Divide file

To copy points from the active file into several other files using the codes and filenames given in the control file. You can copy points from the measured file to be used by different user groups. Format and path for output file is defined in the control file.

Sections

List shows available control file sections.

If asterisk (*) is selected, the control file is not used, but separate file is created for each code. File name is formed from the code and normal vector file extension.

Memory / Disk

Determines if the file is divided elements to element list or different files directly to disk.

Edit

Opens the control file in editor. After editing and saving, the file must be read in using the browse button.

Control file can contain several sections from which only one is currently active. Each section contains several result file definitions.

Control file definition:

Lines starting with exclamation mark (!) are comments and ignored. Start control command with #-character.

#NAME name

Name of the section

#FORMAT format

Format used in saving. (default 3D binary)

#DIR directory

Directory where the files are saved. If no directory is given, function uses directory of the active file.

#FILE file name

Name of the result file. Define extension only (*.DAT) or some addition to file name (*_99.DAT).

Codes to be included(there is no #-character in the beginning of the line).

100 single code

200-299 code range

3?0 wildcards, ? means any one character.

400,401,410-419,4?8 several definitions on same line

Use T1= in front of a line to set criteria for code field T1. This will be used until next FILE-line.

Example of the control file:

#NAME First

#FORMAT Geonic
#DIR f:\data
#FILE *.tie
100

#FORMAT Geonic
#FILE *.rak
T1=1
200

#NAME Second

#FORMAT  Geonic
#DIR f:\data
#FILE *.cit
1,2,3,4,100,3?0
#FILE *.cab
12,13,14,199-210

In above example, first rule moves all objects with code 100 to Geonic-file with extension tie, and all objects with surface 1 and code 200 to Geonic file with extension rak.

The second rule moves mentioned codes to Geonic-files with extensions cit and cab.

Special settings

There are some special settings related to this function.

Flag

Special file handling settings.

1 replace existing files without confirmation.

2 delete existing files before operation

4 mark new files modified