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Hi,

For my Dutch maps I have create a small tool named:OtsFp9Tools.exe.

Its written in C# and located within this github repository.

Within this repository is also a short file description of the .fp9 fileformat made by Robert Crandall.

The Dutch maps are 7 hexdraw maps 67x64 hexes from left to the right with 21 columns overlap and 46 unique columns.

With this tool I can copy every overlap to the next map.


First map:
otsfp9tools /filename="NL 37b 1985.png" /import="NL 37f 1985.png" /offsetcol=46

Second map:
otsfp9tools /filename="NL 37f 1985.png" /import="NL 37b 1985.png" /offsetcol=-46
otsfp9tools /filename="NL 37f 1985.png" /import="NL 38b 1985.png" /offsetcol=46

Third map:
otsfp9tools /filename="NL 38b 1985.png" /import="NL 37f 1985.png" /offsetcol=-46
otsfp9tools /filename="NL 38b 1985.png" /import="NL 38f 1985.png" /offsetcol=46
......

......
Last map:
otsfp9tools /filename="NL 40f 1985.png" /import="NL 40b 1985.png" /offsetcol=-46

There are more options right now not used with this purpose (and not full tested).
/filename=<base filename>");
/import=<import filename>");

[/OffsetCol=<int>]
[/OffsetRow=<int>]

[/RangeMinCol=<int>]
[/RangeMinRow=<int>]
[/RangeMaxCol=<int>]
[/RangeMaxRow=<int>]

[/NewMaxCol=<int>]
[/NewMaxRow=<int>]

Updated to version 1.03:
- Use .jpg as default mapfile extension.
- Add 2 options useful with qgis
/CreateElevation and /CreateHexContours

Nice! This will come in handy if/when I decide to extend the Berlin map.

Add a special draw option used for drawing mapvalues:
/drawmapvalues
[/drawfilename=<optional filename>]

Sample:
otsfp9tools /filename="CA 1 Red Storm.fp9" /drawfilename="CA 1 Red Storm.jpg" /drawmapvalues

produce this:

Cool!

William

Hi,

I have done one option on my bucketlist.

/ExtractMap=<extract to filename>
/StartCol=<int>
/StartRow=<int>
/NrOfCols=<int>, default=46
/NrOfRows=<int>, default=30

Its extract a .png and .fp9

Harry, awesome work! Thanks for sharing the tool.

Add the Hexsize Obstacle ID to the /drawmapvalues option.

Add option /CreateElevation

Example:
/filename="CA 1 Red Storm.fp9" /createelevation

Create a new file named "CA 1 Red Storm.elevation.png"

This useful after the creation of a elevation layer witin qgis and scan the .fp9 file and use the levels within the .fp9.

Add option /CreateHexContours

Example:
/filename="CA 1 Red Storm.fp9" /createhexcontours

Create a new file named "CA 1 Red Storm.hexcontours.png"

Similar with /CreateElevation, but its create only the hexcontours on a transparent image and intended as a layer on top of the grid layer as a indication for the levels.

Hi Harry,

This is a really great tool. I used it a bit this evening and have a couple of questions.

I am running it from the command prompt, but I am wondering if there is a better way to run it?

Also, I used the /createelevation option which worked well and wondered it there is a command to suppress the display of the row and column numbers on the filename.elevation.png?

Regards,
Merrick

Harry,

thanks...extraordinarily clever stuff and look forward to using it.

Thanks.
All the best,
Kip.

ORIGINAL: mb4329

Hi Harry,

This is a really great tool. I used it a bit this evening and have a couple of questions.

I am running it from the command prompt, but I am wondering if there is a better way to run it?

Also, I used the /createelevation option which worked well and wondered it there is a command to suppress the display of the row and column numbers on the filename.elevation.png?

Regards,
Merrick

Merrick,

I have split /createelevation and add /drawhexnumbers as a separate parameter.

I have create this tool for batch processing and repeated usage without a user interface. I running this only from batch/script files.

Hi Harry,

Thanks for the tweak. It works great.

Merrick