PlotSauce a *.3d to XML converter

[Philip Schuchardt]

Here's an example file:

The prefixes are preserved.  In this example the cave's name is
0-cavesauce3000.

<PlotSauceDocument>
 <Stations>
  <Station>
   <Id>1</Id>
   <Name>0-cavesauce3000.a1</Name>
   <Position>
    <X>0</X>
    <Y>0</Y>
    <Z>0</Z>
   </Position>
  </Station>
  <Station>
   <Id>1</Id>
   <Name>0-cavesauce3000.a1</Name>
   <Position>
    <X>0</X>
    <Y>0</Y>
    <Z>0</Z>
   </Position>
  </Station>
  <Station>
   <Id>2</Id>
   <Name>0-cavesauce3000.a2</Name>
   <Position>
    <X>0</X>
    <Y>10</Y>
    <Z>0</Z>
   </Position>
  </Station>
  <Station>
   <Id>3</Id>
   <Name>0-cavesauce3000.a3</Name>
   <Position>
    <X>10.61</X>
    <Y>10</Y>
    <Z>10.61</Z>
   </Position>
  </Station>
 </Stations>
 <Lines>
  <Line>
   <Station1ID>1</Station1ID>
   <Station2ID>2</Station2ID>
  </Line>
  <Line>
   <Station1ID>2</Station1ID>
   <Station2ID>3</Station2ID>
  </Line>
 </Lines>
</PlotSauceDocument>

On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Philip Schuchardt <vpicaver at gmail.com>wrote:

> I'll send an example when I get home tonight.
>
> I'm using standard XML syntax.  I have created by own XML schema.  I did
> just came up with "some XML format".  The format holds survey points, and
> lines between points.  You can easily crunch any XML file with xml parsers
> or software that support XQuery, like BaseX (http://basex.org/).  The xml
> file is simply compressed with gunzip (using zlib).  It actually produces
> smaller files then the original *.3d format, when compressed.  Support for
> Compass's *.plt would be cool.  We could probably add some standard file
> formats like shape files or KML files pretty easily using OGR.
>
> Philip
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 11:51 AM, David A. Riggs <david.a.riggs at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 11:37 PM, Philip Schuchardt <vpicaver at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Okay, so this is sorta boring if your a normal survex user, but I know
>> most
>> > of you are super cool computer nerds and may get a kick out of
>> PlotSauce.
>> >  PlotSauce is a simple cross-platform utility that converts survex's
>> *.3d
>> > binary files into compressed XML file.  I'm hoping to add Compass and
>> Walls
>> > support in the future.
>>
>> Got an example of the compressed XML output? Is there some XML
>> "standard" that you're providing compatibility with, or have you just
>> come up with "some XML format" for easier crunching with other
>> software?
>>
>> I'd love to have a cross-platform generic API or intermediate format
>> for working with Survex .3d and Compass .plt files...
>>
>> - DR
>>
>>
>> --
>> David A. Riggs <david.a.riggs at gmail.com>
>>
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