Well, KML output uses always lat-long coordinates, regardless of the output cs ;)
Martin On Sun, Oct 27, 2024, 20:28 Andrew Atkinson <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you, > > I did think of changing the cs output. I really should have tried it. > I could not (well still cannot) understand why the kml was right but shp > wrong. I naively assumed they would use the same code behind the scenes! > > Andrew > > > On 27 October 2024 19:12:30 GMT, Martin Budaj <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> georeferencing data for shapefiles are currently not supported for >> OSGB:xx coordinate systems, but the fix is planned. >> >> For now, just select utm30 as an output coordinate system (in the >> thconfig_plan use the line >> cs utm30 >> before exporting shp maps). >> >> Cheers >> Martin >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 1:43 PM Andrew Atkinson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hello >>> >>> With Xavier promising great things with style sheets for shp files ;-) >>> I thought I should take a look at using shp files. >>> >>> I'm making progress with QGIS, it is a little confusing, so there are so >>> many things I could have done wrong, plus I still really do not know >>> what to search for when something does go wrong. >>> >>> On QGIS I've successfully imported therions kml file and the 3d produced >>> using >>> >>> https://github.com/patrickbwarren/qgis3-survex-import >>> >>> Both of these appear about where I would expect them. >>> >>> When I import the .shp as a directory I'm given 4 options I don't really >>> understand. >>> However it appears in the sea, off the coast of Africa, I can change the >>> projection CRS, but then it is still off the coast, but this time near >>> the Silly Isles, so close to 0,0 for the OSGB grid. Which suggests to me >>> that the file contains local co-ordinates of the map square ST which is >>> how I inputted them. >>> >>> So why do the kml and the 3d import work in the right place and the shp >>> not work? What am I missing? >>> I'm sure this must have come up before in the mailing list, however, I >>> cannot find it! >>> >>> I'm using >>> >>> http://www.cave-registry.org.uk/svn/CheddarCatchment/Goughs/ >>> >>> the thconfig_plan file >>> >>> Has been edited locally to have the following exports >>> >>> export map -proj plan -layout local -o Goughs_Plan.pdf >>> export map -proj plan -layout local -o Goughs_Plan.kml >>> export map -proj plan -layout local -o Goughs_Plan.bbox >>> export map -proj plan -layout local -o Goughs_Plan.shp >>> export model -o Goughsth.3d >>> >>> Andrew >>> ------------------------------ >>> Therion mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://mailman.speleo.sk/listinfo/therion >>> >> ------------------------------ >> Therion mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mailman.speleo.sk/listinfo/therion >> >> Andrew > -- > _______________________________________________ > Therion mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.speleo.sk/listinfo/therion >
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