10. Virtual Simulation Environment10. Virtual Simulation Environment\10.2 Starting Visual Simulation Environment

10.2 Starting Visual Simulation Environment

To start VSE, select one of the entries in the VSE folder under Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio in the Start menu. (All of the different simulation environments are listed in there as well as samples for each of the simulated robots.) This will display the VSE window and load the relevant simulation. The Simulation Tutorials provide examples of simulated environments.

When the simulator is running, you can move the camera viewpoint by dragging the mouse pointer across the screen. It does not change the camera position but it changes the point that the camera is looking at.

To move the camera, you can use the keyboard as follows

Key

Action

w or Up Arrow

moves forward

s or Down Arrow

moves backward

a or Left Arrow

moves left

d or Right Arrow

moves right

q

moves up

e

moves down

 

If you hold down the Shift key while you hold one of the keys listed above, the camera moves much faster. You can also use the mouse at the same time as you hold down a key. This allows you to "fly" around by changing direction with the mouse and moving with the keyboard.

 

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