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==Import Spectra Processing==
==Import Spectra Processing==
After clicking the '''Import''' button in the Import Spectra dialog, the user will have to indicate to SMS how to process the selected file.
After clicking the '''Import''' button in the Import Spectra dialog, the user will have to indicate to SMS how to process the selected file.
===Open Files===
If the user has spectral data in multiple files, the option to place these files in one coverage. This is done by adding these files to the Open File dialog that appears after clicking the '''Import''' button.


== Obsolete Options ==
== Obsolete Options ==

Revision as of 15:27, 17 February 2015

Import Spectra dialog

The Import Spectra dialog is accessed through the Spectral Energy dialog by clicking on the Import Spectra button. This dialog is used to import existing spectra into the project. The dialog consists of a File type drop down menu and a browser button to select an existing file.

File types

The following types of files can be imported through this dialog.

  • *.eng – Spectral energy file. The user will be prompted to specify if the file is in the CMS-Wave or STWAVE format.
  • *.h5 – XMDF grid and spectrum.
  • *.dws – The BOUSS-2D spectra file format.
  • *.cdip – Data from the Coastal Data Information Program.

Import Spectra Processing

After clicking the Import button in the Import Spectra dialog, the user will have to indicate to SMS how to process the selected file.

Open Files

If the user has spectral data in multiple files, the option to place these files in one coverage. This is done by adding these files to the Open File dialog that appears after clicking the Import button.

Obsolete Options

The following options are no longer available as of SMS version 11.2.

  • Select Spectral Energy File – Click on the folder icon to browse to the spectral energy file to be imported.
  • Create New Spectral Grid – If this option is selected, SMS will import the spectra with the grid definition contained in the spectral energy file.
  • Select Existing Spectral Grid – If this option is selected the datasets are imported as datasets of the selected grid (the grid selected in the combo box below).
  • Import as Time Steps – Imports the datasets using the identifier as a time value.

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