[Vis5d-users] Re: Several questions

Hi Kevin,

> Thanks to those that helped me out earlier with compiling the maketopo.c.  I
> knew there was something simple and stupid, but didn't realize that it was that
> simple.
> 
> Of course, getting that compiled didn't help out too much, since I have not been
> able to find any information as to what the format for the input file should be,
> nor a reference on how to use the command. I am using, for now, a simple
> 1:250,000 DEM file from the USGS.  I have read from a website at the Univ or
> Montana that the header for this has to be chopped out.  What is Vis5d looking
> for when importing a file??  Would it possibly be easier to import a simply
> x,y,z for the topo, or is the DEM the way to go??
> p.s. if anyone out there has some notes on vis5d, would it be possible to get a
> glance at them.  I have searched throughout the web for answers to questions,
> but no sites really help with the import of files.  Thanks....

maketopo.c does not define an input format. Rather, you need
to add your own code to maketopo.c to read whatever input file
you have, and put the data into arrays acording to the comments
at the top of maketopo.c.

For notes about Vis5D, check out the Vis5D README file, which is
linked from the Vis5D web page and included with the source
distribution.

Good luck,
Bill
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