Overview

The Workflow Editor is a tool in the Maptek Workbench that allows users to design, save and run automated software procedures called workflows.

A workflow is a series of high-level instructions that converts a number of user inputs into a specified output. A workflow can run commands from a range of applications in the Workbench including Maptek Vulcan and Maptek PointStudio.

A workflow diagram is a visual representation of a workflow that resembles a flowchart. It consists of a series of components connected by arrows indicating the sequence of execution and the flow of data.

Workflows may be fully automated, or may consist of a combination of manual and automated steps.

Why use workflows

The Workflow Editor has a number of advantages to offer:

• Automation of a sequence of steps

• Alternate paths of execution based on user input (decision-making ability)

• Integration with multiple Maptek applications

• Python integration for customised behaviour

The following are examples of procedures that can be automated using workflows:

• Filtering and modelling scans in PointStudio

• Performing global registration of scans in PointStudio

• Creating a surface for drill and blast analysis in BlastLogic

• Relimiting triangulations in Vulcan

• Converting grids to triangulations in Vulcan

• Performing a Min/Max operation on a set of surfaces in Vulcan

• Reading and writing data to spreadsheet files

Where to access the Workflow Editor

The Workflow Editor comes installed with the Workbench and can be accessed with a license to Maptek Extend. It can be opened from the start page, from the Workbench ribbon menu or from the Maptek Extend ribbon menu as shown below.

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