[1307.14] SetReferencePoint Lua Issue

[CaptainStephanie]

reposting...

Hey, guys, I've been looking at the doc doc and find some issues:

1. when trying to rename a point, the attribute 'rename' is not working, but happen to find out 'newname' works, so probably need to update the doc.
2. after manually adding a rp on the map, its bearingtype is 'Fixed', but there's no relative unit, so this 'Fixed' might get people confused, different from the one in 'Fixed or Rotating'.
3. there are three effects that I couldn't achive from console with Lua, namely,
a.manually add a rp on the map, I want to make it relative to a unit, say 'Nimitz Carrier'

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ScenEdit_SetReferencePoint({side='blue',name='RP-101',relativeto='Nimitz Carrier', bearingtype=0})

is not working
b.manually add a rp on the map, set it Fixed to Nimitz Carrier, now I want to make it Rotating to that Nimitz Carrier[vice versa, from Rotating to Fixed]

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ScenEdit_SetReferencePoint({side='blue',name='RP-101', bearingtype=1})

is not working

Oh, one more question,
4. what does 'bearing' and 'distance' do in this function? and when should I use those attributes. Does it merely provide a shortcut for setting lat and lon?

[michaelm75au]

I will have a look at it.

The bearing and distance is used by the 'relative to' part.
a) bearing is (0-360) Bearing from the 'relative' unit
b) distance is distance from the 'relative' unit

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ScenEdit_AddReferencePoint( {side='sidea', RelativeTo='USN Dewey', bearing=45, distance=20, COLOR='yellow'} )

The RP is added off 45 degrees (say NE) and 20 NM from the location of 'USN Dewey'.

[michaelm75au]

3. there are three effects that I couldn't achive from console with Lua, namely,
a.manually add a rp on the map, I want to make it relative to a unit, say 'Nimitz Carrier'

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ScenEdit_SetReferencePoint({side='blue',name='RP-101',relativeto='Nimitz Carrier', bearingtype=0})

is not working.

You have not given it any details as to where the RP is relative to the unit as in

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ScenEdit_SetReferencePoint({side='blue',name='RP-101',relativeto='Nimitz Carrier', bearingtype=0, bearing=45, distance=10})

Adds the RP relative to Nimitz at distance of 10 NM NE of it.

b.manually add a rp on the map, set it Fixed to Nimitz Carrier, now I want to make it Rotating to that Nimitz Carrier[vice versa, from Rotating to Fixed]

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ScenEdit_SetReferencePoint({side='blue',name='RP-101', bearingtype=1})

is not working

Weird one. It only works if it contains the keyword 'highlighted' as in

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ScenEdit_SetReferencePoint({side='blue',name='RP-101', bearingtype=1, HIGHLIGHTED=true}) 

.
This is not required so will remove that funny condition; can't see why it is there as I was one who added it.

[michaelm75au]

3b corrected for future build (1307.18)