How to use Skydio Paraverse flight simulator

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The Skydio Paraverse is a feature-rich virtual environment that mirrors your Skydio software suite—no hardware required. Organization Administrators can test system configurations, payload attachments, and integrations with third-party services. Remote Pilots have the ability to configure missions and safely test and practice features of the flight system, simulating live flights using virtual Skydio Docks, drones, and 3D maps. 

[note] Reach out to your Skydio Account team to start your Paraverse trial today. [/note]

Once your Paraverse organization is created, create a Paraverse flight simulator to start flying:

Step 1 - Log into your dedicated Skydio Cloud account 
Step 2 - Select your dedicated Paraverse organization (this will be different from your main organization)

Step 3 - Select the Create Simulator button located in the

  • Fleet view or
  • Settings > Devices

Step 4 - Name the simulator

  • The name must be unique
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Step 5 - Select a map

  • San Francisco: 40 KM^2 3D model from Twin Peaks to the Giants Stadium. This map is good for experiencing how varying ground elevation affects autonomy.
  • New York City: 30 km^2 3D model around Central Park. This map is good for experiencing flight high density urban areas, especially navigating around skyscrapers.
  • Anywhere

Step 6 - Select a Site

  • If you are simulating a Dock environment, you can select the site. Sites are a geographic area with geofences and safe landing points, primarily for Docked flights.
  • Select No Site to place a Dock on the map

Step 7 (optional) - Right click to set your Dock on the map

  • Or enter the lat/long location to set the Dock

Step 8 - Set the amount of time after which the simulator will expire

  • Default is 3 hours
  • Remaining simulator hours are displayed
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Step 9 - Select the Advanced Options box

  • Assign Vehicle Type
  • Select attachments and sensor package
  • Set the battery level 

Step 10 - Select the Create button

  • It can take 5-10 minutes to create the simulator
  • The Fleet view will display a status of the simulator creation
  • When all of the check marks are green the simulation is ready to fly
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Step 11 - Customize your simulation

  • Navigate to Settings > Devices and select your simulator from the list of drones
  • Select Simulator Tools
  • Generate markers, add wind to your environment, change the ambient temperature, set the drone battery level, and/or simulate connection loss

Step 12 - Try out features and capabilities of the flight system

  • Navigate back to the Fleet page and select Fly Now
  • You may stop or pause the simulation at any time; however, it may take 5 to 10 minutes to reinitialize when you are ready to start again.

Vehicle features that are not fully representative:

  • GPS - simulate a strong (but not perfect) GPS signal. For example, urban canyons.
  • Attachments - Spotlight, NightSense, Parachute, and RTK/GPS will appear in the Cloud as if they exist, but toggling their features has no visual effect on the world. For example, the Spotlight attachment does not display a bright beam of light.
  • Thermal - is a grayscale image of the primary camera. 

Vehicle features that are not yet supported in the simulator:

  • Night Flight - it is always sunny in the Skydio Paraverse
  • ADS-B - will be available in a future release
  • Dock for X10 preflight drone inspection

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