# Latest

**URL:** https://discourse.gplates.org/latest.md?page=3

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## [Can't Select Feature](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/cant-select-feature/993)

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**Author:** [@GeoStudy](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/GeoStudy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [7 November 2024 02:06 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/cant-select-feature/993 "2024-11-07T02:06:48Z")

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Hello all, I’m a novice to the GPlates software and currently utilizing it for my class. I’ve been experiencing a reoccurring issue when running the “Choose Feature” function. When I attempt to select the boundary of an…

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## [I can't select the polygon I want when using the choose function](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/i-cant-select-the-polygon-i-want-when-using-the-choose-function/987)

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**Author:** [@haohao](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/haohao)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [15 October 2024 06:56 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/i-cant-select-the-polygon-i-want-when-using-the-choose-function/987 "2024-10-15T06:56:33Z")

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I want to select a topological polygon with a red arrow in the middle, but when I use the “Choose Feature” function, I can only select adjacent tiles by clicking on the boundary, how can I select the polygon I want?

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## [Minimum Python Version Requirement of GPlately](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/minimum-python-version-requirement-of-gplately/984)

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**Author:** [@mchin](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/mchin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [6 October 2024 04:06 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/minimum-python-version-requirement-of-gplately/984 "2024-10-06T04:06:27Z")

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In the upcoming GPlately 2.0 release, we are planning to change the minimum Python version requirement to Python3.8. Let us know if this change will bring negative impact to your usage of GPlately. We will endeavour to …

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## [High resolution tectonic map through time of Australia](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/high-resolution-tectonic-map-through-time-of-australia/986)

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**Author:** [@grace\_gunner](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/grace_gunner)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [10 October 2024 22:29 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/high-resolution-tectonic-map-through-time-of-australia/986 "2024-10-10T22:29:48Z")

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Hello, I am wondering if there is a high resolution rotation file of Australia? I am currently using the Muller\_etal\_2019\_CombinedRotations, and global coast lines files from the tutorials. Thanks in advance, Grace

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## [Coupling the colliding continents doesn't work for me?](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/coupling-the-colliding-continents-doesnt-work-for-me/980)

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**Author:** [@Nasko1194](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/Nasko1194)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [28 September 2024 20:28 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/coupling-the-colliding-continents-doesnt-work-for-me/980 "2024-09-28T20:28:25Z")

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Hello. I am using Artifexian’s tutorial (relatively, at least - since I don’t put much detail into the ocean crust I form every timestep), and have recently collided two continents - let’s call them A (ID:100) and I (ID:…

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## [Help for my project](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/help-for-my-project/978)

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**Author:** [@muhoaga](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/muhoaga)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [28 September 2024 12:38 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/help-for-my-project/978 "2024-09-28T12:38:20Z")

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I want help for my project. I have started working on a planet simulation of approximately 700 million years old, but using gplates consumes a lot of time, so I have to get your help. If anyone can help me with this, ple…

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## [How to make non-plate tectonics in GPlates](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/how-to-make-non-plate-tectonics-in-gplates/977)

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**Author:** [@Enderlook](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/Enderlook)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [28 September 2024 12:06 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/how-to-make-non-plate-tectonics-in-gplates/977 "2024-09-28T12:06:20Z")

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I know GPlates is designed to show plate tectonics, but has someone tried to show any tectonics instead? I wanted to simulate the entire history of a planet, which includes Heat Pipe Tectonics and maybe Drip-and-Plume (a…

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## [Extraction Error 0x80010135](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/extraction-error-0x80010135/246)

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**Author:** [@D2\_B](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/D2_B)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [23 September 2024 17:35 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/extraction-error-0x80010135/246 "2024-09-23T17:35:25Z")

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Hi, I was extracting files from the initial downloaded gplates-2.2.0-win64 zip folder and I received the error 0x80010135: path too long. This is stopping me from copying the file. It was for a .ROT file. I received th…

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## [Cmake Qwt cmake files missing](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/cmake-qwt-cmake-files-missing/964)

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**Author:** [@ernie\_hudds](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/ernie_hudds)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [20 September 2024 07:12 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/cmake-qwt-cmake-files-missing/964 "2024-09-20T07:12:05Z")

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I thought I had this cracked - but everytime I fix something something else doesn’t work. I have forced in the CMakeLists.txt for the build script to use Python 3 by using: set(GPLATES\_PYTHON\_3 TRUE) This got rid of th…

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## [Trouble Exporting High-Resolution Plate Tectonic Maps for Publicationoul;](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/trouble-exporting-high-resolution-plate-tectonic-maps-for-publicationoul/972)

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**Author:** [@bewoj20821](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/bewoj20821)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [20 September 2024 05:46 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/trouble-exporting-high-resolution-plate-tectonic-maps-for-publicationoul/972 "2024-09-20T05:46:51Z")

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Hey guys… :wave: I have been working with GPlates to create a series of tectonic reconstructions for a research paper I am preparing and I am running into issues when exporting high-resolution images. The maps look grea…

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## [Server Migration](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/server-migration/969)

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**Author:** [@mchin](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/mchin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [18 September 2024 05:51 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/server-migration/969 "2024-09-18T05:51:44Z")

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The GPlates forum will be in maintenance mode from 3pm to 8pm on 18 September 2024 to finish the server migration.

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## [How can I hide the Meridian and Parallel?](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/how-can-i-hide-the-meridian-and-parallel/967)

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**Author:** [@elbowxy](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/elbowxy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [13 September 2024 08:15 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/how-can-i-hide-the-meridian-and-parallel/967 "2024-09-13T08:15:09Z")

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New user here, using gplates for geography animation. It’s very powerful but I can’t export images that doesn’t include Meridian and Parallel lines. can anyone help me with it? big thanks

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## [Error when trying to build gdal in DEPS.Windows](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/error-when-trying-to-build-gdal-in-deps-windows/963)

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**Author:** [@ernie\_hudds](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/ernie_hudds)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [10 September 2024 09:03 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/error-when-trying-to-build-gdal-in-deps-windows/963 "2024-09-10T09:03:42Z")

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I’m trying to build the source following the instructions from gplates.2.5.0 src. In the unzipped dir, I look at follopwing the DEPS.Windows file and follow the instructions. I am building in the Visual Studio 14.0 (201…

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## [Problem with ocean crusts](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/problem-with-ocean-crusts/932)

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**Author:** [@MrUks](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/MrUks)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [4 September 2024 07:57 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/problem-with-ocean-crusts/932 "2024-09-04T07:57:44Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m working on my world’s map (based on the tutorials from artifaxian and worldbuilding pasta) and have been stumped by this. I’ve created an oceancrust, but unlike the other ones, it doesn’t seem to become …

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## [I can't seem to connect my cratons together to move them](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/i-cant-seem-to-connect-my-cratons-together-to-move-them/961)

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**Author:** [@redr\_m](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/redr_m)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [31 August 2024 23:25 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/i-cant-seem-to-connect-my-cratons-together-to-move-them/961 "2024-08-31T23:25:44Z")

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So…I just started using GPlates about a week or so ago. Like I’m sure a few of are, I’ve been following Artifexian’s tutorial and though helpful thus far, I can’t seem to get over this one hurdle. I have 12 cratons and t…

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## [GPlates continents breaking every time I change .grot file](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/gplates-continents-breaking-every-time-i-change-grot-file/959)

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**Author:** [@Twoblad3z](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/Twoblad3z)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [29 August 2024 02:42 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/gplates-continents-breaking-every-time-i-change-grot-file/959 "2024-08-29T02:42:21Z")

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I’ve been using GPlates to map my Fictional planet and it’s tectonic History (inspired by artifexian and loosely following guidelines while also implementing my own “expertise” with using Gplates) problem is, recently wh…

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## [Pinning a current day raster file to the outline of current day australia and moving it through geological time](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/pinning-a-current-day-raster-file-to-the-outline-of-current-day-australia-and-moving-it-through-geological-time/957)

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**Author:** [@grace\_gunner](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/grace_gunner)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [23 August 2024 03:58 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/pinning-a-current-day-raster-file-to-the-outline-of-current-day-australia-and-moving-it-through-geological-time/957 "2024-08-23T03:58:39Z")

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Hello, I am wanting to pin a current day raster file to the outline of current day australia and moving it through geological time. Is this possible? I am using the tectonic model from the Gplates tutorial 3.2 and woul…

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## [Is there a complete digitized set of Golonka maps?](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/is-there-a-complete-digitized-set-of-golonka-maps/955)

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**Author:** [@granite-rhyolite](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/granite-rhyolite)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [20 August 2024 01:24 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/is-there-a-complete-digitized-set-of-golonka-maps/955 "2024-08-20T01:24:22Z")

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Hello all, The 2006 global paleogeographic atlas of Jan Golonka encompasses the entire Phanerozoic, from the Early Cambrian onwards. However, the digitized version of the atlas that comes with the latest GPlates version…

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## [Add position retention back to feature creation menus](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/add-position-retention-back-to-feature-creation-menus/954)

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**Author:** [@nickallanj](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/nickallanj)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [15 August 2024 05:11 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/add-position-retention-back-to-feature-creation-menus/954 "2024-08-15T05:11:37Z")

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Since version 2.3.0, the feature creation menus (eg. for topologies and polgyons) always open in a set position, meaning you have to move your mouse across the screen to interact with them every time (strains the wrists!…

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## [Microcontinent Issue with Plate IDS](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/microcontinent-issue-with-plate-ids/952)

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**Author:** [@zachaerie](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/zachaerie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [12 August 2024 22:02 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/microcontinent-issue-with-plate-ids/952 "2024-08-12T22:02:20Z")

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Hey. Like most of us, I’ve been following along with Artifexian’s tutorials for constructing my world’s tectonics, and, like most of us, I’ve run into an issue - my first attempt at a microcontinent isn’t showing up in m…

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## [Rotation of point attribute data](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/rotation-of-point-attribute-data/950)

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**Author:** [@DCoutts](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/DCoutts)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [11 August 2024 11:53 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/rotation-of-point-attribute-data/950 "2024-08-11T11:53:17Z")

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Hi GPlates team I was wondering if you know if it’s possible to rotate reconstruct azimuthal measurements attirbute data attached to points. For example, if I have the trend (azimuth) of paleocurrents measured at a mode…

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## [How to calculate the area of plates with specified plateId in pygplates?](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/how-to-calculate-the-area-of-plates-with-specified-plateid-in-pygplates/943)

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**Author:** [@Goco](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/Goco)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [8 August 2024 14:10 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/how-to-calculate-the-area-of-plates-with-specified-plateid-in-pygplates/943 "2024-08-08T14:10:48Z")

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Hi all, I know that in Gplates, it is easy to get the area of a given plate. In pygplates, we can also get the area of a polygon using get\_area(). My question is, is there a function like this in pygplates that we can …

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## [Gplates continent movement is not working](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/gplates-continent-movement-is-not-working/949)

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**Author:** [@muhoaga](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/muhoaga)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [7 August 2024 12:54 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/gplates-continent-movement-is-not-working/949 "2024-08-07T12:54:44Z")

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Hello, I asked for help before but this time I had to resort to using images again as you can see some of the cratons within the continent plates are not moving with the continents, what do you think the reason for this …

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## [Mobile updates?](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/mobile-updates/948)

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**Author:** [@muhoaga](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/muhoaga)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [8 August 2024 02:22 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/mobile-updates/948 "2024-08-08T02:22:22Z")

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Hello, I downloaded this application from the Play Store on my mobile phone but it seems that there are not various mechanics like on my computer. I would like to simulate a world that I designed using this application o…

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## [Mobile&Android version](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/mobile-android-version/946)

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**Author:** [@muhoaga](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/muhoaga)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [4 August 2024 03:43 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/mobile-android-version/946 "2024-08-04T03:43:24Z")

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Hello, I downloaded this application from the Play Store on my mobile phone but it seems that there are not various mechanics like on my computer. I would like to simulate a world that I designed using this application o…

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## [Video of Pangea rifing in Virginia](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/video-of-pangea-rifing-in-virginia/942)

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**Author:** [@cul-basin](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/cul-basin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [2 August 2024 01:28 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/video-of-pangea-rifing-in-virginia/942 "2024-08-02T01:28:29Z")

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Novice hobbyist here with thanks to all who make and support GPlates and share information. Using GPlates, Christopher Scotese’s PaleoAtlas v.3, and USGS data, I made a short video about the rifting of Pangea that creat…

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## [Half Stage Rotation Feature jumps to Unintended Location](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/half-stage-rotation-feature-jumps-to-unintended-location/759)

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**Author:** [@Evercarl](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/Evercarl)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [31 July 2024 07:43 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/half-stage-rotation-feature-jumps-to-unintended-location/759 "2024-07-31T07:43:57Z")

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I do not know how I caused this error to occur, I just recall the error occurring when I was performing rotation. I’ve been using the same technique (Artifexian via Worldbuilding Pasta) and this time was no different. I …

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## [Randomly generate n-plates! Plus a helpful google sheet](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/randomly-generate-n-plates-plus-a-helpful-google-sheet/937)

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**Author:** [@nickallanj](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/nickallanj)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [31 July 2024 07:10 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/randomly-generate-n-plates-plus-a-helpful-google-sheet/937 "2024-07-31T07:10:52Z")

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I wrote a google sheet and a set of pygplates programs to help streamline some of the process of designing a planet, without having to go through all the work of drawing out a bunch of shapes only to accidentally make an…

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## [Add the ability to set a three-way half-stage rotation](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/add-the-ability-to-set-a-three-way-half-stage-rotation/936)

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**Author:** [@nickallanj](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/nickallanj)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [31 July 2024 05:35 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/add-the-ability-to-set-a-three-way-half-stage-rotation/936 "2024-07-31T05:35:06Z")

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It would be helpful to be able to set points to move relative to three plate IDs. In addition to this, pygplates should get a function to generate a three-way midpoint between three points. There are a lot of uses for th…

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## [How to fix "Invalid Archive Signature" error?](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/how-to-fix-invalid-archive-signature-error/934)

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**Author:** [@Looxcas](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/Looxcas)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [25 July 2024 02:16 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/how-to-fix-invalid-archive-signature-error/934 "2024-07-25T02:16:38Z")

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Hi, I’m running into an issue where gplates isn’t loading my project that I thought I properly saved & quit last night due to an error window that reads: Error: Gplates was unable to load the project file ‘Project 1.gpr…

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