Fractual Terrains export to Cosmographer Template

Mettius

This doesn't seem to work. I get a big read "x" in the middle of the hex grid pyramid map thingie, but my world "map" isn't there.
I see that two files are exported, one is a FCW the other a BMP.

How do I get my peanut butter and chocolate to mix?

JimP

the red x means it isn't in the path that Cosmo thinks it should be.

Monsen

There seems to be an error in the export. The path to the bitmap file is blank in the .fcw file
Delete the missing image symbol (the big x), then use Draw -> Insert File to insert your bitmap into the map where the missing bitmap was. You may want to insert the file before deleting the old one, to get the placement right.

Mettius

Is there a way to just edit the path w/o having to manually draw/scale the bmp on?
I'm having a bit of trouble getting the alignment correct.

Seems like it's been a while since the last update to FT, anyone know if there will be a bugfix release?

Monsen

Yes. Use "Numeric Edit" on the image. This will allow you to browse for a new image.

JimP

To align a bmp insert:

add a layer called bmp. Make it active.

bring up the insert menu under the Draw menu. ( I have a short cut. Ctrl-I )

Type in the coordinate for the lower left corner, 0,0 (zero,zero)

instead of givng a coordinate for the upper right corner:

hold down the ctrl key and use the mouse pointer to move the upper right corner of the bmp to the upper right corner of the map border.

Click the left mouse button to set it in place.

sdavies2720

Posted By: MonsenYes. Use "Numeric Edit"on the image. This will allow you to browse for a new image.

Sorry to threadjack, but I never knew the numeric edit did this, I hit the situation pretty often.

But when I tried it, I could not select the image. I can "list" it, the big red x is visible, none of the layers are frozen, none of the layers or sheets is hidden. When I click on the edge of the graphic, the command ends.

Here's the list for the entity:
PICTR2: color 42 () layer 256 (SYMBOL DEFINITION)
line style 0 (Solid) fill style 1 (Solid)
line width 0.00000 tag # 10506 pen 0.000 mm 2nd color 42
FileName: G:\Rivendell.png
Pixels: 14 x 16
Center: 652.89331,105.64678
Size: 133.18896 x 226.76624
Angle: 0.00000°
Flags: No outline, Resolution info is valid, One resolution only,
Alpha mode: Alpha channel

Ideas?
Steve

Monsen

Posted By: sdavies2720But when I tried it, I could not select the image. I can "list" it, the big red x is visible, none of the layers are frozen, none of the layers or sheets is hidden. When I click on the edge of the graphic, the command ends.

Yea. There is something funny with inserted images. It only works on those images inserted by FT pro in the "cosmographer template export", not on images you have inserted yourself.
If you use the "list" command on them, you'll see that the FT insert is of type "Picture", while if you insert an image yourself, it is of type "PICTR2". Guess this is why the command behaves differently. I'll check in with Ralf regarding this. Perhaps something that can be fixed/changed in the next update.

sdavies2720

Thanks...I'd asked for the edit-picture-path command in the enhancement request thread. When I saw your comment, I thought that somehow the capability already existed & I'd just missed it all these years! Thanks for the clarification.

Steve

Ralf

Making the inserted bitmaps editable again is on the list of things "to fix".