Topic:
How to load ascii fault boundary file (xy coordinates) to CPS and then to GeoFrame?

Description:
I have an ascii file containing two columns of numbers that represent 
x and y coordinates of points on a fault polygon.  How can I load this 
to CPS and then get it over into GeoFrame as well? 

Solution:
 Load the data into CPS with storage parameter set to GeoFrame:

1) CPS3 > File > Import > ASCII > Fault...

2) Browse in the full path to the input file.

3) Select an existing output set name.
   or
   Click the blue New... button under the Output Set name field. 
   a)  Enter a name for the output fault boundary set.
   b)  Set the Storage parameter to Geoframe.
   c)  Create a new horizon by clicking the blue New... button
       or 
       Select an existing horizon from the list displayed when 
       you click the downward pointing triangle
   d)  Click OK.

4) Click the blue Assign Input/output Parameters button.
   a)  Set Fault data attributes to XY only.
   b)  Set File Type to CPS-3 .
   c)  Set Record type to XY.
   d)  Set appropriate precision.
   e)  Set Format to Ordered input/output.
   f)  Click OK

5) Now post data in the CPS-3 basemap and/or GeoFrame Basemap Plus.

NOTES
-----

1) The input file should begin with the arrow symbol `->' that is
   the CPS-3 subset indicator.  The coordiantes for each fault 
   boundary should be separated using this symbol.

2) All fault boundaries in the file will be loaded to a single fault 
   boundary set.

3) The last coordinate pair in a subset should be identical to the 
   first coordinate pair in the subset for that boundary to load
   as `closed'.

Example file:

->
    1601885.2    -178006.2
    1602435.2    -178182.5
    1602985.2    -178245.6
    1603535.2    -178243.7
    1604085.2    -178238.8
    1604635.2    -178131.5
    1605185.2    -178020.0
    1606285.2    -177855.0
    1606285.2    -177910.0
    1604690.2    -178215.1
    1604085.2    -178328.2
    1603535.2    -178337.0
    1602985.2    -178378.3
    1602435.2    -178313.7
    1601885.2    -178175.9
    1601885.2    -178006.2
->
    1602985.2    -175147.4
    1603535.2    -174992.4
    1604085.2    -174790.1
    1604635.2    -174507.1
    1605185.2    -174180.8
    1606285.2    -173895.0
    1606285.2    -173963.7
    1605185.2    -174260.5
    1604690.2    -174580.5
    1604085.2    -174852.6
    1603535.2    -175033.5
    1602985.2    -175147.4
->
    1601885.2    -181872.2  
    1602435.2    -181995.4 
    1602985.2    -182298.9
    1603535.2    -182563.8
    1604085.2    -182736.2
    1604635.2    -182731.9
    1605185.2    -182743.0
    1606285.2    -182667.5
    1605185.2    -182919.0
    1604690.2    -183048.7
    1604085.2    -183066.2
    1603535.2    -182758.4
    1602985.2    -182536.5
    1602435.2    -182161.5
    1601885.2    -182080.4
    1601885.2    -181872.2




Last Modified on: 16-FEB-01