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Bug #1736

Maneuver nodes cannot be placed far from periapsis on escape (hyperbolic) orbits

Added by triffid_hunter about 11 years ago. Updated over 8 years ago.

Status:
Closed
Severity:
Low
Assignee:
-
Category:
Gameplay
Target version:
-
Start date:
11/10/2013
% Done:

100%

Version:
Platform:
Linux
Expansion:
Language:
English (US)
Mod Related:
No
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Description

1) achieve escape orbit
2) attempt to place maneuver node near SoI switch- either entry or exit.

expected: can create maneuver node at any point on orbit
result: cannot place maneuver node far from periapsis

3) create manuever node at periapsis
4) attempt to drag maneuver node out to SoI switch

expected: maneuver node can be dragged to any point
result: node can be created near periapsis, however maneuver node turns brown then gets deleted when dragged to where the orbit line's curve becomes almost straight

hypothesis: maneuver nodes are being defined by True Anomaly which becomes extremely exponential, then undefined along the hyperbolic asymptotes
fix: maneuver nodes should be defined according to Time until/since Periapsis for parabolic & hyperbolic orbits

possibly related: #1676 and #831

History

#1 Updated by sal_vager about 9 years ago

Not a fix but a workaround in case anyone looks here.

If you change focus to the planet or moon who's sphere of influence you're trying to place a node it'll work properly again.

#2 Updated by TriggerAu over 8 years ago

  • Status changed from New to Needs Clarification

#3 Updated by TriggerAu over 8 years ago

  • Status changed from Needs Clarification to Closed
  • % Done changed from 0 to 100

Closing this report out for now. If you find it is still occuring in the latest version of KSP please open a new report (and this one can be linked to it.) For best results, the wiki contains really useful info for when creating a report http://bugs.kerbalspaceprogram.com/projects/ksp/wiki.

You can also ask questions about the bug cleanup in the forum here: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/143980-time-to-clean-up-the-bug-tracker/ and tag @TriggerAu to get my attention

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