Guide to Non Standard Events
The software and hardware we use for our mapping and results is about as non standard as you get. We use Joe Lee punching and a customised CAD package for the mapping. The output files from these are text and postscript respectively.
By Brian Pearson, Quantock Orienteers
If you want further details on how the output files are modified so they are ready to be used for Routegadget (RG), please contact me through Routegadget UK.
To be ready to set up an event in RG I create the following files:
.gif map image
Winsplits standard text format with the longest course first.
I create the courses manually using the tool within RG, following the order of the courses in the splits file.
Method
At the time of writing RG is not configured to allow the creation of an event using the above combination. The options seem to allow you to use the combination but does not work as expected, so a workaround is necessary. Two events have to be created then combined into one:
Courses event
Splits event
Combined to make a final event
That was just the opening section to give you a taste, download the full guide.
Non-Standard-RG-Events-Oct07.doc
Non-Standard-RG-Events-Oct07.pdf
Brian Pearson, Quantock Orienteers
22nd Dec 07
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