: Mike Norman Current version: Unknown Compatibility: Unknown

AutoFCS is an extension for orbiter, which allows precise reentries with winged vehicles.

In order to use AutoFCS with Orbiter 2006, some editing of the config files must be done, as follows (credit to dtinc155):

First off, you need to modify the Earth.cfg in the main config folder. The Surfbase section needs to read like this:

; === Surface Bases ===
; place additional bases or
; base directories in this list
BEGIN_SURFBASE
DIR Earth\Base
Canaveral: -80.675000 +28.520800 ;80°40'30.00"W 28°31'14.88"N
Edwards: -117.838620 +34.918400 ;117°50'19.03"W 34°55'6.24"N
END_SURFBASE

Then MOVE the canaveral.cfg and edwards.cfg from the \config\earth\base directory to the main config directory.

Third modify both the Canaveral.cfg and the Edwards.cfg file so that the LOCATION line is commented out. (Location is now set by the earth.cfg file) Like so:

BASE-V2.0
Name = Edwards
;Location = -117.838620 +34.918400 ;117°50'19.03"W 34°55'6.24"N
Size = 1000

And Lastly, the default Edwards base has no runways, so you have to add them to the config file. The concrete ones from Slat's addon uses default textures. Also if you have the file "STSewards.msh" in your 2005 install, go ahead and drop it into the mesh directory of 2006. If not, just delete those lines in what follows. This is my Edwards.cfg for 2006. This is the complete base minus surftiles.

BASE-V2.0
Name = Edwards
;Location = -117.838620 +34.918400 ;117°50'19.03"W 34°55'6.24"N
Size = 1000

BEGIN_NAVBEACON
VOR EDW -117.7326056 34.9823611 116.40 46.3
VOR PMD -118.0638208 34.6314044 114.50 100
VOR VCV -117.3899931 34.5941603 109.40 46.3
VOR LHS -118.5769381 34.6829733 108.40 46.3
END_NAVBEACON

BEGIN_OBJECTLIST
MESH
FILE STSedwards
POS -550 22.5 -240
ROT 50.5
OWNMATERIAL
PRELOAD
END
;--- Lakebed Runway 23/05 ---
RUNWAY
END1 -6450 0 -25
END2 -3230 0 -3315
WIDTH 40
ILS1 110.10
ILS2 110.10
END
;--- Lakebed Runway 17/35 ---
RUNWAY
END1 -2115 0 -480
END2 9795 0 1365
WIDTH 40
ILS1 110.10
ILS2 110.10
END
;--- Lakebed Runway 15/33 ---
RUNWAY
END1 -4530 0 -4260
END2 -150 0 -1600
WIDTH 40
ILS1 110.10
ILS2 110.10
END
;--- Small concrete runway 6/24 ---
RUNWAY
END1 3110 0 -3230
END2 1798 0 -1085
WIDTH 100
ILS1 134.2
ILS2 134.2
RWTEX Runway2
NRWSEG 15
RWSEG1 1 0.025 0.5 0.75 1 0.852
RWSEG2 1 0.025 0.5 0.75 1 0.852
RWSEG3 1 0.007 0.5 0.75 0.852 0.7305
RWSEG4 1 0.06 0.5 0.75 0.5 0.03125
RWSEG5 1 0.007 0.5 0.75 0.7305 0.6133
RWSEG6 1 0.1 0.5 0.75 0.5 0.03125
RWSEG7 1 0.007 0.5 0.75 0.6133 0.5
RWSEG8 6 0.538 0.5 0.75 0.5 0.03125
RWSEG9 1 0.007 0.5 0.75 0.5 0.6133
RWSEG10 1 0.1 0.5 0.75 0.03125 0.5
RWSEG11 1 0.007 0.5 0.75 0.6133 0.7305
RWSEG12 1 0.06 0.5 0.75 0.03125 0.5
RWSEG13 1 0.007 0.5 0.75 0.7305 0.852
RWSEG14 1 0.025 0.5 0.75 0.852 1
RWSEG15 1 0.025 0.5 0.75 0.852 1
END
RUNWAYLIGHTS
END1 3110 0 -3230
END2 1798 0 -1085
WIDTH 40
COUNT1 90
PAPI 4.0 3.0 400
END
;--- Main concrete Runway 22/4 ---
RUNWAY
END1 220 0 -2215
END2 3791 -3 -5163
WIDTH 100
ILS1 110.10
ILS2 110.10
RWTEX Runway2
NRWSEG 15
RWSEG1 1 0.025 0.5 0.75 1 0.852
RWSEG2 1 0.025 0.5 0.75 1 0.852
RWSEG3 1 0.007 0.5 0.75 0.852 0.7305
RWSEG4 1 0.06 0.5 0.75 0.5 0.03125
RWSEG5 1 0.007 0.5 0.75 0.7305 0.6133
RWSEG6 1 0.1 0.5 0.75 0.5 0.03125
RWSEG7 1 0.007 0.5 0.75 0.6133 0.5
RWSEG8 6 0.538 0.5 0.75 0.5 0.03125
RWSEG9 1 0.007 0.5 0.75 0.5 0.6133
RWSEG10 1 0.1 0.5 0.75 0.03125 0.5
RWSEG11 1 0.007 0.5 0.75 0.6133 0.7305
RWSEG12 1 0.06 0.5 0.75 0.03125 0.5
RWSEG13 1 0.007 0.5 0.75 0.7305 0.852
RWSEG14 1 0.025 0.5 0.75 0.852 1
RWSEG15 1 0.025 0.5 0.75 0.852 1
END
RUNWAYLIGHTS
END1 220 0 -2215
END2 3791 -3 -5163
WIDTH 120
COUNT1 90
PAPI 18.0 3.0 -2000
VASI 1.5 150.0 1000
END
HANGAR2 ;1
POS -1500 0 -5340
SCALE 40 10 80
ROT 50
TEX1 Wall01 1 1
TEX2 Wall01 6 1
TEX3 Cape18 2 1
END
HANGAR2 ;2
POS -1340 0 -5480
SCALE 40 10 80
ROT 50
TEX1 Wall01 1 1
TEX2 Wall01 6 1
TEX3 Cape18 2 1
END
HANGAR2 ;3
POS -1505 0 -5555
SCALE 40 10 80
ROT 50
TEX1 Wall01 1 1
TEX2 Wall01 6 1
TEX3 Cape18 2 1
END
HANGAR2 ;4
POS -1685 0 -5415
SCALE 40 10 80
ROT 50
TEX1 Wall01 1 1
TEX2 Wall01 6 1
TEX3 Cape18 2 1
END
HANGAR2 ;5
POS -1140 0 -5230
SCALE 95 20 110
ROT 140
TEX1 Wall01 1 1
TEX2 Wall01 6 1
TEX3 Cape18 2 1
END
HANGAR2 ;6
POS 170 0 -4500
SCALE 85 20 90
ROT 140
TEX1 Cape18 1 1
TEX2 Wall01 6 1
TEX3 Roof01 2 1
END
HANGAR2 ;7
POS -40 0 -4550
SCALE 85 20 90
ROT 140
TEX1 Wall01 1 1
TEX2 Wall01 6 1
TEX3 Cape18 2 1
END
HANGAR2 ;8
POS 350 0 -4510
SCALE 120 50 200
ROT 140
TEX1 Cape18 1 1
TEX2 Wall01 6 1
TEX3 Roof01 2 1
END
HANGAR2 ;9
POS 750 0 -4800
SCALE 85 20 90
ROT 50
TEX1 Cape18 1 1
TEX2 Wall01 6 1
TEX3 Roof02 2 1
END
HANGAR2 ;10
POS 1400 0 -5300
SCALE 85 25 90
ROT 140
TEX1 Cape18 1 1
TEX2 Wall01 6 1
TEX3 Roof01 2 1
END
HANGAR2 ;11
POS 1500 0 -5390
SCALE 85 25 90
ROT 140
TEX1 Cape18 1 1
TEX2 Wall01 6 1
TEX3 Cape20 2 1
END
HANGAR2 ;12
POS 2470 0 -6090
SCALE 140 40 120
ROT 0
TEX1 Cape18 1 1
TEX2 Wall01 6 1
TEX3 Cape18 2 1
END
HANGAR2 ;A
POS 2290 0 -2920
SCALE 120 30 220
ROT 30
TEX1 Cape18 1 1
TEX2 Wall01 6 1
TEX3 Roof01 2 1
END
HANGAR2 ;B
POS 1930 0 -2100
SCALE 85 20 90
ROT 120
TEX1 Cape18 1 1
TEX2 Wall01 6 1
TEX3 Roof01 2 1
END
HANGAR2 ;C
POS 1840 0 -1950
SCALE 85 20 90
ROT 120
TEX1 Cape18 1 1
TEX2 Wall01 6 1
TEX3 Roof01 2 1
END
HANGAR2 ;D
POS 2220 0 -2610
SCALE 65 25 120
ROT 120
TEX1 Cape18 1 1
TEX2 Wall01 6 1
TEX3 Cape18 2 1
END
END_OBJECTLIST

KSC is all set already, so you don't have to bother with it except for disabling the LOCATION line. After you do this just install AutoFCS as normal if you haven't already.