Sample Buildings File

Below is an example buildings file. Note that the last 4 columns are optional and contain RGB color values (three numbers from zero to 1.0) and/or a building ID number that can be used for coloring. If only color values are supplied (3 numbers) the ID is automatically determined by the row number. If four numbers are provided it is assumed that the last one is the ID. If only one number is provided it is the ID.

The file below is shown in a table (with dividing lines) for clarity only. The first uncommented line is the number 16 which defines the number of rows of buildings data. The actual file is a simple ASCII file with separators of space, comma and/or tab.

#  EVS

#  Copyright (c) 1994-2008 by

#  C Tech Development Corporation

#  All Rights Reserved

# This software comprises unpublished confidential information of

# C Tech Development Corporation and may not be used, copied or made

# available to anyone, except in accordance with the license

# under which it is furnished.

#

# C Tech 3D Building file

# Building 0 is a unit box with base at z=0.0 centered at origin x,y

# Building 1 is a gabled roof for the unit box

(to make it a house) with base at z=0.0 centered at origin x,y

# Building 2 is a wedge roof for the unit box

(to make it a house) with base at z=0.0 centered at origin x,y

# Building 3 is a Equilateral (or Isoseles) Triangular Building 3 side

# Building 4 is a Right Triangular Building 3 side

# Building 5 is a Hexagonal (6 side) cylinder

# Building 6 is a Octagonal (8 side) cylinder

# Building 7 is a 16 side cylinder

# Building 8 is a 32 side cylinder

# Building 9 is a 16 sided horiz. cylindrical tank (Height & Width equal diameter, Length is along x)

# Building 10 is a 32 sided horiz. cylindrical tank (Height & Width equal diameter, Length is along x)

# Building 11 is a right angle triangle, height only at right angle

# Building 12 is a right angle triangle, height at non-right angle

# Building 13 is a right angle triangle, height at right angle and 1 non-right angle

# Lines beginning with "#" are comments

# First uncommented line is number of buildings

# X   Y Z LengthWidthHeight Angle Bldg_Type Color and/orID

16

0

0

10

50

50

20

0

0

1

 

 

 

0

100

0

50

50

30

30

0

2

 

 

 

0

100

30

60

50

20

30

1

2

 

 

 

0

200

0

50

50

30

10

0

3

 

 

 

0

200

30

50

50

25

10

2

3

 

 

 

200

0

0

50

50

50

0

3

4

 

 

 

100

100

0

40

40

20

15

4

5

 

 

 

200

100

0

40

40

30

30

5

6

 

 

 

200

200

0

50

50

50

0

6

7

 

 

 

100

200

0

40

60

20

-45

7

8

 

 

 

100

0

0

50

50

40

0

8

9

 

 

 

300

0

0

60

20

20

-45

9

0.8

0.6

0.4

10

300

100

0

50

50

30

0

10

0.4

0.6

0.4

11

0

300

0

50

50

50

0

11

1.0

0.4

0.4

12

100

300

0

50

50

50

0

12

0.4

1.0

0.4

13

200

300

0

50

50

50

0

13

0.4

0.4

1.0

14