Therion wiki

bds

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-11-17T04:49:36+00:00

start>>do>>bds Bruces Data Structure p a g e u n d e r c o n s t r u c t i o n Here are examples of how to organise cave data associated with the survey and drawings. Here it is assumed that Therion is used to collate everything and survey data is manually collected (

book

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-05-28T19:45:22+00:00

~~BOOK~~

breakingextend

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-07-08T16:31:13+00:00

Breaking extended elevations on specific stations Note; Therion 5.4.4 has a bug that causes “extend ignore somestation” to break at the wrong station. This is fixed in builds after 14 November 2019. If you are relying on this functionality, you should use versions after this date.

cavelengths

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-05-08T09:35:14+00:00

Helping Therion to calculate cave lengths When exporting a “cave-list”, Therion tries to identify entrances and surveys, and tries to work out which survey an entrance belongs to. It also tries to work out the lengths of the various caves in the survey. While it might be nice to assume that Therion can look through all of your survey data, find all the entrances, work out which bits of survey data are connected to which other bits without using any

colouringelevations

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-05-04T19:11:10+00:00

Colouring elevations With elevations and extended elevations, it is possible for passages to be stacked in front of each other (the same as they may appear below each other in a plan survey). For plans, colouring is as simple as asking Therion to colour scraps by altitude (as long as you chose your scrap locations wisely). For elevations, there is no equivalent. Some may choose to leave elevation views uncoloured. Some may choose to use a single foreground colour for elevations:

contrib

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-11-23T09:39:43+00:00

Contributions Users' stuff that might be helpful to you. To contribute: * edit this page (or one of the linked pages) and add a link to your contribution; * upload your file(s) if necessary; * write a short description. ---------- ADD YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS HERE

cst

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2012-06-10T15:02:00+00:00

Converting SVG cave maps to Therion th2 format (by Jürgen Bohnert) Update (10. 06. 2012): Cookbook for [conversion of SVG files to th2 format with Inkscape] Update: Check the Inkscape Export Plugin, it's an improved and simple to use version of the converter script. Therion comes in very handy due to the fact that it produces dynamic maps and supports a bunch of 2D and 3D formats, especially GIS formats like ArcView. Also the generation of 3D maps from 2D maps is very striking. And it is Open…

czsk

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-08-11T21:14:20+00:00

Česká a slovenská dokumentace Návody * Jemný úvod do Therionu (CZ, Ladislav Blažek) * Therion pre jaskyniarov (SK, Martin Sluka) * Mapování menších jeskyní v programu Therion (CZ,Jan Balcařík)

datastyle

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-02-04T10:12:13+00:00

В простейшем случае файл с данынми выглядит так: survey Dyrka centerline data normal from to lenght compass clino left right up down ... # тут вместо точек сами данные endcenterline endsurvey

de

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-03-29T15:35:55+00:00

In der Schriftenreihe “Beiträge zur Höhlen- und Karstkunde in Südwestdeutschland” (ISSN 2509-8993) ist in den Heften 53-56 ein vierteiliges Therion Tutorial erschienen: ROSS, M.: Höhlenpläne zeichnen mit Therion: Anleitung für Anfänger.

develop

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-07-04T08:53:02+00:00

---------- Therion repository on Github ---------- Therion 5.5.1 (2020-07-03): therion: * duplicate shot length removed from expored individual team member statistics * improved Proj support in auto mode (automatic specification of the area of use; caching and logging of the used transformations) and in the Windows build

distox

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2018-12-20T18:14:49+00:00

start>>do>>paperless DistoX Some References Cave Surveying Group Therion and DistoX Training Course Guide Comprehensive instructions and sample data for you to practise with. Marco Corvi Effective DistoX with TopoDroid Improper use of the DistoX can lead to gross mistakes. This work reviews examples of bad usage of the DistoX and the functions provided by TopoDroid to avoid them.

do

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-05-01T18:44:26+00:00

Data Organisation I'm interested in the ways people organise their Therion datasets. Feel free to add your own templates or add your own page to explain your own approach to organising your cave survey data, or how mine can be improved. Therion works best if you take advantage of a number of other applications and utilities such as

drawingchecklist

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-04-21T04:59:31+00:00

start>>do>>templates>>drawingchecklist Drawing Checklist: If you are learning to draw you should first work through Therion for Cavers and Therion by Examples. The Therion Book that downloaded with your version of Therion is the definitive command reference. If you already have the background knowledge, and just need a quick prompt to remember how to draw consistent maps, this page might be helpful. I flick to this page every time I start a drawing.

es

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-05-28T19:45:21+00:00

* Therion para espeleos (Castellano, Roman Muñoz)

examples

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-12-03T06:41:40+00:00

Please, feel free to add your own examples of your interesting solutions made with therion. Sample Datasets All Areas, All Symbol Sets This sample dataset produces eight A3 approx maps at 1:1000 in a single run. If you uncomment the LayoutStandard and other layouts you can see the effect of overlying some customisations to the built in symbol sets, or relatively easily add your own customisations.

exportselectionformat

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-06-09T09:19:32+00:00

Therion Output Export Selection and Formats Explained Therion's outputs are either biased towards presenting survey centerline information or biased towards presenting drawing information. See Outputs page for a summary of what you can get. This is complicated by the ability to select for output survey centerline information and drawing information independently (and Therion’s various default selection behaviours) within the same th-config compiler file.

extend

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-04-21T02:49:44+00:00

Extended Elevations This page is inspired by Marco Corvi’s altervista web pages on extended elevations in relation to loops and importing Survex data (near bottom of page), and others who have asked and answered ‘extended’ questions on the Therion Forum. Thank you all. I hope this page (started in April 2018) brings some clarity. It is based on the above posts and my experiences so far, which suggest the current documentation leaves much unsaid. Therion versions 5.5.0 and 5.5.2 in 2020 saw…

faq

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-01-28T18:07:56+00:00

FAQ Thinking in Therion Surveys and Drawings How to enter centreline? The basic building block is the centreline command. If the cave is larger than a few meters it’s a good idea to split the data into more than one file and separate centreline data from map data.

fr

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-05-28T19:45:21+00:00

Documentation francophone Ici, vous trouverez des didacticiels, tutoriels en français d'origine ou traduits. N'hésitez pas à les améliorer et d'en ajouter d'autres. Le but est de fournir aux spéléologues francophones le maximum d’outils pour bien comprendre le logiciel.

hist

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2012-10-04T20:37:57+00:00

History of Therion Premises “Usually only computer programmers are able to learn therion.” “Xtherion is not a user interface, it is only an advanced text editor with a funny history.” In the 1990s Martin Budaj and Stacho Mudrák did a lot of caving and cave surveying. Some computer programs existed which displayed survey shots and stations after loop closure and error elimination. These were a great help, especially for large and complicated cave systems. They used, as many use till now, the …

ifl

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-07-21T08:15:58+00:00

Overview This will give a short overview about how to create suitable input for Therion to get a nice 3D view in Loch. The text here is at the moment work in progress. Input Data Elevation Data There are two main freely available datasets of elevation data. The first one is the dataset from NASA that was gathered during the

inkscape

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-09-24T20:46:48+00:00

Converting SVG cave maps to Therion th2 format NOTE: The plug-in on this page is not the latest one. See the latest Inkscape plugin page here. This is supposed to be a supplement (or replacement) to the tutorial Converting SVG cave maps to Therion th2 format (by Jürgen Bohnert). A sophisticated Inkscape export plugin introduces more features and a yet simple usage. The old tutorial is still recommended for reading, but some of the workflow is obsolete (map flipping, python stuff and the like).…

inkscapeplugins

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-11-10T21:08:50+00:00

Inkscape import/export plugins This page describes how to edit th2-files with Inkscape. File convertors from TH2 to SVG and vice versa act as Inkscape import/export plugins. Warning: This overwrites the previously published th2_output plugin! Make sure not to have old copies of th2_output.py or th2_output.inx in a different extensions directory (system/user).

mapconnectors

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-05-04T19:41:08+00:00

Map Connection points, and map offsets When passages overlap, you may want to be able to show an exploded plan; a plan where the layers are separated away from each other, displayed side by side, instead of overlapping. This can be done in a couple of ways, but this page concentrates on the approach where maps are displaced when including them in another map with an offset. Whenever a scrap gets offset from its natural position, map connection points automatically add a displacement arrow, show…

masox

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-06-21T10:12:37+00:00

Installation of Therion including Loch on MacOS X * This guide is for system 10.5 (checked for 10.6.5 too). Older systems may require more pieces of the puzzle to install. * The installation is not complicated, but it is not the “double-click on image and drag and drop

metapost

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-11-17T05:04:07+00:00

MetaPost ...is code to define what the labels and cave symbols in pdf and svg outputs look like. " " "(Add another metapost links here)" " " pstoedit translates PostScript and PDF graphics into other vector formats, Metapost format too. TUG's listing of MetaPost on the Web MetaPost tutorial, Robert Špalek, česky Many interesting MetaPost examples, gallery what is possible to do with MP

mmj

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2012-03-01T08:38:36+00:00

Drawing maps of small cave passages Program Therion was originaly developed to generate map and atlas of big cave passages. Some point and area (sand, debris, rock) symbols used for big caves are too large for maps of small passages or the density of area symbols are not satisfactory. The simple guide how to solve this problem follows.

multiplesections

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-08-02T21:49:39+00:00

Making multiple cross sections at once Sometimes it is nice to see a cross section through several passages at once, to see how they relate to each other. Therion draws cross sections one at a time, and does not appear to have a dedicated way to draw multiple cross sections at once, positioned in the correct place relative to each other. (If it could, then it could massively simplify this whole process!)

offsetpitches

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-05-25T20:30:19+00:00

Colouring pitches in simple and offset maps When colouring surveys by altitude (“color map-fg altitude”), the convention for pitches/pits is show the colour of the lower passage through the open part of the pitch. Normally, this is done by using a closed

os-tips

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-06-04T18:42:12+00:00

Windows * Windows OS and Therion (Bruce Mutton) OS X * Installation on OS X with help of Homebrew (Ladislav Blažek) * Installation on OS X from source Linux

outputs

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-04-24T01:22:15+00:00

What do Therion’s Outputs Look Like? If like me you haven't had much experience with other than txt and pdf files, some of the other output formats can be a bit hard to fathom. Like why don't all my drawing symbols show up in dxf and esri files? In some cases it might be because the format does not easily support such niceties, and in others, well perhaps Therion’s development has not extended that far yet.

paperless

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-09-06T08:55:53+00:00

start>>do Paperless Survey Pages under construction 8 December 2018 to ... Here are some applications that facilitate collection of cave survey data without the need for pencil and paper. Well, maybe you could use the paper as a laser target. The applications all work best with a DistoX, a tool that collects measurement data and transmits it in real time to a hand held computing device, allowing the cave features to be sketched around the survey centreline. See

pockettopotherion

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-12-27T03:06:35+00:00

start>>do>>paperless>>pockettopotherion PocketTopo and Therion Refer to this wiki's PocketTopo page for summary details and reasons why you might choose PocketTopo to collect cave survey data and sketches. PDA Booking ALWAYS when stop sketching switch PocketTopo to cave map view mode (middle icon) to avoid unwanted creating of accidental lines near borders of sketching area!

proj

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-09-26T06:25:56+00:00

Click to find out about Therion projects in Europe, Asia Pacific or the Americas

projamerica

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2018-11-11T18:22:46+00:00

Wiki home| Europe| Asia Pacific Americas Projects North America Alva Blankenship Cave (USA / Virginia) * Authors: Philip Schuchardt and Philip Balister * Beginning: July 2004 * Length: 5109.29m and Going! * Links to project map (doesn't work): map PDF 3mb The Caves of Dade (USA / Georgia)

projasia

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-03-29T18:27:03+00:00

Wiki home| Europe| Americas Asia Pacific Projects China Yunnan 2004 (China) * All the finds of this expedition were drawn in Therion, with Illustrator used to produce the final page layout. About 10 small caves with total length of less than 1km. * More info: Malaysia

projectedelevations

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-05-04T19:32:05+00:00

Making projected elevations Whether you use an application like PocketTopo or SexyTopo to input your data, or whether you input the data manually, you may still end up wanting some kind of elevation from an angle that you were not originally able to draw sketches for. Most of these applications produce plan and extended elevations, and most manual surveys will do something similar.

projects

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-05-15T10:37:26+00:00

projects

projeurope

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-06-03T14:56:24+00:00

Wiki home| Asia Pacific| Americas European Projects Czech Republic System of Amatérská (Czechia) * Authors: J. Sirotek (completion) * Exploration: Many different clubs from Moravian karst * Surveying: 1948-2024 History of surveying * Length: 52 km * Vertical range: 212 m Plánivy (Moravia)

riggingtopos

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-12-24T18:26:35+00:00

Rigging topos This article is based on the traditional rigging topo approaches and styles used in the UK. However, it is likely be to very similar to approaches used elsewhere, and the approaches can be adapted. The symbols used here were almost entirely made especially for the purpose of making rigging topos. The sample rendering shows a series of both explicit naturals (stalagmites, colums, flakes, boulders, trees, stakes, bars) and symbolic naturals (circle), explicit P-hangers and implicit …

run

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2012-09-18T09:22:33+00:00

How to run example data After installing Therion you may try it on example data: * Download the sample data from Therion web page and unpack it somewhere on your computer's hard drive. * Run XTherion (under Unix and MacOS X by typing 'xtherion' in the command line, under Windows there is a shortcut in the Start menu).

sistema_2018.png

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2018-11-11T18:13:40+00:00

skillbg

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-01-21T23:21:57+00:00

Therion's skills (Features) A complex tool to archive data describing a cave, cave system or karst areas as well as a cave map drawing tool with automatic round-tripping (morfing) after loop closures. Compatible with Survex. Developed by Slovakian cavers Martin Budaj and Stacho Mudrak (but available in English). FREE to download from

skillcz

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-01-21T23:22:39+00:00

skillde

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-01-21T23:23:16+00:00

skillel

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-01-21T23:23:58+00:00

skillen

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-06-09T09:24:35+00:00

Therion's skills (Features) A complex tool to archive data describing a cave, cave system or karst areas as well as a cave map drawing tool with automatic round-tripping (morphing) after loop closures. Compatible with Survex. Developed by Slovakian cavers Martin Budaj and Stacho Mudrak (but available in English). FREE to download from

skilles

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-01-21T23:24:34+00:00

skillfr

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-01-21T23:25:54+00:00

Les caractéristiques de Therion Thérion est un outil complexe pour archiver des données décrivant une grotte, grotte ou système de zones karstiques ainsi qu'un outil de dessin de plans de grotte. Il est compatible avec Survex. Développé par les spéléologues slovaque Martin Budaj et Stacho Mudrak (mais disponible en anglais). Téléchargeable gratuitement à partir

skillit

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-01-21T23:26:37+00:00

Caratteristiche di Therion Therion è un sistema di elaborazione dei dati descrittivi di una grotta, di un sistema o di un'area carsica, ed è uno strumento per disegnare mappe di grotte. È compatibile con Survex ed è sviluppato da due speleologi slovacchi, Martin Budaj e Stacho Mudrak.

skillmi

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-01-21T23:27:21+00:00

skillpt

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-01-21T23:28:01+00:00

skillru

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-01-21T23:28:46+00:00

Возможности Therion Комплексный инструмент для хранения данных о пещерах, пещерных системах и карстовых районах, а так же пакет для создания карт пещер. Совместим с Survex. Therion разрабатывается словацкими спелеологами Мартином Будаем (Martin Budaj) и Стахо Мудраком (Stacho Mudrak) как свободно распространяемое программное обеспечение с открытым исходным кодом. Скачивание доступно с…

skillsk

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-12-15T08:36:19+00:00

Možnosti Therionu Therion je komplexný nástroj na archiváciu dát popisujúcich jaskyňu, jaskynný systém alebo krasová oblasť a tiež na kreslenie máp jaskýň s automatickým posunom detailov po uzavretí polygónových ťahov (roun-tripping, morfing). Je kompatibilný s programom Survex. Vyvinuli ho slovenskí jaskyniari Martin Budaj a Stacho Mudrák (ale k dispozícii je v angličtine). ZDARMA k stiahnutiu z

skillsq

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-01-21T23:30:53+00:00

splunca2012

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-01-29T18:43:05+00:00

Article parut sur Spélunca, N°126, Juin 2012

start

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-01-11T13:15:29+00:00

:!: In order to contribute to the therion documentation you need to be registered. If you don't have a therion wiki account please contact wikiadmin[at]speleo.sk; include your real name and preferred wiki username. Therion documentation * Therion's basic features

surfacefeatures

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-12-08T22:46:18+00:00

Drawing surface features Therion is intended for drawing caves, not surface maps. In general, it relies on the surface image and topographical data for showing the surface. However, you may wish to include surface features, such as dolines, buildings, trees, roads, paths, etc. on your survey, without having to add the noise of a satellite image.

s_m

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-01-12T04:53:20+00:00

Scraps and maps do not need to be tied with surveys Note Bruce Mutton wrote extensive information on this topic in Bruce's Data Structure. But there are a few details, I think, that should be noted. Scraps and maps in Therion The standard convention when drawing a map is to mimic (or follow) the surveys and related sketches. ie the file(s) containing the scrap drawings correspond more or less with the files containing the survey data. However in Therion you are absolutely free:

tbe

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2008-02-27T14:21:56+00:00

Therion by examples These wiki pages originated from the html pages I published in September 2006. You are welcome to * correct any mistake; * rephrase sentences and paragraphs, for a better explanation, or just a better english; * modify the images, and even replace any of them with better ones;

templates

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-05-28T20:47:00+00:00

start>>do>>templates Templates These are some of the template files I use for data entry, in the hope that they'll help someone, and that others will be able to suggest alternative or better ways of setting out data. Disclaimer These pages do not describe 'the official word' on Therion. For that you should refer to

tex

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-09-29T19:48:22+00:00

TeX ...is all about typesetting for pdf and svg outputs. It takes metapost symbols and cave data supplied by Therion and puts it all together on the 'page'. WikiBooks TeX -- basic -- on the bottom of the page there are several links to documentation of TeX:

tfc

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-05-28T19:45:20+00:00

Therion for cavers: Index * 1 - INTRO * 2 - HOW IT WORKS * 2.1 - GENERALLY SPEAKING * 2.2 - LRUD DATA * 2.3 - THERION AND XTHERION * 2.4 - HOW TO INSTALL * 3 - OLD LADIES' PROMENADE * 3.1 - THE PLAN * 3.1.1 - FIRST CONTACT * 3.1.2 - CENTERLINE DATA AND .th FILES * 3.1.2.1 - DATA STYLE AND ORDER * 3.1.2.2 - UNITS * 3.1.2.3 - DATE, DECLINATION AND OTHERS * 3.1.2.4 - SURVEY DATA * 3.1.2.5 - FIXED POINTS * 3.1.3 - THCONFIG * 3.1.4 - D…

tips

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-11-17T05:08:36+00:00

Checking of Therion "environment" You may check Therion's system variables easy - write into Command line options field in Compiler window “- -print-environment” and press Compile. The result should look as: therion 0.3.7 configuration file: perlovy.thconfig reading ... done INIT=/Caves/therion/lib SOURCE=/Users/martin/.therion:/usr/share/therion:/usr/local/share/therion METAPOST=mpost PDFTEX=pdfetex

topodroidtherion

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-11-26T06:00:38+00:00

TopoDroid and Therion Refer to this wiki's TopoDroid page for summary details and reasons why you might choose TopoDroid to collect cave survey data and sketches. THIS PAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION written by a PocketTopo user who currently does not use TopoDroid. So beware, misconceptions will be present

ut

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2005-12-05T11:40:23+00:00

Therion running on Panasonic Toughbook CF-18 (the grid is 1×1 cm) Click on image to see the full resolution Therion Team The Thinker

wiki

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-05-20T12:16:34+00:00

Wiki info

windows

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2018-11-05T18:53:28+00:00

This is my attempt at a means of making Therion work well with Windows. It has worked for me since early 2008 on various versions of Windows XP. I have had problems running Loch with Vista and am not sure why, but don't think it's related to the topic discussed herein. Win7 and Win8 work (after some effort and fiddling often-times), but the functionality I describe below does not always work out.