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2 | <refentrytitle>aven</refentrytitle> |
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3 | <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> |
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4 | </refmeta> |
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5 | |
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6 | <refnamediv> |
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7 | <refname>aven</refname> |
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8 | <refpurpose>sophisticated cave viewer for Unix and MS Windows |
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9 | </refpurpose> |
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10 | </refnamediv> |
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11 | |
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12 | <refsynopsisdiv> |
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13 | <cmdsynopsis> |
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14 | <command>aven</command> |
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15 | <arg choice="opt">options</arg> |
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16 | <arg choice="req">.3d file</arg> <!--FIXME rep="repeat"--> |
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17 | </cmdsynopsis> |
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18 | </refsynopsisdiv> |
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19 | |
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20 | <refsect1><title>Description</title> |
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21 | |
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22 | <Para> |
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23 | Aven displays processed cave surveys in a window and allows you to |
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24 | manipulate the view. |
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25 | </Para> |
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26 | |
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27 | <Para>Note that there is no perspective in the view. This means that |
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28 | it is impossible to tell which way round a cave is rotating, or |
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29 | whether you are viewing something from behind, or in front. So |
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30 | if you think the direction of rotation in wrong, or changes as |
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31 | you watch, this is just your brain being confused, not a bug! |
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32 | </Para> |
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33 | |
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34 | <refsect2><Title>Mouse Control</Title> |
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35 | |
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36 | <Para> |
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37 | The best way to move the cave is with the mouse. We suggest you |
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38 | try each of these out after reading this section to get a feel |
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39 | for how they work. |
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40 | </Para> |
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41 | |
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42 | <Para> |
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43 | If you hold down the right button then the cave is dragged when you move the |
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44 | mouse. |
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45 | </Para> |
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46 | |
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47 | <Para> |
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48 | If you hold down the left button, then the cave is rotated if you move |
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49 | left or right, and zoomed if you move up and down. |
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50 | If you hold down <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> while dragging with the left |
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51 | mouse button, then the cave rotates and tilts at the same time instead. |
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52 | </Para> |
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53 | |
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54 | <Para> |
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55 | If your mouse has a middle button then holding it down and moving the |
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56 | mouse up and down tilts the cave. Moving the mouse left and right has |
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57 | no effect. |
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58 | </Para> |
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59 | |
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60 | <Para> |
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61 | And if you have a scrollwheel, this can be used to zoom in/out. |
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62 | </Para> |
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63 | |
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64 | <Para> |
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65 | By default the mouse moves the cave, but if you press <keycap/Ctrl-R/, |
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66 | then the mouse will move the viewpoint instead (i.e. everything will |
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67 | go in the opposite direction). Apparently this feels more natural to some |
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68 | people. |
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69 | </Para> |
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70 | |
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71 | </refsect2> |
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72 | |
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73 | <refsect2><Title>Keyboard Control</Title> |
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74 | |
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75 | <Para><keycap/P/ and <keycap/L/ select Plan and eLevation |
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76 | respectively. Changing between plan to elevation is animated to help |
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77 | you see where you are and how things relate. This animation is |
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78 | automatically disabled on slow machines to avoid user frustration. |
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79 | </Para> |
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80 | |
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81 | <Para> |
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82 | Comma <keycap/'/, and Slash <keycap>/</keycap> tilt up |
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83 | and down respectively. Tilt goes 180 degrees from plan view to a view |
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84 | from directly below (upside down plan). |
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85 | </Para> |
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86 | |
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87 | <Para> |
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88 | <keycap>Space</keycap> toggles automatic rotation about a vertical |
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89 | axis on and off. The speed of rotation for this, and animated transitions |
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90 | between plan and elevation, is controlled by <keycap/Z/ and <keycap/X/. |
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91 | </Para> |
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92 | |
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93 | <Para>Crosses and/or labels can be displayed at survey stations. |
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94 | <keycap/Ctrl-X/ toggles crosses and <keycap/Ctrl-N/ station names. |
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95 | <keycap/Ctrl-L/ toggles the display of survey legs. |
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96 | </Para> |
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97 | |
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98 | <!-- |
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99 | <para>By default, labels and crosses are not redrawn during |
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100 | movement, to improve responsiveness. With a small cave, or a fast |
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101 | computer, you can enable redraw of everything during movement with |
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102 | <keycap/Ctrl-A/. <keycap/Ctrl-O/ toggles whether all names are |
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103 | displayed, or only non-overlapping ones. |
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104 | </para> |
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105 | --> |
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106 | |
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107 | <para><keycap/Delete/ is useful if you get lost - it resets the scale, |
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108 | position, and rotation speed, so that the cave returns to the centre |
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109 | of the screen. There are also keyboard controls to use instead of the |
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110 | mouse - <keycap/Shift/ helps here as it accelerates all |
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111 | movements: |
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112 | </para> |
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113 | |
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114 | <screen> |
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115 | <keycap/Z/, <keycap/X/ : Faster/Slower Rotation |
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116 | <keycap/R/: Reverse direction of rotation |
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117 | <keycap/Enter/, <keycap/Space/: Start and stop auto-rotation |
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118 | <keycap/C/, <keycap/V/: Rotate cave one step clockwise/anti-clockwise |
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119 | <keycap/'/ , <keycap>/</keycap>: Higher/Lower Viewpoint |
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120 | <keycap/]/ , <keycap/[/: Zoom in/Out |
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121 | <keycap/U/, <keycap/D/: Set view to Up/Down |
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122 | <keycap/N/, <keycap/S/, <keycap/E/, <keycap/W/: Set view to North, South, East, West |
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123 | <keycap/Delete/: Reset to default scale, rotation rate, etc |
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124 | <keycap/P/, <keycap/L/: Plan, Elevation |
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125 | <keycap/Cursor Left/, <keycap/Cursor Right/: Pan survey Left/Right (on screen) |
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126 | <keycap/Cursor Up/, <keycap/Cursor Down/: Pan survey Up/Down (on screen) |
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127 | <keycap/Ctrl-N/: Toggle display of station names |
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128 | <keycap/Ctrl-X/: Toggle display of crosses at stations |
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129 | <keycap/Ctrl-L/: Toggle display of survey legs |
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130 | <keycap/Ctrl-F/: Toggle display of surface legs |
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131 | <!--<keycap/Ctrl-A/: Toggle display of All/skeleton when moving--> |
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132 | <keycap/Ctrl-G/: Toggle display of grid |
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133 | <keycap/Ctrl-B/: Toggle display of bounding box |
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134 | <keycap/O/: Toggle display of non-overlapping/all names |
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135 | <keycap/Ctrl-R/: reverse sense of controls |
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136 | <keycap/Shift/: accelerates all movement keys |
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137 | </screen> |
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138 | |
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139 | <Para>A little experimentation should give a better understanding of how |
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140 | this works. |
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141 | </Para> |
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142 | |
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143 | <Para>There is an auto-resizing scale bar along the bottom of the screen |
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144 | which varies in length as you zoom in or out. |
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145 | In the lower right corner is a compass pointer showing which way |
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146 | is North, and a clino pointer showing the angle of tilt. |
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147 | And in the upper right is a depth bar showing the correspondence between |
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148 | colour and depth. |
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149 | </Para> |
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150 | |
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151 | </refsect2> |
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152 | |
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153 | </refsect1> |
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