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NoiseMap Software => Hints and Tips => Topic started by: roger on May 10, 2013, 08:17:16 PM

Title: Importing models using scripts instead of spreadsheets
Post by: roger on May 10, 2013, 08:17:16 PM

NoiseMap's menu interface provides import wizards for many non-geographical objects, such as

• Traffic Flows
• Plant
• Train Vehicles
• Construction Activities

But these need you to spend time using the menu interface online. 

Using a Script, you can pre-build instructions that allow all these items to be imported, and more besides, including:

• Categories and combinations
• Named areas
• NoiseMap Masterfiles
• NoiseMap Archive files
• DXF files
• Shapefiles

With DXF and Shapefiles, you can include commands to convert these into model objects and save them to the database.

It is well worth spending some time to familiarise yourself with the Scripting interface if you are regularly involved in large or complex projects, and perhaps to build up a library of useful Script files.