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[[File:Probe overview.png|thumb|probes in overview and space to bookmark them]] | |||
You can bookmark probes if they are on your overview. (assuming your brackets are set to show them) | You can [[bookmark]] probes if they are on your [[overview]]. (assuming your brackets are set to show them) | ||
This is useful for making bookmarks on grid quickly. | This is useful for making bookmarks on grid quickly. | ||
Set your probe scan range to 0.25 AU and click center on my location in the scan window. | Set your probe scan range to 0.25 AU and click center on my location in the scan window. | ||
Then hover your mouse in the system map (F9) where you see your probes on the map. | Then hover your mouse in the system map ({{Button|F9}}) where you see your probes on the map. | ||
If you now press and hold | If you now press and hold {{Button|ctrl}} you'll see arrow to 'zoom in' with your probes. | ||
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[[File:Probes shift.png|thumb|'zooming in' probes with ctrl]] | [[File:Probes shift.png|thumb|'zooming in' probes with ctrl]] | ||
While holding down {{Button|ctrl}}, scroll down with your mouse wheel to move them closer together. | |||
While holding down ctrl, scroll down with your mouse wheel to move them closer together. | |||
Now hit analyse to move the probes to this location. If you've scrolled down far enough all of them should show on grid. | Now hit analyse to move the probes to this location. If you've scrolled down far enough all of them should show on grid. | ||
If they don't, adjust by scrolling down even more. If they are | If they don't, adjust by scrolling down even more. If they are too close, scroll up. | ||
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[[File:Probes cardinal.png|thumb|Probes moved to a cardinal grid with shift]] | |||
You can also move the probes to cardinal locations. | You can also move the probes to cardinal locations. | ||
Set the probe size to 32 AU scan range and press and hold shift. This allow you to drag around the probes to a grid such as in the image on the right. | Set the probe size to 32 AU scan range and press and hold {{Button|shift}}. This allow you to drag around the probes to a grid such as in the image on the right. | ||
Set the probe range to 0.25 AU and start scrolling in again while holding shift on your system map. | Set the probe range to 0.25 AU and start scrolling in again while holding shift on your system map. | ||
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[[File:Probes ongrid cardindal.png|thumb|Probes on grid in cardinal locations. (ignore the other bookmark)]] | [[File:Probes ongrid cardindal.png|thumb|Probes on grid in cardinal locations. (ignore the other bookmark)]] | ||
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[[File:Save formation.png|thumb|Save the custom formation for your probe positions]] | |||
Once you like the locations of the probes, save it as a custom formation with the button on your scan window. | |||
Now when ever you are somewhere where you want a perch, you can launch probes. Hit center on my position, your custom formation and analyze. They'll be ongrid where you can bookmark them for perches. | |||
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