User-defined Regular grids created by the Book Plotter are stored as text files in the following format:
| 14,14 | Matrix size (WxH) |
| 250,150 | Cell size (WxH) |
|
484513.383067418,106534.221236079 |
The remaining lines indicate which cells are to be printed as pages, and which cells are to be omitted. Pages are numbered starting at the first 'active' cell counting from the top left, moving from left to right in each row. It is therefore possible for a single grid matrix to cover more than one discrete area of mapping, e.g. two disjoint districts. |
| 1=N5 2=N6 3=N7 4=N8 5=N9 .... 9=M5 10=M6 |
[Optional] Grid cells, numbered left to right, top to bottom, may be assigned any text as an alternative reference to the page number. References relate only to cells flagged with 1. Missing references will adopt the default page numbering sequence. |
User-defined Flexible Grids created by the Book Plotter are stored as xml files in the following format:
Before saving a user-defined Regular Grid as text file, the grid matrix is created as an array of rectangular area items each holding the following attributes:
| Attribute Name | Purpose | Typical value |
|
BookCol&
|
The column number of the cell within the matrix. Columns are numbered from the left starting at 1. |
1
|
|
BookRow&
|
The row number of the cell within the matrix. Rows are numbered from the top starting at 1. |
1
|
| BookPlotConfig$ | The format of the matrix, as number of columns, number of rows, cell width, cell height. | 14,14,250,150 |
|
BookCellRef$
|
[Optional] Any text which will be used in preference to page numbers in continuation and page number markers. |
e.g A1, 3GG, |
Before saving a user-defined Flexible Grid as an xml file, the grid matrix is created as an array of rectangular area items each holding the following attributes:
| Attribute Name | Purpose | Typical value |
|
BP_mode&
|
The column number of the cell within the matrix. Columns are numbered from the left starting at 1. |
1
|
|
BP_page&
|
The page number of the cell within the matrix. Rows are numbered from the top starting at 1. |
1
|
| BP_scale& | The scale of the cell. | 1250, 2500, etc. |
|
BP_template$
|
The name of the template |
Cadcorp Classic.A4 Portrait, Cadcorp Classic.A3 Landscape, etc. |
| BP_title$ | The title of the grid | MyGrid |
When the Book Plotting process is started, a grid is created on a new internal overlay named Plot Index. The entire grid is created as a single Group item. Exploding this group will decompose the grid into its constituent cells, each of which holds the following attributes:
| Attribute Name | Purpose | Typical value |
|
SheetNo$
|
The page or sheet number of an individual cell. |
1
|
|
BookCellRef$
|
[Optional] The user-defined cell reference as specified in the grid file. |
A1
|
Page Continuation Markers on a print template are detected by Book Plotter and are used to indicate the number of the adjoining page in the grid. If there is no adjoining page, the marker display will be suppressed. If user-defined cell references are used these will be substituted for the page number. Page Continuation Markers hold the following attribute:
| Attribute Name | Purpose | Typical value |
|
SheetNo$
|
The word North, South, East or West in the attribute value will be replaced by the adjoining page number or user-defined cell reference of the diagonally adjacent cell, if any. Diagonal markers use the words NW, NE, SW and SE, and will be replaced by the page number or user-defined cell reference of the diagonally adjacent cell, if any. |
"Continued on Page North"
|
Page Number Markers on a print template are detected by Book Plotter and are used to indicate the number of the current page in the grid. Page Number Markers hold the following attributes:
| Attribute Name | Purpose | Typical value |
|
Prompt$
|
If the value is "SheetN" the text of the item will be set to the current page number or user-defined cell reference, preceded by the value of the Prefix$ attribute, separated by a space. |
"SheetN"
|
|
Prefix$ |
Prefix text for the page number. |
"Page" |
Page Number Markers on a print template are detected by Book Plotter and are used to indicate the number of the current page in the grid. Page sequences always use page numbers, irrespective of whether user-defined cell references have been set. Page Number Markers hold the following attributes:
| Attribute Name | Purpose | Typical value |
|
Prompt$ |
If the value is "SheetN_of_NN" the text of the item will be set to the current page number and the total pages, preceded by the value of the Prefix$ attribute, separated by a space. |
"SheetN_of_NN"
|
|
Prefix$ |
Prefix text for the page number. |
"Page" |
The Plot Index Marker is a rectangular Area item holding the following attribute:
| Attribute Name | Purpose | Typical value |
|
PlotIndex&
|
If the value of this attribute is -1 a Plot Index of the same size and proportions will replace the area item. |
-1 (True) |
Overlap Styles are used when displaying the area of overlap of adjacent pages. The Map Frame item on the template holds the following attributes:
| Attribute Name | Purpose | Typical JSON value |
|
Overlap_Brush$ |
The shading of the overlap area will be displayed in this brush style. |
{"Brush":{"Style":"Solid","Colour":{"RGBA":[224,224,224,59]}}} |
|
Overlap_Pen$ |
The outline of the overlap area will be displayed in this pen style. |
{"Pen":{"Style":"Null","Colour":{"RGBA":[0,0,0,0]}}}
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