Heimer tools

NB: This is Beta sofwtare.

Python code to read and transform Heimer maps.

Heimer maps are concept maps. I find the software to edit them is very intuitive, and I use them a lot.

Since I use other tools for PKM (Personal Knowledge Management) I have started to create tools to transform between the Heimer format and others that I use.

The first transformation is from a Heimer file to graphviz dot format.

Here's the simple Heimer test map:

And here's the dot output:

Installation

pip3 install heimer-tools

Running

make-dot alz-file dot-file

where alz-file is the path of the .alz file you cant to convert, and dot-file is the path opf the .dot file you want to generate.

To generate a .png file from the generated dotfile, you'll need to install Graphviz and then run

cd notebooks
dot -Tpng goopy.dot > goopy.png

Roadmap

heimer-tools already handles images: here is the output from a real work in progress:

It's Beta software, but it's already functional enough to be useful.