bearing tool confusion - please provide a master class in screen shot and paragraph !

[snwcrsh]

Maybe an explanation with other words help more.

There is a difference between absolute and relative bearing.

When you set a course on a compass, you set your course as an absolute bearing, i.e. 000 is north, 090 east, 180 south, 270 west as you know it.

But whenever you look through periscope, binoculars or put/gather data for the TDC it will be relative bearings. This means 000 is to the front of your boat, 090 is right (starbord), 180 stern, 270 left (port).

So as in Brags example if you are heading East (absolute bearing 090) and you encounter a ship in your binoculars at 270 (port side), it is on absolute bearing 000 (to the left of you).

The tools in the navmap will always show abolute bearings. However, there are mods that will give you a relative bearing tool on the map (it actually turns with your sub) -- i'm sure others can point you where to get it.

hope that helps

[flag4]

snwcrsh,

absolute is the permenant global fixture, relative is relative to the moving boat and its position ?

im still lost but i think i get that !!

cheers

[Antiacus]

In this example the boat is on a course of 075 absolute bearing... Due North is obviously 000 degrees absolute bearing. The radio beacon is at 45 degrees relative and the ship on his starboard quarter is at approximately 160 relative. In SH3 all contacts reported to you are given in relative bearing.


Hope that helps

[CapitanPiluso]

In the community manual http://mysh3.info/shiii you ll find a good explanation about this.

hope this helps

[Pisces]

Originally Posted by Antiacus

In this example the boat is on a course of 075 absolute bearing... Due North is obviously 000 degrees absolute bearing. The radio beacon is at 45 degrees relative and the ship on his starboard quarter is at approximately 160 relative. In SH3 all contacts reported to you are given in relative bearing.


Hope that helps

Your picture appears to be transparent somehow. Since the forum has a dark/black background (on my end) the black drawings do not stand out. The white background in your picture doesn't show because I suspect that is set as the transparency color. Or how does everybody else see this? I have seen it in a graphical editor though, and the picture looks good.