#GROUP

* Fix for GetMaxHeight()

Moose Development/Moose/Utilities/Utils.lua

@@ -667,7 +667,10 @@ function UTILS.Round( num, idp )
   return math.floor( num * mult + 0.5 ) / mult
 end
 
--- porting in Slmod's dostring
+--- Porting in Slmod's dostring - execute a string as LUA code with error handling.
+-- @param #string s The code as string to be executed
+-- @return #boolean success If true, code was successfully executed, else false
+-- @return #string Outcome Code outcome if successful or error string if not successful
 function UTILS.DoString( s )
   local f, err = loadstring( s )
   if f then
@@ -677,7 +680,15 @@ function UTILS.DoString( s )
   end
 end
 
--- Here is a customized version of pairs, which I called spairs because it iterates over the table in a sorted order.
+--- Here is a customized version of pairs, which I called spairs because it iterates over the table in a sorted order.
+-- @param #table t The table
+-- @param #string order (Optional) The sorting function
+-- @return #string key The index key
+-- @return #string value The value at the indexed key
+-- @usage
+--            for key,value in UTILS.spairs(mytable) do
+--                -- your code here
+--            end
 function UTILS.spairs( t, order )
     -- collect the keys
     local keys = {}
@@ -702,7 +713,16 @@ function UTILS.spairs( t, order )
 end
 
 
--- Here is a customized version of pairs, which I called kpairs because it iterates over the table in a sorted order, based on a function that will determine the keys as reference first.
+--- Here is a customized version of pairs, which I called kpairs because it iterates over the table in a sorted order, based on a function that will determine the keys as reference first.
+-- @param #table t The table
+-- @param #string getkey The function to determine the keys for sorting
+-- @param #string order (Optional) The sorting function itself
+-- @return #string key The index key
+-- @return #string value The value at the indexed key
+-- @usage
+--            for key,value in UTILS.kpairs(mytable, getkeyfunc) do
+--                -- your code here
+--            end
 function UTILS.kpairs( t, getkey, order )
     -- collect the keys
     local keys = {}
@@ -727,7 +747,14 @@ function UTILS.kpairs( t, getkey, order )
     end
 end
 
--- Here is a customized version of pairs, which I called rpairs because it iterates over the table in a random order.
+--- Here is a customized version of pairs, which I called rpairs because it iterates over the table in a random order.
+-- @param #table t The table
+-- @return #string key The index key
+-- @return #string value The value at the indexed key
+-- @usage
+--            for key,value in UTILS.rpairs(mytable) do
+--                -- your code here
+--            end
 function UTILS.rpairs( t )
     -- collect the keys
 
@@ -2846,3 +2873,45 @@ function UTILS.IsAnyInTable(Table, Objects, Key)
 
   return false
 end
+
+--- Helper function to plot a racetrack on the F10 Map - curtesy of Buur.
+-- @param Core.Point#COORDINATE Coordinate
+-- @param #number Altitude Altitude in feet
+-- @param #number Speed Speed in knots
+-- @param #number Heading Heading in degrees
+-- @param #number Leg Leg in NM
+-- @param #number Coalition Coalition side, e.g. coaltion.side.RED or coaltion.side.BLUE
+-- @param #table Color Color of the line in RGB, e.g. {1,0,0} for red
+-- @param #number Alpha Transparency factor, between 0.1 and 1
+-- @param #number LineType Line type to be used, line type: 0=No line, 1=Solid, 2=Dashed, 3=Dotted, 4=Dot dash, 5=Long dash, 6=Two dash. Default 1=Solid.
+-- @param #boolean ReadOnly 
+function UTILS.PlotRacetrack(Coordinate, Altitude, Speed, Heading, Leg, Coalition, Color, Alpha, LineType, ReadOnly)
+    local fix_coordinate = Coordinate
+    local altitude = Altitude
+    local speed = Speed or 350
+    local heading = Heading or 270
+    local leg_distance = Leg or 10
+    
+    local coalition = Coalition or -1
+    local color = Color or {1,0,0}
+    local alpha = Alpha or 1
+    local lineType = LineType or 1
+    
+    
+    speed = UTILS.IasToTas(speed, UTILS.FeetToMeters(altitude), oatcorr)
+      
+    local turn_radius = 0.0211 * speed -3.01
+    
+    local point_two = fix_coordinate:Translate(UTILS.NMToMeters(leg_distance), heading, true, false)
+    local point_three = point_two:Translate(UTILS.NMToMeters(turn_radius)*2, heading - 90, true, false)
+    local point_four = fix_coordinate:Translate(UTILS.NMToMeters(turn_radius)*2, heading - 90, true, false)
+    local circle_center_fix_four = point_two:Translate(UTILS.NMToMeters(turn_radius), heading - 90, true, false)
+    local circle_center_two_three = fix_coordinate:Translate(UTILS.NMToMeters(turn_radius), heading - 90, true, false)
+    
+
+    fix_coordinate:LineToAll(point_two, coalition, color, alpha, lineType)
+    point_four:LineToAll(point_three, coalition, color, alpha, lineType)
+    circle_center_fix_four:CircleToAll(UTILS.NMToMeters(turn_radius), coalition, color, alpha, nil, 0, lineType)--, ReadOnly, Text)
+    circle_center_two_three:CircleToAll(UTILS.NMToMeters(turn_radius), coalition, color, alpha, nil, 0, lineType)--, ReadOnly, Text)
+
+end

Moose Development/Moose/Wrapper/Group.lua

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
------ **Wrapper** - GROUP wraps the DCS Class Group objects.
+--- **Wrapper** - GROUP wraps the DCS Class Group objects.
 -- 
 -- ===
 -- 
@@ -1653,7 +1653,7 @@ function GROUP:GetMinHeight()
   return nil
 end
 
---- Returns the current maximum height of the group.
+--- Returns the current maximum height of the group, i.e. the highest unit height of that group.
 -- Each unit within the group gets evaluated, and the maximum height (= the unit which is the highest elevated) is returned.
 -- @param #GROUP self
 -- @return #number Maximum height found.
@@ -1668,7 +1668,7 @@ function GROUP:GetMaxHeight()
     for Index, UnitData in pairs( DCSGroup:getUnits() ) do
       local UnitData = UnitData -- DCS#Unit
 
-      local UnitHeight = UnitData:getPoint()
+      local UnitHeight = UnitData:getPoint().p.y -- Height -- found by @Heavydrinker
 
       if UnitHeight > GroupHeightMax then
         GroupHeightMax = UnitHeight