The main toolbar in Grid+ provides all of the options most important for building and refining grid. The Click the create a rectangular grid buttons from the main toolbar are as shown in 2148499457 and their functions are described in the table below. Figure 1
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Figure 1 Main toolbar buttons.
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The Import button provides a number of options as shown in 2148499457. These options are described in the table below.
Import Grid: open different types of the grid file as native grid type of Grid+, RGF grid, ECOMSED grid, SEAGRID, etc.
Import EFDC Model: open the EFDC input file (e.g corners.inp, dxdy.inp, lxly.inp)
Import Georeferenced Image: open a georeferenced background image (e.g *.jgw, *.geo)
Import Overlay: open an overlay file as shoreline, polyline, polygon (*.p2d)
Import Splines: open the splines file (*.spl), this is a native file created from Grid+
Import Labels: open the label file (*.dat, *.p2d), this file has three columns. Two columns for coordinates (X, Y), and the third column is label names.
Import Cross-Sections: open the cross-section file (*.ldb, *.p2d), this file has three columns. Two columns are for coordinates (X, Y), and the third column is for elevation.
Import DEM: open the DEM (Digital Elevation Models) file (*.txt, *.asc, *.grd, *.tb2). DEMs are files that contain either points (vector) or pixels (raster), with each point or pixel having an elevation value.
Import Scatter Data: open the scatter dât file (*.xyz, *.dat) this file has three columns. Two columns are for coordinates (X, Y), and the third column is for elevation.
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Figure 2 Import Menu.
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Export Grid: export the selected grid layer to the native grid file of Grid+ (*.gpc), CVLGrid (*.cvl), Delft3D (*.grd), and others.
Export to EFDC: export the selected grid layer to the EFDC input file (including corners.inp, dxdy.inp, lxly.inp), these files can open with EEMS.
Export to Shapefile: export the selected grid layer to the shapefile which can open with ArcGIS, QGIS, Global Mapper, and others.
Export to KML: export the selected grid layer to the KML file which can open with Google Earth, Global Mapper, and others.
Export Graphics: export the workspace to an image file with various file formats as *.png, *.jpg, and others.
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Figure 3 Export Menu.