sorry "equate scrap1 scrap2" should be "join scrap1 scrap2"
L. On Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:44:57 +0200, Ladislav Blažek <lada at blazcata.cz> wrote: > On Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:56:57 +0000, Footleg <drfootleg at gmail.com> > wrote: >> After an excellent and most educational workshop on Therion run by >> Andrew Atkinson last weekend, I have finally started to get my teeth >> into the program. What I am attempting to do is find a way to >> convert >> surveys drawn up in other software into Therion projects without >> having to redraw everything. My current aim is to get the passage >> walls in so that I can build various models from my surveys. So far >> I >> have learned enough to get the passage walls from Inkscape into a >> th2 >> file using the Inkscape plug-in. The difficulties now come in >> deciding >> how to break these very large surveys up into managable size pieces. >> The XTherion map editor is unmanageably slow when I import the >> entire >> cave into a single th2 file. >> >> Right now I've not got specific questions and am finding my way OK. >> But I wonder has anyone already written any help on how to do what I >> am trying to do? Especially when to split parts of the cave into >> separate scraps, and how to make sure that maps drawn in separate >> th2 >> files join smoothly in the model? Some tips and guidance would be >> very >> useful to avoid pitfalls. So if someone can point me at some help >> (I've not managed to find any on the wiki) that would be great. If >> none exists then I will start making notes so that I can contribute >> what I learn to the wiki as an example. >> >> Footleg > > There are I think only 3 simple rules: > > 1. one scrap should not overlap itself > 2. one scrap scrap should not contain more then approx. 100 m of > passages in 1:100 scale (MetaPost limit) > 3. passages should be divided into scraps in most simple places - if > you will follow this recommendation then "equate scrap1 scrap2" is > enough for joining two scraps. > > L. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Therion mailing list > Therion at speleo.sk > http://mailman.speleo.sk/mailman/listinfo/therion
