Screen Overlay

The Screen Overlay is a graphic and textual display that projects flight and camera information onto the terrain view. This allows you to monitor the flight, without taking your eyes off the terrain.

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Options - Screen Overlay Tab

Parameter

Description

Show

Navigation Controls

Displays the navigation controls. Select any of the following:

§  Full navigation control with level indicator – More extensive navigation controls provide a joystick for free flight, and control over plane tilt and direction, as well as zoom adjustment and turning North.

§  Simplified navigation control – Optimized for touch screens, simplified navigation controls offer basic controls (zoom adjustment and turning North) while conserving screen real estate.

§  Compass – Only display a small turn North control at the bottom of the 3D Window to maximize screen real estate.

See Navigating Using On-Screen Navigation Controls” in the “Navigating in the 3D World” chapter for further information.

Center Sign

Displays the 3D Window center point.

Status Bar

Displays the speed, altitude and direction as text lines on the bottom of the 3D Window.

Scale Bar

Displays the ratio of a distance in the virtual 3D World to the corresponding distance in the actual world.

Time Slider

Enables you to adjust current date and time.

Overlay

Overlay Color

Click and select a color for the screen overlay.

Presentation Caption Font Size

Select the font size, in pixels, from the dropdown list for presentation captions.