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Configuring Python Scripts
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This section deals with methods for configuring your python script to
perform different tasks.

 * `HowTo: Parse Command Line Arguments`_


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Data Access
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The following documents discusses common tasks that involve using
the MineSightŪ Grail data access routines.

MineSightŪ 3D Geometry Resource Files
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 * `HowTo: Export Markers to a Comma Delimited File (CSV)`_
 * `HowTo: Use the Geometry Plane Equation`_

MineSightŪ Model Files
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 * `HowTo: Find the Item List for a Given Model`_

Project Control Files (PCF)
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 * `HowTo: Determine a PCF Path`_
 * `HowTo: Determine 3DBM and GSM Projects`_
 * `HowTo: Use Multiple PCF Files in One Script`_


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Data Parsing
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 * `HowTo: Convert Large CSV Files to a Column File`_
 * `HowTo: Efficiently Swapping Y and Z Coordinates`_

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General
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  * `HowTo: Create a Basic MineSightŪ Grail Script`_
  * `HowTo: Create a PYZ Script`_
  * `HowTo: Determine the MineSightŪ Grail Version`_

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Graphical User Interfaces
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  * `HowTo: Work with Python and Tkinter to Generate Graphical User Interfaces`_

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MineSightŪ Compass 
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  * `HowTo: Determine Available Files for the Current Compass Project`_

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MineSightŪ Grail Embedded (MSGe)
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 * `HowTo: Create an Embedded Script`_
 * `HowTo: Work with the Selection Buffer`_
 * `HowTo: Use Embedded Contouring`_
 * `HowTo: Use Embedded Triangulation`_
 * `HowTo: Add Menu Entry for Script`_
 * `HowTo: Create a Polygon in a Geometry MSR`_

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MineSightŪ Interactive Planner (MSIP)
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 * `HowTo: Assign Average Grade for a Cut`_