button
to browse for a database file.Database Defaults | Auxiliary Database | Update Database Files
Database properties enable you to set the defaults for the city, facility, satellite, and star databases. You can specify a stock STK database or one of your own that meets STK's format requirements.
Use the Database Type option to select the type of database for which you wish to set defaults.
Use the options in the Database Defaults area to specify the
name of the database to be used and the directory in which it is
located, or use the button
to browse for a database file.
If you want to use a database in addition to the one specified
in the Database Defaults area, select Use Auxiliary
Database and specify the database name and location, or
click to browse for a file.
The database must conform to the appropriate database format. Click
the links below for help on specific database file formats:
Use the star collection selector to specify a default star collection. Star collections are defined by specifying a set of constraints on the contents of a star catalog. If an appropriate star collection is not available, click Create… to create a new collection with the desired set of constraints and star catalog.
You can update your Satellite database files using an online source. To do that, use the Satellite Database Update tool.