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New project

Initiating a project

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1 Click on the first icon.

2 In the New Project window, select EcoAF in Model.

3 Click on Initialize

Choose files

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1 Find files here > Installeur-ecoaf > data > ecoaf > treeSpecies et vegetationSpecies

2 In Ecoaf layout file, select an existing file

3 Click on the button Open the ShapeFile(.shp) import dialog to import .shp (= a file of parcels)

Info

CAPSIS often automatically recognises the expected treeSpecies, vegetationSpecies, .shp and .inv layout file types, which appear with a green check in front of their name.

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Import a new plot

This ShapeFile (.shp) Import window lets you import a ShapeFile with the extension

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1 Click on Browse to select the parcel file .shp

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2 In Look in, choose the folder where your file .shp is located

3 Choose the .shp file from the list. It will appear in File Name.

4 Click on Open

Info

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seems in the note with a yellow background means that the plots are sometimes not real polygons. If a reading problem occurs, please email the file to frederique.santi [@] inrae.fr

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5 Click on Import ShapeFile to save the layout file .inv

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6 hoose Enregistrer dans working folder

7 In Nom du fichier, give a name Truc1.inv to the layout file, which for the moment will only contain information about the plot.

8 Click on Enregistrer

Warning

If you put Truc.shp in the Nom du fichier box, Truc.shp will be overwritten! You need to write the extension .inv, which means "inventory"; when Truc1.inv is used again in a future session, it appears with a green check (but sometimes it appears in red even though it is correct...).

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9 Click on Close and copy the imported file name in the field "Ecoaf layout file"

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The new layout file is displayed in Ecoaf layout file

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10 Indicate the year in Simulation beginning year (yyyy). For example, 2024 means that planting will take place in the winter of 2024-2025.

11 Click on 3D Editor to start/modify a layout OR press on Finish initialisation to access the project without modifying the layout.