Software Overview

The Toolbar

The toolbar contains the following options:

• File
  You can use the File menu to start a new scenario, open and save existing scenario files, manage the software updates, see recent files, find software information and exit the software. 
   
• Import
  You can import 4 different types of files into SatGen 4: Google Earth KML files, NMEA files, VBOX files and CSV files. 
   
• Map
  The Map button selects Map Mode as the method to add or edit waypoints to create the route. The Route Area will display a map of the chosen area.
  You can search, or zoom and pan to find your required area, select a Routing Mode, and click on the map to set waypoints for your scenario's route.
   
• Script
  You can build a simple list of commands to create a route. Click the Preview button in the top left corner of the script mode view to display the output of the script.
   
• Advanced
  Configure the atmospheric model and leap seconds for your scenario. 
   
• Help
  The Help button will take you to the user documentation relevant to the section/mode you are in.
   

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The Route Area

This is where you can preview your route as you create it. This area will appear differently depending on whether you are using Map Mode or Script Mode. 

Route Area - Map Mode	Route Area - Script Mode

The Graph Area

The graph area will display relevant data based on the selected graph type and the route in your scenario. 

The graph will be updated with each new waypoint added to the route. 

You can change the graph type by clicking on the graph name and selecting one of the following options: 

• Speed (km/h) over Timer (s) w/ Active Satellites
• Altitude (m) over Time (s) w/ Active Satellites
• Speed (km/h) over Time (s)
• Altitude (m) over Time (s)
• No. of Active Satellites over Time (s)

The yellow line on the graph indicates active satellites. You can see the satellite count indicated on the right-hand side of the graph when your graph type includes active satellites. 

The Settings Area

The Waypoint Tab

When you click on a waypoint in either the Map or in the Route Summary, the Waypoint tab will appear in the Settings Area.  The bar at the top will have the following information and options: Back Arrow Click on the arrow to exit and close the Waypoint tab. Waypoint Name The name (number) of the selected waypoint will be displayed at the top of the tab.  Navigation Arrows You can use the navigation arrows to move between the waypoints in the route. Click the left arrow to move up the list of waypoints and click the right arrow to move down the list of waypoints.  Delete Button Click the Delete button to delete the currently selected waypoint.  Waypoint Information The top half of the Waypoint Tab view contains information about the waypoint, such as Latitude and Longitude and the applied Delay.  You can edit this information manually by typing the latitude and longitude values in the respective value boxes and increasing/decreasing the delay time.    Route Options The bottom half of the Waypoint Tab view contains information about the specific parameters between the selected waypoint and the previous and next waypoints.  Routing Mode This box will display the set routing mode between the waypoints. You can change the routing mode by clicking on the dropdown arrow and selecting a different routing mode.  Distance This area will display the distance in kilometres for the route between the previous and the selected waypoints. Travel time This area will display the travel time based on the selected routing mode and set target speed for the route between the previous and the selected waypoints. Target speed (km/h) This area will display the set target speed between the previous and the selected waypoints. You can change the target speed by using the arrows to increase/decrease the speed or type a different speed directly into the value box.  Apex Distance Limit (m) This area will display the set Apex Distance Limit, in metres, between the previous and the selected waypoints. You can change the Apex Distance Limit by using the arrows to increase/decrease the distance or type a different distance directly into the value box.

The Queue

The Queue is where your simulations are created from your scenarios. 

When you click on the Create File button at the bottom of the Create tab, the queue will automatically open, and you will see the progress bar for the creation of the file. 

When you click on the Add to Queue button at the bottom of the Create tab, the queue will automatically open with the current scenario configuration in it, but the scenario file will not be created until you manually tell the application to start the creation process.

You can find more information about the controls for the queue and the simulations in the queue below.    

The number in brackets in the Queue header displays the number of scenario configurations that are currently in the queue.  You can click on the Pin button in the top right of the Queue to make it stay open and pin it to the left side of the SatGen 4 window.
Click on the large Play button in the top toolbar of the queue to start the process of creating all the simulations in the queue.  Click on the Stop button to cancel the creation of the file currently in progress.  Click on the red cross with the green tick mark to remove all completed or cancelled simulations. Click on the red cross to clear the simulation queue.
Each scenario in the queue will have its name, progress bar and control buttons.  Click on the grey cross in the top right corner to remove the simulation from the queue. Click on the Play/Pause button to start/stop the file creation process.  Click on the Stop button to cancel the file creation process.  Click on the Folder button to open the output folder in Explorer.

Live Output Mode

If you select to simulate real-time scenarios or stream NMEA output, a Live Output Tab will appear next to the Create Tab.  

The information and settings in this tab will differ depending on the type of stream. You can find more information about this on the Playing Simulations page.