Artik,
Any part of this you like can be used in any way you like!
Ex: The config.ini file can be opened with MS. Notepad.exe
That might be good at the top of your README.txt file?
Easy
Last Thursday I was asked if there was a tutorial for Artik’s program.
Artik’s original posting was on 2013 Oct 16, or ~6 years ago, at the top of this thread. Here’s the link for reference:
https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,355152.msg4704503.html#msg4704503Since then, Artik’s answered many questions over the years, and I wouldn’t wish this thread to disappear without being linked by any new thread, but respectfully, maybe it’s time for a new sticky thread with current links to the program and instructions at the top?
Short of that, I’m responding to the request from 1eye.
In the post a few above this, Artik linked his latest version of his program at:
http://cppcms.com/files/makeahmap/Edit:
As of April 2019
You want: makeahmap-1.12.zip 2017-Feb-17 22:02:01 2.9M application/zip
/Edit
#______________________________________________
# The first thing you need to know is that
# the config.ini file can be opened with MS Notepad.exe
# The program reads the config file for all its input!
# Anytime a line in the config file sees the ‘#’ character, the program ignores
# the rest of that line. This is very useful as explained later.
#
# The config file is where you set such specifications as your terrain name, lat/lon, scale,
# etc.
#
# The program automates many aspects of terrain building but requires data files.
#
# The config.ini file contains the explanation that the files, such as the Digital Elevation
# Model (dem) data files are on the web, and that the files and their source addresses
# are contained in the download_souces.txt file.
# The information, that the DEM file addresses and other source file address are in
# in the download_souces.txt file isn’t particularly important today, 2019 April,
# but as the USGS and others tend to change the http paths every couple of years,
# you should understand that if the files can’t be found by the program, it’s probably
# because of the sources' web admin has changed the path.
# Unfortunately, the USGS often changes the path, about every couple years in the past.
# This will break the internal link and require that the user manually update the paths
# or wait for a program update.
# Until a new release of the program, with a new download_souces.txt file is released
# the program won’t be able to find the sources. No worry though.
# As of 2019 April, the links still work. But if they don’t, the paths in the
# download_sources.txt file can be manually updated.
# A Google search on the final file names, as found in the download_souces.txt file,
# should find the new path to the needed sources.
# The beauty of the program is that once downloaded, the user will not need to
# download, or wait for a particular source file again unless he deletes the program
# folder.
#______________________________________________
# By the way, this next entire dummy block can be pasted as is into the config.ini
# document as is, so long as it is the last active input data in the file.
#
# Why is this important?
# This means that apparently ALL the config data for any particular
# terrain can be kept together in one block.
#
# To be clear, something like lat= or lon=, works the same way.
# Helpful while narrowing down the exact target lon/lat.
# Example follows:
map_name=newteran # 8 char alphanumeric only, no “_” etc.
map_size=64
dem=srtm3
output_dir="newteran " # MUST manually create the dir ie. a new folder inside the "makeahmap-1.12" folder
lat=50.000000 # will be over-written by next lat=
lat=51.000000 # new legal target latitude
lon=3.000000
lon=4.000000 # same situation for longitude
scale=1.0
river_level=11 # otherwise, some of the water courses won't be drawn. Your call, search config notes.
#______________________________________________
IMO, the AH AvA, SEA, and terrain building community owe a great debt of gratitude to Artik for his unselfish work on your behalf. I can say this as someone who has programed a similar program in the past.
