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Documentation for the Anaximandre plugin
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   :maxdepth: 2


Introduction
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The Anaximandre plugin enables the creation of 3D polygon, line and point shapefiles (.shp) from a points layer in csv format. 
The points must include, in addition to their coordinates, descriptive values which allow them to be grouped, and a code value which defines the geometry to be generated. 
The codes are:

* For a polygon : 'p'
* For a line : 'l'
* For a point : 'pt'
* For linked reference points : 'pt cpe'
* For an isolated artefact : 'iso'
* For a DEM point : 'pt mnt'
* For a circle : 'c', followed by its diameter in meters

The order of the points in the file must follow a few rules: 

* The points must follow the outline of the intended line or polygon
* For circles, the center of the circle will be used
* For DEMs, there is no particular order

The result will be a group of layers containing 3D entities as well as the following attributes: 

* First description (e.g. context number) 
* Second description (e.g. type) 
* Average Z

	
.. index:: Description de la boîtes de dialogue

The dialog box
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The plugin requires two initial parameters:
 
* a csv file: **CSV File**

* The location for the output files: **Output**
 

.. image:: images/Dialogue.png
	:height: 400 px
	:width: 400 px
	:align: center

When a csv file is selected, the data in the first line of the file are shown in order to verify their conformity

.. image:: images/Dialogue2.png
	:height: 400 px
	:width: 400 px
	:align: center


The **OK** button launches the program and loads the layers onto the map 

Codification booklet
=======================

Example of the svg codification booklet, in A6 page format

.. image:: images/LivretCodif_EN.svg
	:height: 600 px
	:width: 400 px
	:align: center
 


Source
=================

The source code can be found at the following address: 

https://github.com/FFouriauxEveha/Anaximandre

About
========

Design/Developpement: F. Fouriaux
Test : R. Lacey et B. Hollemaert
Translation : R. Lacey


.. Index et tables
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.. * :ref:`genindex`

.. * :ref:`modindex`

.. * :ref:`search`

