Is it possible to trace exported features from FT3 in CC3/CC3+?

white-miasma

Hi all,

I just read the discussion here while trying to solve the issue it discusses:

http://forum.profantasy.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=4439&page=1#Item_4

The issue is that CC3 and CC3+ both crash when you try to fill vectors exported from FT3 with a terrain bitmap. There was no fix found in the article above, but I was thinking, is it possible to use the trace function on the vectors exported from FT3 and create a new landmass in CC3 that is identical by doing so? I've already tried this but the trace function seems to behave strangely. Does the community have any tips on how to go about this? I'd appreciate any help you can give.

Thanks in advance.

JimP

I came up with a different method. I export the map from FT3 under File menu, Save As bmp. Then import that into CC3. Its how I came up with several continents and some of the islands on Crest of a Star.

white-miasma

Thanks Jim,

Am I able to save just my coastline as a bmp, or does it have to be topography/climate or something? All I want to have in CC3 is a black line outlining my coastlines, then fill them in manually.

JimP

Save the entire map as a bmp, then insert it into the map. Pick a template the same size as the map. Then just trace the edge of the map.

On some of the FT3 output I wanted as an island, I just used a template the size of the island, even though the map in FT3 was for a planet.

You can also select 'determine settings myself' and type in the size you want for the final map as part of selecting the mapping style.