Fledermaus Import Menu

Import Gridded Data

This option opens a file browser to select supported gridded data to import. It will then launch the Import Gridded Data dialog.

Import Points

This option opens a file browser to select supported point files to import. It will then launch the Import Points dialog.

Import Lines

This option opens a file browser to select supported line files to import. It will then launch the Import Lines dialog that is used to create a Fledermaus Line SD object.

Import 3D Model

This option opens a file browser to select supported 3D models to import. It will then launch the Import 3D model dialog.

Import 3D Terrain Mesh

This option opens a file browser to select supported 3D terrain meshes to import. It will then launch the Import 3D Terrain Mesh dialog.

Import CAD

This option opens a file browser to select CAD DXF/DWG files to import. As well as QGF QPS files. It will then launch the Import CAD dialog that is used to create a Fledermaus Model SD object. This option now allows selecting multiple files at CAD import. If multiple files are selected, the results are combined in the Loaded CAD file dialog.

Import Dynamic Cable/Pipeline

There are two options for importing a dynamic cable/pipe:

Import from ASCII XYZ…

This option opens a file browser to select a text file containing the points defining the cable/pipe’s path. Once the text file is selected, the ASCII importer will open where you can make adjustments to the column designations and data types before the cable/pipe is created. By default the columns are setup as X, Y, Z, and KP. Having a KP column is not required to create the cable/pipe.

Import from Listing File…

Similar to Import from ASCII XYZ, this option opens a text file with the ASCII importer. This option is used for cable/pipe objects with cross point listings. You can import a file with extra columns containing (in addition to X, Y, Z, and KP) the cross point depths and the ASCII importer will have extra column designations for cover, port and starboard adjacent, middle, and outer points. Of course all of these extra column designations are optional so you can have as many or as few as you want. For details see the Import from Listing File Dialog.

Import Image

This option opens a file browser to select an image file to be loaded directly into Fledermaus. It will then launch the Import Image dialog that is used to create a Fledermaus Image object.

Import Vertical Image

This option opens a file browser to select a vertical image file to be loaded directly into Fledermaus. It will then launch the Import vertical Image dialog is used to create a Fledermaus Image object.

Import Image Collection

This option opens a file browser allowing to select an image collection to load it into the Fledermaus scene. It will launch the Import Image Dialog to create the Image Collection object.

Import Image from Web Mapping Service

This option launches the Import Image from Web Mapping Service Dialog that is used to create a Geoimage object from a valid Web Mapping Service URL and load it into Fledermaus.

Import ArcGIS Shape

This option opens a file browser to select ESRI Shape files to import. It will then launch the Import ESRI Shape dialog that is used to create a Fledermaus Shape object of the appropriate type.

Import Profiler

This option opens a file browser to select an ascii file that is used to create a series of control points to construct a profiler object from. Once a file is selected the ASCII File configuration dialog will be shown to select the X, Y, and Z fields for the control points of the profile. Once the points are imported a coordinate system dialog is shown to choose the coordinate system for the profiler which will default o the scene or project CRS if one is present. The result will be a new profiler object added to the scene.

Import EPT Point Cloud

This option opens a file browser to select the main JSON file that represents an on disk Entwine Point Tile object.

Import EPT Point Cloud from Network

This option opens a file browser to select a vertical image file to be loaded directly into Fledermaus. It will then launch the Import vertical Image dialog is used to create a Fledermaus Image object.

Import Vessel Tracklines

A Vessel Trackline object represents the path a vessel of some type - a ship, and AUV, a drone, etc. took. It records the x, y, z, time, and optionally roll, pitch, and heave information from an imported file. A 3D model of the vessel can be attached to the path and lets one visualize the location and attitude of the vessel as a function of time. This option opens the Import Vessel Trackline dialog box to import the data and setup the Vessel Trackline object.