How to make Scansat maps.

[nascarlaser1]

Hi guys!

I've recently gotten Scansat, and launched a mining probe to minimus orbit. All it has is the stock scanners and 2 scanner from either EPL or OSE for looking for metal (can't remember which ). When I go to open an orbital map though, the map is gray and it doesn't scan anything.

How do I make the maps work? Does my satellite need the scansat scanner equipped?

[Mecripp]

10 minutes ago, nascarlaser1 said:

Hi guys!

I've recently gotten Scansat, and launched a mining probe to minimus orbit. All it has is the stock scanners and 2 scanner from either EPL or OSE for looking for metal (can't remember which ). When I go to open an orbital map though, the map is gray and it doesn't scan anything.

How do I make the maps work? Does my satellite need the scansat scanner equipped?

If your looking at the scansat map then yes unless there is a patch for the scanners your using or your out of range for the scanners

[nascarlaser1]

2 minutes ago, MeCripp said:

If your looking at the scansat map then yes unless there is a patch for the scanners your using or your out of range for the scanners

I'm in a 25k orbit for the stock scanning module. I don't know of any patches (I only got the mod last night off of CKAN). I haven't looked at the modules at so I don't know their ranges. Thanks! Free rep time!

[Mecripp]

18 minutes ago, nascarlaser1 said:

I'm in a 25k orbit for the stock scanning module. I don't know of any patches (I only got the mod last night off of CKAN). I haven't looked at the modules at so I don't know their ranges. Thanks! Free rep time!

Looking at the scansat folder there is a MM_Parts folder and them are all patches looks like they have the stock scanners in there and then some here are the stock patch

@PART[OrbitalScanner]:FOR[SCANsat]
{
	MODULE
	{
		name = ModuleSCANresourceScanner
		sensorType = 256
		fov = 3
		min_alt = 10000
		max_alt = 500000
		best_alt = 150000
		scanName = Ore Scan
		RESOURCE
		{
			name = ElectricCharge
			rate = 0.4
		}
	}

	MODULE
	{
		name = SCANresourceDisplay
		sensorType = 256
		ResourceName = Ore
	}
}

@PART[SurfaceScanner]:FOR[SCANsat]
{
	MODULE
	{
		name = SCANresourceDisplay
		sensorType = 256
		ResourceName = Ore
	}
}

@PART[SurveyScanner]:FOR[SCANsat]
{
	MODULE
	{
		name = ModuleSCANresourceScanner
		sensorType = 524288
		fov = 5
		min_alt = 15000
		max_alt = 1000000
		best_alt = 150000
		scanName = Resource Scan
		RESOURCE
		{
			name = ElectricCharge
			rate = 0.5
		}
	}
}

so just looking you are out of range for one of them

I'm blind it should be working

Edited December 23, 2016 by Mecripp2

[nascarlaser1]

2 minutes ago, MeCripp said:

Looking at the scansat folder there is a MM_Parts folder and them are all patches looks like they have the stock scanners in there and then some here are the stock patch

@PART[OrbitalScanner]:FOR[SCANsat]
{
	MODULE
	{
		name = ModuleSCANresourceScanner
		sensorType = 256
		fov = 3
		min_alt = 10000
		max_alt = 500000
		best_alt = 150000
		scanName = Ore Scan
		RESOURCE
		{
			name = ElectricCharge
			rate = 0.4
		}
	}

	MODULE
	{
		name = SCANresourceDisplay
		sensorType = 256
		ResourceName = Ore
	}
}

@PART[SurfaceScanner]:FOR[SCANsat]
{
	MODULE
	{
		name = SCANresourceDisplay
		sensorType = 256
		ResourceName = Ore
	}
}

@PART[SurveyScanner]:FOR[SCANsat]
{
	MODULE
	{
		name = ModuleSCANresourceScanner
		sensorType = 524288
		fov = 5
		min_alt = 15000
		max_alt = 1000000
		best_alt = 150000
		scanName = Resource Scan
		RESOURCE
		{
			name = ElectricCharge
			rate = 0.5
		}
	}
}

so just looking you are out of range for one of them

I'm blind it should be working

Do I need them on the actual sat? (without the MM I mean)

[Mecripp]

32 minutes ago, nascarlaser1 said:

Do I need them on the actual sat? (without the MM I mean)

You still might just be out of range here is a link to the range it looks like

 

[SpannerMonkey(smce)]

1 hour ago, nascarlaser1 said:

Do I need them on the actual sat? (without the MM I mean)

Hi something also to consider is that it takes a while to scan a whole planet it's not switch on and insta-map,   you need to be in a polar orbit also for best scanning results

[DMagic]

There is a KSPedia entry included with SCANsat that goes over how to use it.

There are certain parts required to make maps and resource scanning behavior is dependent on your SCANsat resource settings.

[nascarlaser1]

17 hours ago, SpannerMonkey(smce) said:

Hi something also to consider is that it takes a while to scan a whole planet it's not switch on and insta-map,   you need to be in a polar orbit also for best scanning results

 

10 hours ago, DMagic said:

There is a KSPedia entry included with SCANsat that goes over how to use it.

There are certain parts required to make maps and resource scanning behavior is dependent on your SCANsat resource settings.

Thanks! Due to me using stock mining gear, it is already in a polar orbit. I always thought you could time warp through the map making. I guess I was wrong .

[SpannerMonkey(smce)]

6 minutes ago, nascarlaser1 said:

 

Thanks! Due to me using stock mining gear, it is already in a polar orbit. I always thought you could time warp through the map making. I guess I was wrong .

You should be able to warp , there is a limit though, what it is right now i can't recall, but it only  takes half hour or so at the max warp poss to do Kerbin , or did

[nascarlaser1]

55 minutes ago, SpannerMonkey(smce) said:

You should be able to warp , there is a limit though, what it is right now i can't recall, but it only  takes half hour or so at the max warp poss to do Kerbin , or did

ohhh.... I thought it took less time for minimus . Can it do it in the background? I don't have the patients to wait 30 mins for a map....

[Poodmund]

It does map in the background during timewarp by default. Check out the ScanSAT Wiki for more information.

Edited December 26, 2016 by Poodmund