Changeset 580 for inundation/ga/storm_surge/alpha_shape/alpha_shape.py

Timestamp:

Nov 17, 2004, 3:33:46 PM (20 years ago)

Author:

duncan

Message:

added comments

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• inundation/ga/storm_surge/alpha_shape/alpha_shape.py (modified) (1 diff)

inundation/ga/storm_surge/alpha_shape/alpha_shape.py

@@ -83 +83 @@
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     """
-    Load in a mesh and data points with attributes.
-    Fit the attributes to the mesh.
-    Save a new mesh file.
+    Load in a data point file.
+    Determine the alpha shape boundary
+    Save the boundary to a file.
+
+    usage: alpha_shape.py point_file.xya boundary_file.bnd [alpha]
+
+    The alpha value is optional.
     """
+    
     import os, sys
-    usage = "usage: %s point_file.xya boundary_file.?? [alpha]"\
+    usage = "usage: %s point_file.xya boundary_file.bnd [alpha]"\
             %os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])
-
+    # I made up the .bnd affix. Other ideas welcome. -DSG 
     if len(sys.argv) < 3:
         print usage