
Typical modern 3D cards support this extension. it must support the OpenGL extension calledĮXT_framebuffer_object. Then correctly reprojected onto the sides of a cube, depending on theĬurrent projection settings. Renders the scene into the six planes of a cubemap, which is This plugin uses a trick to create the foreground renderings: it In order to work with the non-linear projection models in Stellarium, Interactions in archeological structures. It for examining sundials, or analyze and simulate light-and-shadow Will never see shadows cast by Venus in moonlight), so you could use

The Sun, Moon and even Venus (only 1 shadow caster used at a time, you The plugin also simulates the shadows of the scene's objects cast by Interesting points of view can be saved and restored later by the user, Other features include a virtual torchlight, which can be enabled to giveĪdditional local illumination around the viewer to help to see in the dark. UTM or Gauss-Krueger, you willĮspecially like this, and this makes the plugin usable for scientific purposes.ĭisplay shows grid name, Easting, Northing, Altitude of ground, and eye height In a true geographical coordinate grid, e.g. Some options are also available in the Scener圓d dialog.įor example, coordinate display can be enabled. (Press +any cursor key to stopįurther key bindings exist which can be configured using the Stellarium default by 5 (pressing both keys multiplies by 50!).
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Once loaded andĭisplaying, you can walk around pressing plus cursor keys. Tool icon (or ) opens the settings dialog.

The other button with circular enclosure and You activate the plugin with the circular enclosure button at screenīottom or by pressing. Sundials and other shadow casters in action, etc. You can walk around, check for (orĭemonstrate) possible astronomical alignments of ancient architecture, see The Stellarium Scener圓d plugin allows you to see architectural 3D modelsĮmbedded in a landscape combined with the excellent representation of the sky Have you ever wished to be able to walk through Stonehenge or otherĪncient building structures described as being constructed withĪstronomical orientation in mind, and experience such orientation in aģD virtual environment that also provides a good sky simulation? 6.1 Notes on OBJ file format limitationsĪ 3D walkaround environment with applications from finding the best spot in your garden for unobstructed observing of some celestial event to archaeo-/ethnoastronomical alignment and light-and-shadow interaction studies.
