Binary Star system display scales are strange

Toby

I created a bunch (27) of sectors in AS2 and would like to import them into AS3. I brought my first sector over and checked a known Binary system - Alpha Centauri. Noticing that I could now display the combined system, I entered values into the X,Y,Z for the two stars to put them the correct distance away from one another. When I go back to the combined system view, I get the stars at 24AU apart and the planetary orbits displaying at a much larger scale so that they appear to be overlapping one another. For example Alpha Centauri B.II has an orbit around Alpha Centauri B of .21AU. on the combined system display, its orbit crosses through Alpha Centauri A at 24AU. That is a 100 times increase in orbit.

Did I do something wrong? How can I fix this? I suppose I could just multiply the star's distance by 100, but that doesn't look right either.

Dan

Ed_NBOS

In the preview, Astro exaggerates the scale. Otherwise at astronomical scales you wouldnt see the planetary orbital lines.

Toby

That certainly explains it. Though it does not help me visualize the system as a whole. I can click on each star individually to view the detail on the orbits around that star. I guess I'd rather it not exaggerate the orbit scale in a multiple star system preview.

Dan