Aeon Timeline 3 import

Document hierarchy

In the narrative of an “.aeon” project file, the top three levels of hierarchy are considered. There are two alternatives:

1. Three level narrative structure

First narrative level (narrative folder) = first document level (part).
Second narrative level (narrative folder) = second document level (chapter).
Third narrative level (event) = third document level (scene).

2. Two level narrative structure

First narrative level (narrative folder) = second document level (chapter).
Second narrative level (event) = third document level (scene).

When using a “.csv” export file instead, the document structure is given by the label in the Narrative Position row:

Part = first document level (part).
Chapter = second document level (chapter).
Scene = third document level (scene).

Set up your timeline

The aeon3odt extension uses the type designations as defined in Aeon’s novel template:

Types and roles

Summary as detailed description.
Character as item type for persons.
Location as item type for places.
Participant as character role for scenes.
Location as location role for scenes.

If you use labels other than the ones listed above, you can customize this extension by providing an aeon3yw.ini configuration file as described in the aeon3yw project.

Global configuration file on Windows: c:\Users\<user name>\.pywriter\aeon3yw\config\aeon3yw.ini
Local project configuration file name on Windows: <project directory>\aeon3yw.ini

Date/Time

Scene dates with years that are outside the range of 100–9999 are not shown in the report.
If there is no scene time set, 00:00:00 may be shown in the reoprt as a substitute.
If the scene date has no day, 01 may be shown in the report as a substitute.
If the scene date has no month, 01 may be shown in the report as a substitute.

csv export from Aeon Timeline 3 (optional)

Instead of an .aeon file, you can optionally select a .csv file exported by Aeon Timeline 3.

In the “Narrative” settings select Outline Style as numbering system. Make sure that at least chapters are auto assigned to folders, and scenes are auto assigned to other types.

Screenshot: Narrative settings