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Formatting a text file to import as a draw file – DeLorme 6 User Manual

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Using the Draw Tools

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Formatting a Text File to Import as a Draw File

These are the formatting conventions, with examples, for creating a text file to
import as a draw file.

Draw Object

Format

Example

Line BEGIN

LINE

LAT, LON
LAT, LON
LAT, LON
END

BEGIN LINE
43.807801,-70.164440
43.807629,-70.163801
43.807211,-70.162746
43.806707,-70.163400
43.806696,-70.163905
43.807125,-70.164768
43.807801,-70.164440
END

Spline BEGIN

SPLINE

LAT, LON
LAT, LON
LAT, LON
LAT, LON
END

BEGIN SPLINE
43.807801,-70.164440
43.807629,-70.163801
43.807211,-70.162746
43.806707,-70.163400
43.806696,-70.163905
43.807125,-70.164768
43.807801,-70.164440
END

Arc BEGIN

ARC

LAT, LON
LAT, LON
LAT, LON
LAT, LON
END

BEGIN ARC
43.807801,-70.164440
43.807704,-70.162775
43.807211,-70.162746
43.807430,-70.163644
END

Polygon
Rectangle

BEGIN POLY
LAT, LON
LAT, LON
LAT, LON
LAT, LON
END

BEGIN POLY
43.808692,-70.165392
43.808692,-70.162493
43.806621,-70.162493
43.806621,-70.165392
43.808692,-70.165392
END

Circle BEGIN

CIRCLE

LAT, LON, Radius
END

BEGIN CIRCLE
43.807662,-
70.163935,0.114611
END