Ascii Point Import/Export/Report Template files
Carlson Layout uses open source NLTemplate formatted files to define the format for ascii file
point import/export. NLTemplate format is also used for point export to CSV and HTML files.
In Windows default templates are installed into
C:\Users\”user”\AppData\Local\CarlsonLayout\Config\PredefinedTemplates
In Android default templates are installed into
Internal Storage/CarlsonLayout/Config/PredefinedTemplates
Users can make copies and modify the default templates to create custom file import/export
formats. Any file with the .io extension added to the template folder will be listed in Layout as a
possible ASCII Coordinate file format to be imported or exported.
It is recommended to name the files in a way that communicates the format,as the filename will
be displayed as the format identifier in the combo box.
Here is an example 2 line file PXYZD Comma.io
Everything between {% block point %} and {% endblock %} will be repeated for each point in the
file during the export. The following tags are available to identify fields:
{% block point %}{{ PTID }},{{ X }},{{ Y }},{{ Z }},{{ DESC }}
{% endblock %}