The JMARS application title has been updated to identify the current delivery.

The JMARS title identifies the current delivery release.

1. In the Layer Manager, click the + button to open the Add Layer menu. Locate and select the Clipper Pointing Validation layer.
2. When the Clipper Validation Planning dialog opens, select the appropriate options. This tutorial uses the latest kernel set and Orbit 8.

Select the latest kernel set and Orbit 8 for this tutorial.

3. Wait for the Clipper Pointing Validation layer to finish loading in the Layer Manager.

The Clipper Pointing Validation layer loaded in the Layer Manager.

Point-of-View Mode changes the 3D view to show the scene from the spacecraft's perspective. The view can then be adjusted using horizontal and vertical offsets.

1. Double-click the Clipper Pointing Validation layer to open the layer options window.
2. In the Time tab of the focus panel, change the Current time to the time you want to view. This example uses 2031-147T13:39:14.998.

Change the Current time in the Time tab before enabling Point-of-View Mode.

3. Select the Settings tab and locate Point-of-View Mode under 3D Options. The 3D view initially displays the standard view with Point-of-View Mode disabled.

The Settings tab and 3D view before Point-of-View Mode is enabled.

4. Select the Point-of-View Mode checkbox to enable the controls and change the 3D view to the spacecraft's perspective.

Point-of-View Mode enabled with the default X and Y offset values.

The left and right arrows adjust the X offset, while the up and down arrows adjust the Y offset. The X/Y Step (deg) value determines how far the view moves with each click. Select the middle button, shown as a dot, to reset the offsets to their default values.

The Point-of-View has moved after the X and Y offsets are adjusted.

The Events ruler now groups overlapping events and displays the number of events associated with that time.

The Events ruler indicates that eight events occur at the highlighted time.

Place the mouse cursor over the grouped events. In this example, hovering over 8 events displays a tooltip listing the associated events.

Hover over the grouped event label to display the associated events.

Event tooltips also indicate whether the mouse cursor is inside or outside the planned time range. When the mouse cursor is within the planned time range, the tooltip displays the events associated with that time. When the mouse cursor is outside the start or end time of the plan, the tooltip displays Outside plan range.

When the cursor is inside the planned time range, the tooltip displays the associated events.

When the cursor is outside the planned time range, the tooltip displays Outside plan range.

If the Events ruler has been moved away from the events and they are no longer visible, red arrows appear in the ruler. The arrows indicate the direction in which the user should navigate to locate the events.

Red arrows indicate the direction of events outside the visible ruler area.

1. Right-click in the Events ruler.
2. Select Jump Ruler Center, and then select Jump Menu... to open the Time Ruler Navigator dialog.

Open the Jump menu from the Events ruler context menu.

The Time Ruler Navigator dialog.

Change the Zoom Level

Use the plus and minus controls in the Zoom area to increase or decrease the timeline zoom level.

The highlighted Zoom area contains the minus and plus controls used to change the timeline zoom level.

Jump Between Events

The Events section allows users to jump from one event to another. Open the drop-down list and select a specific event to move the timeline to that event.

The highlighted Events area allows users to select an event type and jump to the previous or next matching event.

Pan the Timeline

Use the controls in the Pan area to move the timeline to the left or right in smaller increments. This allows the user to make more precise adjustments to the displayed time range.

The highlighted Pan area contains the Back and Forward controls used to move the timeline in smaller increments.

Delivery 3 adds a Pointing Constraints tab to the Pointing Validation Layer focus panel. This tab allows users to run constraint checks and review any violations that are found.

1. Double-click the Clipper Pointing Validation layer in the Layer Manager to open the layer options window.
2. Select the Pointing Constraints tab.

Select the Pointing Constraints tab in the layer options window.

The Pointing Constraints tab before a constraint check is run.

Configure the Constraint Check

Constraint checks can be run using the default selection to check multiple instruments, or a specific instrument can be selected.

Select the instruments to include in the constraint check.

The start and end times default to the start and end of the plan. Both values can be changed manually.

The start and end times default to the planned time range and can be altered manually.

The Interval (seconds) value defaults to 100.0 seconds and can also be changed manually. If any settings have been changed, select Reset to restore the default values.

The constraint-checking interval defaults to 100.0 seconds.

Run the Constraint Check

1. Select Begin Constraint Checks.
2. Review the Status area for a summary of the checks performed and the violations found.

The Status area summarizes the checks performed and the violations found.

The results table provides a summary of the violations found during the check.

The results table displays the constraint violations that were found.

Work with Constraint Results

The results table is a standard JMARS table. Right-click a table header to manage columns, change the column order, export the table to a CSV file, and access additional table options.

Right-click a table header to access the standard JMARS table options.

To navigate to a violation, select the violation in the table, right-click it, and select the option to jump to that specific violation.

Select and right-click a violation to jump to its time in the plan.

The time format throughout JMARS has been updated to display Day of Year.

Time values throughout JMARS now display the Day of Year format.

A vertical red line in the ruler marks the current time. Hover over the line to display the current time value. This time matches the focus panel and the 3D view.

Hover over the vertical red line to display the current time.

The spacecraft model has been updated with additional detail and will continue to be refined in future releases.

The updated spacecraft model includes additional visual detail.