EM 1.2 — Five Steps reconstructive method
Formalisation of the reconstructive workflow as a five-step methodological pipeline. Use only to read or maintain older project data — for new work, prefer the current LTS line.
Compatibility
- Released
- 25 May 2021
- yEd
- yEd 3.21 or later
- Superseded by
- EM 1.3
Prerequisites
You need Blender and yEd installed before you can run this release. Install them first, then proceed to the EM-specific tools below.
Core language — EM 1.2
formal languageThe formal language is the heart of the release. Everything else in the framework — tools, exports, web platforms — exists to author, manage and publish what is described below.
Demetrescu, E., Ferdani, D. (2021). From Field Archaeology to Virtual Reconstruction: A Five Steps Method Using the Extended Matrix . Applied Sciences, 11(11), 5206.
Canonical reference for the EM 1.2 line. Introduces the Five Steps Method that formalises the reconstructive workflow — the methodological backbone reused by every subsequent EM release.
Quick links for this release
What 1.2 introduced
EM 1.2 formalises the five-step reconstructive method that is still the methodological backbone of every later release: from raw stratigraphic evidence to the virtual reconstruction, with explicit paradata at every step. The 2021 Applied Sciences paper (Demetrescu & Ferdani) is the canonical reference — cite it whenever your project relies on the five-step formalisation, regardless of the EM version you authored under.
Status
Legacy. Suitable for opening older projects authored in 1.2. New work should adopt 1.4 LTS or 1.5.
Editors: stub migrated from extendedmatrix.org. Add the precise Blender/yEd version range for 1.2 when the data is confirmed.