Getting courses onto the Club RouteGadget Site

There are 3 files which you will need to email to the webmaster (declan.mcgrellis@btinternet.com). The first two files can be done before the event as soon as the courses are planned in OCAD. The third file can be handed over on the day of the event after everyone has downloaded their results. The thrird file is the same one that is used to upload the results onto winsplits and splitsbrowser.

  1. A Raster map, a gif or jpg file of 100-200 dpi, higher resolutions will take longer to open and use more bandwidth. Ideally, use the export option in OCAD. You can edit these files with any photo editing software (Photoshop, Gimp etc). Aim for a file size of about 200-300KB, the dimensions should not be much larger than 1500x1500 pixels.
  2. The course data, use the XML course export from OCAD 9 or Condes.
    If there are crossing points in the course file, remove them before creating the XML file. For timed crossings see Appendix 1.
    If you are using OCAD 8 do the following:
    • Step1: Move all course code numbers to default position
    • Courses > preview > Settings > default (all code texts will move to default position)
    • Step 2: Export all these control code texts (including start and finish codes) as dxf
    • Step 3: File -> export courses -> courses -> courses.txt
    • Now you should have two files: "courses.txt" and "anyname.dxf"
  3. Results with split times, there are 8 different formats supported (see below). The most common one is the SportIdent splits in CSV format (semicolon separated). This is the same format as for WinSplits. You can export by Course or by Class. I suggest that you sort by course, as this gives the option to compare routes with others on the same course and increases the usefullness.

     
 

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