Attachment Menagement MFD v2.0
User's Manual

Info

    This is updated version recompiled by Hispaorbiter. It should work with systems other than XP now.

1. Instalation

    Copy AttachmentMen.dll to [Orbiter main folder]\Modules\Plugin\.
    Run Orbiter, on Modules tab select AttachmentMen and click Activate selected.

2. Using Attachment Menagement MFD

    Example uses "DGT in orbit" scenario from DGTransport pack.

    When the simulation is running, press SHIFT+N to open Attachment Menagement MFD (if MFD didn't open, press SHIFT+Q first to close current MFD).
    You should see something similiar to the picture.

    Now, you want to use your ship as a parent, and the target will be a child.
    Set mode to Parent to Child using SHIFT+M. Pressing SHIFT+M would set you back to Child to Parent mode.
    If there are any Parent attachment points on your vessel, you should see Attachment point status line. If there is anything attached to selected point, OCCUPIED text will be displayed. When you release the child, it will switch to FREE.
    You can cycle through Source points using SHIFT+S.

    Set source point back to 0.
    To cycle through target vessels, use SHIFT+T.
    If target vessel have child attachment points, you'll see Distance line. It displays distance beetween source and target att. points in meters.
    Set target to "MightyProbe".
    You can cycle through target att. points using SHIFT+Y. Set target attachment point to 0.
    Distance display will show 0.00. It means that this att. point is attached to source one.

    Now, detach child from Source point. Press SHIFT+A.
    Payload has been jettinsoned. You'll now see ATTACH POSSIBLE line. It will be displayed all time when distance is smaller than 0.5 m and both att. points are empty (nothing is attached to them).
    If ATTACH POSSIBLE line is still displayed, press SHIFT+A again. In case you flown away to much, use RCS to get closer to the Probe. Try again.
    When target was attached, you should see something like the previous picture.

3. Key commands table

4. Screenshots

    Here are some examples of use of the MFD:

    NASSP-Shuttle:

    DG with precious cargo:

5. Contact

    By Pawel Stiasny (She'Da'Lier)
    E-mail: she_da_lier@op.pl
    MFD-Related Orbiter forum thread: http://orbit.m6.net/v2/read.asp?id=18120

6. Credits

This version was recompiled by Jorge Iglesias (Hispaorbiter)
Thanks dr. Martin Shweiger for Orbiter - excellent space flight simulator.