TRIDM

Use this to convert a Datamine triangulation into a Vulcan triangulation(s).

Datamine wire frames consist of two files:

ASCII wire frames
<filename>tr.asc <filename>pt.asc

Binary wire frames
<filename>tr.dm <filename>pt.dm

The " tr " file contains the triangle data, the " pt " file contains the point data. This program combines both these files.

Usage:

tridm [options] <datamine triangulation>

<> indicates a mandatory switch.
[ ] indicates an optional switch

Where:

Option

Description

[options]

The [options] for this executable are:

-a or --ascii	Interpret the nominated Datamine triangulation as an ASCII file. If this switch is not specified, then the nominated triangulation will be interpreted as a binary file.
-c <start_col> [end_col] or --colour <start_col> [end_col]	Colour limits used (between 1 and 32). Important This switch will be ignored if -s or -- split is not used.
-d <directory> or --output directory <directory>	Refers to the directory that will store the resulting Vulcan triangulations. If this switch is omitted, then the resulting triangulations will be saved to the current working directory.
-m <digits> or --min_digits <digits>	Minimum number of digits (padded with 0s) in tri name when splitting. Enter the number of digits (between 0-9) that will be used when naming the resulting triangulations. The specified value will be used to naming the triangulations in the following format: <Datamine>_<digits><Colour>dm.00t where <Datamine> refers to the name of the imported Datamine triangulation; <digits> refers to the number of zeros used to name the resulting triangulation; <Colour> refers to the Datamine Colour field value and 'dm' indicates that the triangulation was created from a Datamine triangulation. Example Datamine triangulation name: TEST Colour field values: 1, 13, 17 and 20 Minimum number of digits: 3 Resulting Vulcan triangulations: TEST_001dm.00t, TEST_013dm.00t, TEST_017dm.00t and TEST_020dm.00t
-s or --split	Split triangulation based upon Datamine Colour field.
-v or --verbose	Print out messages.

Refers to the name of the Datamine triangulation that you want to import into Vulcan.