Choice of Software
Given the quantity of data and the number of reliefs that needed to be mapped it became clear that the only logical way to carry out this complex and extensive documentation was with the assistance of a computer and therefore the search began for the most suitable software.
It was necessary to find a technical CAD programme with good graphics rather than a graphics programme with some technical capabilities. Since much work had already been done at the ICR in Rome and also at the Getty by Buzzanca the possibilities were examined. Beginning with AutoCAD 12 for DOS the project quickly moved on to AutoCAD 14 due to the possibility to use raster images as backgrounds or XREFs.