joinmodel(1)                General Commands Manual               joinmodel(1)



NAME
       joinmodel - to join two models together

SYNOPSIS
       joinmodel

DESCRIPTION
       Joinmodel will combine two models, joining objects in the SECOND model
       to the ends of objects in the FIRST model, if the corresponding points
       match up sufficiently well.  Branch points are allowed in either model,
       and should be preserved even during joining of objects.  Point "marks"
       (numbers controlling point symbol display), which are properties of
       individual points in the model, will be preserved, but text labels in
       the second model will not.

       Objects will be joined together only if there is physical overlap
       between the end of the object in the FIRST model and the start of the
       object in the SECOND model.  If an object in the FIRST model ends on
       one section and an object in the SECOND model starts in the same loca-
       tion on the next section, they will not be joined.

       When two objects are joined together, the points in the object in the
       SECOND model that overlap will be thrown away, and the rest of the
       points in that object will be added to the end of the object in the
       FIRST model.  The resulting object will have the same color and other
       attributes as the original object in the FIRST model.  All other
       objects will be carried over into the joined model without modifica-
       tion.

       Entries to the program:

       Name of SECOND model file (YES, it needs the SECOND one first).
       Name of FIRST model file
       Name of output model file

       Maximum distance in the X-Y plane, and maximum separation in Z,
          allowed in order for points from the two different models to be
          considered matching points.  Enter / to accept the default values
          in brackets.

       Maximum overlap to look for between objects in the two models.
          Enter / to accept the default value in brackets.  This parameter
          controls how long it takes the program to look for matches.

       The program considers the end point of each object in the FIRST model
       in turn.  It looks for a match between that end point and the first,
       second, etc. point of each object in the SECOND model (up to the number
       specified by the maximum overlap parameter).  When it finds a match, it
       then tests whether each of the points from the beginning of the object
       in the SECOND model up to that matching point also match the corre-
       sponding points in the object in the FIRST model.  Only if there is a
       complete match along the entire stretch of overlap will the objects be
       joined.

HISTORY
       Written by David Mastronarde, 1/10/90

BUGS
       Email bug reports to mast at colorado dot edu.



IMOD                                 5.0.2                        joinmodel(1)