Re: LRUD: 'From' or 'To' ?

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From: Garry Petrie (gp_at_europa.com)
Date: Wed Jan 17 2001 - 08:20:59 CET


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Ken Grimes wrote:

> At 21:02 15-01-01 -0800, Garry Petrie posted a long discusssion on formats.
>
> I must admit that I bogged down part way through,

> but one item that caught my eye was that the propose

> format was assuming that LRUD (Left, Right, Up, Down)

> distance data was to be tied to the "From" station.
>
> This is NOT a universal convention!

I also do not endorse the FROM station usage for LRUD. The post I made was written by Taco
and probably Larry Fish. I made the post for historical perspective. Ken is correct, the
standard should include both TO and FROM LRUD, plus leave open other definations. The
simple LRUD model leaves a lot be desired when it comes to solid modelling, but at least
it is easy to record in the field.

Garry Petrie


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