Re: [amsat-bb] 3D Models of Amateur Spacecraft - REPLY -

[Cliff Buttschardt <cbuttsch@xxxxxxxx>]

Good reply Gunther.  I've also wanted something more dramatic for my talks to
interested listeners but have felt even the power point presentations lack the
"pizzaz" I like to see.  You are also using the correct term of Earth Station
rather than ground station-----minor but important in some circles!  Cliff K7RR

Gunther Meisse wrote:
> 
> Iain,
> While I do not have any if the 3d material you are looking for, let me
> encourage you on your project... I have felt for years that it would be
> wonderful to have a program that would illustrate the MA of AO40  and
> the squint from the earths perspective and perhaps even a space view.
> The thought is that newcomers to Amateur satellites would get a better
> grasp of the orbital relationship of the birds to their earth station...
> 
> Good luck and I hope you meet with lots of success.
> Regards,
> Gunther Meisse
> W8GSM
> AMSAT LM: 594
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-AMSAT-BB@AMSAT.Org [mailto:owner-AMSAT-BB@AMSAT.Org] On
> Behalf Of Iain Young - G7III
> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 4:54 PM
> To: amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] 3D Models of Amateur Spacecraft
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I was wondering if anyone had any 3D models of AO-40, AO-10, Echo, or
> the Proposed Eagle and P3E birds.
> 
> I'm not talking about the pictures, that are on various web sites, but
> rather 3D formats such as VRML, Povray, or other 3D formats.
> 
> While Echo is should be quite simple to do, the others are still an
> awful lot more complex than my basic 3D modelling skills permit.
> 
> I'm _thinking_ about doing a fancy application that takes Squint,
> ALON/ALAT etc, and outputs a 3D image of what the bird looks like from
> the ground.
> 
> All the Best
> 
> Iain
> 
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