Add Labels dialog box (Tools | Time Skip | Object Paths, Add Labels button)

 

Use this dialog box to add labels (either user-defined labels or labels showing the date or time) to time skip position objects.

 

Position

Select the location of the time skip label relative to the time skip object. Options include left, right, top, bottom and center.

 

Frequency

Enter a number that specifies how often the time skip label appears. For example, if you've generated an object path for the Sun each day over a period of one year, entering 30 here will show a time skip label every 30 days.

 

Entire Path Labeling Options

 

 

This group contains options for labeling the object path (from start to end).

 

Dates

Mark this option to add the date to the time skip label for time skip position objects.

 

Times

Mark this option to add the time to the time skip label for time skip position objects.

 

Add Labels

Click this option to add labels to time skip position objects.

 

Remove Labels

Click this option to remove labels from time skip position objects.

 

Individual Label Group

 

This group contains options for creating a user-defined label on a time skip object.

 

Label

Enter the text for your time skip label.

 

Add Date

Add the date of the time skip position to the label.

 

Add Time

Add the time of the time skip position to the label.

 

Individual Label Example

 

 

 

 

To add an individual label

 

  1. Generate an object path.

  2. Click on the object path symbol to define a label. Make sure the Object List shows Object Path:<Solar System Object Name> for the current object.

  3. On the Object Information dialog box, click the Utility tab.

  4. Click the Time Skip Label button.

 

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