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Routine Name:	createmap

Description:	Copies an element multiple times to form a two-dimensional
		array.

Usage:		createmap source dest Nx Ny -delta dx dy -origin x y -object

                source          path to the element that will be copied

                dest            pathname of the parent of the array of copies

		Nx,Ny		number of elements in the x and y dimensions
				of resulting array

		dx,dy		distance between adjacent elements in the
				array in x and y dimensions, in world or
				actual coordinates (default: 1,1)

		x,y 	        position of first element of array (i.e.,
				corner of array, in world coordinates
				(default: 0,0)

                -object         indicates that the source is the name of
                                an object, rather than the path to an element

Example:	createmap /prototypes/cell /map 10 10
		createmap mycell  /network 3 5 -delta 0.1 0.2 -object

		[from /usr/genesis/Scripts/orient_tut/retina.g:]

		genesis > createmap /library/rec /retina/recplane \
                    {REC_NX}   {REC_NY} \
                    -delta  {REC_SEPX} {REC_SEPY}   \
                    -origin {-REC_NX * REC_SEPX / 2} {-REC_NY * REC_SEPY / 2}
		genesis > le /retina/recplane
		rec[0-99]/

Notes:		The createmap routine creates a two-dimensional array of the
		specified source element by making copies of the source
                element and assigning the copies x,y coordinates within the
                specified bounds.  The resulting array is placed under the
                specified destination path.  As with the copy command, the
                entire tree of child elements and messages is copied along
                with the source element.  When the "-object" option is
                used, the source is the name of a GENESIS object, instead of
                the path to an element tree.  This is most useful when a
                prototype cell is created as an extended object composed from
                a combination of basic objects with added fields and default
                values.

		The resulting array coordinates can be used by routines such
		as planarconnect, planarweight, and planardelay to assign
		connections, synaptic weights and propagation delays for
		simulation-oriented elements.  The coordinates can also be
		used to display the cells in a draw widget.

See also:	copy, planarconnect, planarweight, planardelay, Extended