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-Subproject commit fb8647f77aeb52098605f0fd7fe95764e6d26027
+Subproject commit 7e7452fe11187cd816fccf83a947bd7ea7713586
diff --git a/processing/pre/geom_fromTable.py b/processing/pre/geom_fromTable.py
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--- a/processing/pre/geom_fromTable.py
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-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-
-import os
-import sys
-from optparse import OptionParser
-
-import damask
-
-
-scriptName = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(__file__))[0]
-scriptID   = ' '.join([scriptName,damask.version])
-
-
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------
-#                                MAIN
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-parser = OptionParser(option_class=damask.extendableOption, usage='%prog options [ASCIItable(s)]', description = """
-Converts ASCII table. Input can be microstructure or orientation (as quaternion). For the latter,
-phase information can be given additionally.
-
-""", version = scriptID)
-
-parser.add_option('--coordinates',
-                  dest = 'pos',
-                  type = 'string', metavar = 'string',
-                  help = 'coordinates label (%default)')
-parser.add_option('--phase',
-                  dest = 'phase',
-                  type = 'string', metavar = 'string',
-                  help = 'phase label')
-parser.add_option('--microstructure',
-                  dest = 'microstructure',
-                  type = 'string', metavar = 'string',
-                  help = 'microstructure label')
-parser.add_option('-q', '--quaternion',
-                  dest = 'quaternion',
-                  type = 'string', metavar='string',
-                  help = 'quaternion label')
-
-parser.set_defaults(pos= 'pos')
-
-(options,filenames) = parser.parse_args()
-if filenames == []: filenames = [None]
-
-for name in filenames:
-    damask.util.report(scriptName,name)
-
-    labels = []
-    for l in [options.quaternion,options.phase,options.microstructure]:
-        if l is not None: labels.append(l)
-
-    t = damask.Table.load(name)
-    geom = damask.Geom.from_table(t,options.pos,labels)
-    damask.util.croak(geom)
-
-    geom.save_ASCII(sys.stdout if name is None else os.path.splitext(name)[0]+'.geom')