On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 05:03:20PM -0000, Graham Mullan wrote:

Thanks Jonny, I assume that would be by using similar syntax to that used to import Survex.3d files.

Therion's support for importing Compass PLT files is provided by the "img" library from Survex, which primarily provides reading and writing of .3d files, but can also read Survex .pos files, Compass PLT, and CMAP XYZ files. The syntax should be the same except for the filename extension. If there are other formats people would find it useful to be able to read, it's probably not hard to add support for them. Cheers, Olly

Is this a short term need Graham? I've been planning to add Compass format reading/writing and Therion writing to me cave data converter for a while. It might be another while before I get it done, but it is useful to know what there is a need for as it helps me chose what to prioritise. Footleg On 18 January 2014 17:03, Graham Mullan <graham.mullan@coly.org.uk> wrote:

Jonny Prouty wrote:

Hi Graham,

You can import a Compass PLT file directly into Therion, but not a DAT as far as I know.

Best regards,

Jonny

Thanks Jonny, I assume that would be by using similar syntax to that used to import Survex.3d files. However, as I would need to firstly write a project level .dat file in order to include the necessary co-ordinate information before generating the plt file, that makes it no simpler than my 'quick and dirty' fix of importing the original .plt file into Survex and then importing the resultant .3d file into Therion.

This also has the advantage of consistent syntax in my Therion file making it easier to see errors.

Graham

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