Map view

The Map View is the secondary screen view mode used whilst on a mission. It shows projections of the trajectories of vessels and celestial bodies. It provides mission-critical information about

• Current altitude, position and speed of your vessel
• Altitude, position and time of apoapsis and periapsis of your vessel's trajectory
• Encounters with the spheres of influence of celestial bodies, as well as the vessels' trajectory within said spheres

Draw Mode

Map view with a rocket about to encounter the Mun (Relative Mode)

Altering the PATCHED_CONIC_DRAW_MODE setting in the settings.cfg will change the way trajectories are shown in the Map View

• 0 - Local to Body: Patches are drawn in relation to the current position of each orbiting body.
• 1 - Local at SOI Entry UT (default): Patches are drawn in relation to the body, but at the time of SOI entry.
• 2 - Local at SOI Exit UT: Same as 1 but at the time of leaving the SOI.
• 3 - Relative(continuous line mode): Patches are drawn in relation to the current body being orbited.
• 4 - Dynamic: An experimental mode blending trajectory lines relative to the local and parent body

Further explanation of the Draw Modes can be found in this video