Stacho Mudrak wrote: > > Well, you are right :( . In the current version, these numbers are not used > anywhere. In fact, we have added them after Wookey's requests and we want to > implement them into 3D modelling in the future. > > The problem is, that everybody interprets these numbers in a different way or > better to say in a different direction. Somebody uses LR dimensions ortogonal > to the previous shot, sombody in the axis of previous and next shot. The same > with UD data - sometimes it is vertical, sometimes ortogonal to the shot > (steep and vertical passages). > > So we need to add also some flags, that will identify which cross-section > orientation should be used for particular station. But these flags are > nowhere standardised, so we have to introduce our own and this may take some > time. > > In fact, we have a holiday season right now, so therion developement is very > problematic, but after holidays, we will definitely continue with 3D > modelling and LRUD data will be also included into 3D model (you are not the > only one who is asking for that). > Before you proceed along these lines, look at: http://www.goatchurch.org.uk/Tunnel/xsecto.html
This pretty much defines a normal form within which all the styles of cave cross-section location and orientation that I've come across can be encoded. Please consider this before you opt for a system that uses lots of complicated flags and modes. Julian T.
