(This functionality is available with the Input / Output module)
Imports data from a Moss GENIO file.
Refer also to the Import dialog box topic.
The Moss Format Line and the Order Statement must both be present in the GENIO file and be in pairs.
The system checks the validity of each Format line with its Order statement to ensure that they are compatible. In most cases the Moss file will contain only one of each of these statements.
Examples of compatible Format Lines and Order Statements are:
001FORMAT(6F12.5)
003,ORDR,4=2,1,2,3,1,2,3
and
001FORMAT(3D23.17)
003,ORDR,4=1,1,2,3
Note: The system supports the exponential format Dxx.xx but the data must be in true exponential form 0.12345678E+05 NOT 0.12345678D+05 the FORTRAN double format.
Refer also to the Moss GENIO file topic.
The dialog box is used to specify how the Moss code information is to be interpreted by LISCAD.
| Item | Used to |
| Code Size(Max 4): | Key in a value up to 4. If a feature code in the Moss file has more characters than the value entered in the Code Size field, then the additional characters will be ignored when that Moss feature code is matched in the look up table and/or code table. For example if the code size is 2, then Moss feature codes of RD01 and RD02 would be treated as RD. This enables you to minimise the number of feature codes that need to be in the look up table and/or the code table. |
| Use Alpha Code Only: | If this is selected, only the leading Alpha characters will be selected to make up the LISCAD code. For example, Moss strings with codes RD01 and RD66 will both result in creating LISCAD string of code RD. The code size will be ignored. |
| Use Code as Group: | If this is selected, strings are placed on a group with the same name as the Moss string code. For example, if a Moss string code selected was RD, then this string would automatically get code and Group RD. If RD66 was selected then this string would automatically get code and Group RD66. |
| Generate Point ID's From string codes: | If this option is selected, then each point in the Moss string that is imported will have it's identifier generated from a combination of the sting identifier and the point position in this string. (for example) the third point in string RD66 would get ID RD66. A conflict will occur if two points are generated with the same point ID. If this occurs, the process can be terminated or continued to create a non-unique LISCAD database. |
| Text Scaling Factor: | Enter the scaling factor that is to be applied to the MOSS text unitless size to convert it to Ground Text in LISCAD. |