DCS task orbit - Revision history

Grimes at 06:59, 20 March 2025

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	id = 'Orbit',		id = 'Orbit',
	params = {		params = {
	pattern = ~~AI.Task.OrbitPattern,~~		pattern = = string
	point = Vec2,		point = Vec2,
	point2 = Vec2,		point2 = Vec2,

Grimes at 06:58, 20 March 2025

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	\|enum= {{DCS_enum_AI_orbitPattern}}		\|enum= {{DCS_enum_AI_orbitPattern}}

			Not in the AI.Task.OrbitPattern table but is a valid pattern value:
			"Anchored"
	\|exam= The following example uses mist functions to make an aircraft group named "Reaper" orbit at the average position of a group named "arty"		\|exam= The following example uses mist functions to make an aircraft group named "Reaper" orbit at the average position of a group named "arty"

Grimes at 23:43, 19 March 2025

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	altitude: Altitude in meters the AI will orbit at. If not defined the altitude of their current waypoint will be used.		altitude: Altitude in meters the AI will orbit at. If not defined the altitude of their current waypoint will be used.

	hotLegDir: (anchored param) Heading in radians that the aircraft will fly for the ~~initial~~ leg of the orbit		hotLegDir: (anchored param) Heading in radians that the aircraft will fly for the return leg of the orbit

	legLength: (anchored param) Distance in meters that the aircraft will fly before turning.		legLength: (anchored param) Distance in meters that the aircraft will fly before turning.

Grimes at 23:17, 19 March 2025

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	\|desc= Orders an aircraft group to orbit at the waypoint.		\|desc= Orders an aircraft group to orbit at the waypoint.

			DCS. 2.9.14 added the anchored orbit type.


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	params = {		params = {
	pattern = AI.Task.OrbitPattern,		pattern = AI.Task.OrbitPattern,
	point = Vec2,		point = Vec2,
	point2 = Vec2,		point2 = Vec2,
	speed = Distance,		speed = Distance,
	altitude = Distance		altitude = Distance,
			hotLegDir = radians,
			legLength = distance,
			width = distance,
			clockWise = boolean,
	}		}
	}		}
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	altitude: Altitude in meters the AI will orbit at. If not defined the altitude of their current waypoint will be used.		altitude: Altitude in meters the AI will orbit at. If not defined the altitude of their current waypoint will be used.

			hotLegDir: (anchored param) Heading in radians that the aircraft will fly for the initial leg of the orbit

			legLength: (anchored param) Distance in meters that the aircraft will fly before turning.

			width: (anchored param) Distance in meters that represents the diameter of the orbit

			clockWise: (anchored param) true/false value for whether the orbit will fly clockwise or anti-clockwise. Anti-clockwise is default.

	\|enum= {{DCS_enum_AI_orbitPattern}}		\|enum= {{DCS_enum_AI_orbitPattern}}

Acidictadpole at 19:15, 12 April 2020

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	id = 'Orbit',		id = 'Orbit',
	params = {		params = {
	pattern = ~~enum~~ AI.Task.~~OribtPattern~~,		pattern = AI.Task.OrbitPattern,
	point = Vec2,		point = Vec2,
	point2 = Vec2,		point2 = Vec2,

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{{Template:DCS_tasking

|tName= Orbit

|vNum= 1.2.4

|type= Main task

|for= Airplanes, Helicopters

|avail= All aircraft tasks

|desc= Orders an aircraft group to orbit at the waypoint.

|form= This task needs to be in the following format.

Orbit = {
id = 'Orbit',
params = {
pattern = enum AI.Task.OribtPattern,
point = Vec2,
point2 = Vec2,
speed = Distance,
altitude = Distance
}
}

'''Required parameters''':
pattern: defines the type of orbit pattern the AI will execute.

'''Optional Parameters''':
All other variables are optional.

point: vec2 point for which the orbit will originate from. If not defined the position of their current waypoint will be used.

point2: vec2 second point for a Race-Rrack orbit pattern. If not defined the next waypoint position will be used.

speed: Speed in meters per second the AI will orbit at. If no speed is defined then the AI will orbit at 1.5 their stall speed.

altitude: Altitude in meters the AI will orbit at. If not defined the altitude of their current waypoint will be used.

|enum= {{DCS_enum_AI_orbitPattern}}
|exam= The following example uses mist functions to make an aircraft group named "Reaper" orbit at the average position of a group named "arty"

local orbit = {
id = 'Orbit',
params = {
pattern = 'Circle',
point = mist.utils.makeVec2(mist.getAvgPos(mist.makeUnitTable({'[g]arty'}))),
speed = 200,
altitude = 8000,
}
}
Group.getByName('Reaper'):getController():pushTask(orbit)

|notes= See article [[Mission Editor: AI Tasking]] for more information on how AI tasking is handled within DCS.

}}
[[Category:Aircraft Task|Orbit]]
[[Category:Helicopter Task|Orbit]]