[Therion] Therion tutorial

[Nick Bairstow]

Martin, today, yes it is simple. 3 weeks ago no it wasn't, I didn't have a clue what you have done there or more importantly why. Also throw in naming conventions and file structure then absolutely no chance of getting it correct, for me anyway. This is part of what I think needs covering.

Nick. 
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From: therion-bounces at speleo.sk [therion-bounces at speleo.sk] On Behalf Of Martin Sluka [martinsluka at mac.com]
Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2015 11:58 AM
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Subject: Re: [Therion] Therion tutorial

6. 9. 2015 v 11:50, Juan Corrin <uzueka at aol.com<mailto:uzueka at aol.com>>:

It seems daft to me that enthusiastic surveyors are not using the software
because of its complicated front end.


Again:

1. try to imagine format of data for all kinds of surveying technologies available, with preserving the original format of data and include all the logs and notes around. Try imagine such windows only editor.

2. try to imagine map editor you may use any kind of vector symbol you are able to imagine.

3. try to imagine export command to export all the kinds of PDF outputs you may imagine, and export all the format therion is able to export.

The problem is not the therion itself, problem is the complexity of documentation of caves. If somebody have to make a map of cave for himself and for his group, he may use what he want. If he will want to make complex documentation of cave and preserve it for feature, independent of computer platform, computers as well, … he has only one choice.

One may use therion in very, very simple way, without 99 % of its complexity. So maybe much better is to start from this point.

Use simple

file 123.th<http://123.th>:

survey 123

  input 123.th2

  centerline
  ….
  encenterline

  map 123.map
  ….
  endmap
ensurvey

file 123.th2:

small simple scraps in map editor.

In compiler part use simple:

source 123.th<http://123.th>
select 123.map

export map
export model

Enough simple for newbies, isn’t it.

Martin