I think what you're asking is how do you get a specific planet to appear at a specific point in a specific system. (I'm working from memory here, so this might not be 100%)

In ResEdit, open up the spob resource. Find a planet that's pretty close to what you want, and select it. Hit apple+d (I think) or Duplicate in the menu. It will copy the resource with a new ID. Press apple+k to change the name. Open it up and change any of the setting you want.
There are two fields called xpos and ypos which are the x and y coordinates. These (strangly enough) control where the 'stellar object' appears in the system (0,0 being dead centre). Play with these numbers until you have it in the right place.
To edit the planet's graphic (this is the bit I'm a little hazy on), there is a field called something like 'graphic' or 'pic'. The number entered here links to the planet's graphic.

To make the planet (or station, etc) appear in a system is just as easy. Open up the syst resource, find your specific system, and open it up. There are 16 nav fields. These are the planets which appear in that system. Simply enter the ID number of the planet from before into one of these. If there isn't a planet in one field, it should be set to -1.

Save your plug, drop it into EVN's plugin folder, open up Nova and fly to the system. Your planet should be sitting there!

If any of this is still confusing, sit down with the EVN Bible and open up the Nova datafile (copies!) or some else's plugin and work through the syst and spob sections.

Hope this helps!

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(This message has been edited by simon (edited 10-25-2002).)

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