Command of the Week and other Articles - Index

Monsen

The Command of the Week was a series featuring various CC3+ commands that ran throughout 2017, with 52 commands published, one for each week of the year.

This series provided a look into many of the common (and not so common) commands and features of CC3+, explaining how to use them and provide information about them. The series didn't have any particular progression, so anyone trying to read them in order will find them jumping to completely different topics for each issue. Each article is written to stand alone, and can be read without reading any of the others.

The index below lists the commands in the order they were originally presented, as well as indicating roughly their difficulty, and with a brief explanation of what the command/feature is. Click the links to read the full articles.

Command of the Week (2017)

	Topic	Difficulty	Description
01	List	Basic	Shows information about entities in the map.
02	Symbols Along	Intermediate	Put symbols along a path.
03	Fractalise	Intermediate	Add extra detail to a path, such as a coastline.
04	Edit Text	Basic	Edit multiple text entities in the map.
05	Link with Map/File	Intermediate	Creates clickable hyperlinks to other maps and files.
06	Offset	Intermediate	Allows paralell lines to be created, which handles curves correctly.
07	Measuring Tools	Basic	Gets various information about your map, such as length and angles.
08	Change like draw tool	Basic	Changing the style of an entity to match that of a drawing tool. Very usefull when changing map styles.
09	Modifiers	Intermediate	How to make precise positioning, such as exactly at the end of another line.
10	File Paths	Intermediate	Explanation of the relative file paths used in CC3+.
11	Complex Shapes [Combine Path]	Intermediate	Combining multiple paths into one complex shape.
12	Complex Shapes [Multipoly]	Intermediate	Combining multiple shapes into one, for example to create holes in a shape.
13	Break	Intermediate	Removing a section from a path.
14	Map Notes	Basic	Adding textual notes with information to your map.
15	Coordinates	Intermediate	Understanding the various coordinate systems in CC3+.
16	Macros	Advanced	Information about writing macros to autopmate CC3+ and create custom tools.
17	Search Files for Text	Basic	Searching multiple maps for text.
18	Text Justification	Basic	How to understand the various text justification options in CC3+ and use them correctly.
19	Mirrored Polygons	Intermediate	Drawing mirrored entities. Very usefull for (star)ship hulls.
20	Managing Drawing Tools	Intermediate	Adding and modifying drawing tools.
21	Named Views	Basic	Using named views to efficiently navigate the map.
22	Symbol Lookup Sheets	Intermediate	How to generate a printable list of symbols in a symbol catalog.
23	Symbol Catalog Settings	Advanced	Using symbol catalog settings to properly integrate custom symbol catalogs into CC3+.
24	Symbol Catalog Filters	Advanced	Using filters to filter symbol catalogs, for example to add them to the list of available catalogs ona symbol catalog button.
25	Symbol Control Points	Advanced	Control points allow symbols to align and scale to other entities, such as doors to a wall.
26	Define Symbol	Intermediate	Defining symbols on the command line for additional control.
27	Curves	Basic	Explanationf of curves/smooth paths in CC3+
28	Selections	Intermediate	Detailed information about the selection system in CC3+.
29	Sort Symbols in Map	Basic	Automatically arrange symbols to overlap them correctly.
30	Extract Properties	Basic	Get the properties of an entity so that they can easily be used when creating another entity.
31	Convert File	Basic	Converts all paths in a map to proper CC3+ format.
32	Get Extents	Advanced	Getting information about the coordinates and sizes of the extents of various map elements.
33	Quick Move	Basic	Easily move entities in the map. Very helpful for battlemap-style moving.
34	Menu Editing	Advanced	Customizing CC3+ menu files.
35	Trace	Basic	Creating a new entities that follows part of the outline of another entity exactly.
36	Array Copy	Intermediate	Create copies of an entity and arrange them in a circle or grid.
37	Explode	Basic	Reduce an entity to its basic components.
38	Clipboard Copy	Basic	Copies entities to the clipboard.
39	Rename & Reorder	Intermediate	Managing symbol name and ordering in symbol catalogs.
40	Drawtools Edit	Basic	Using drawing tools to easily modify existign entities, such as a landmass.
41	Trims	Basic	Trimming paths to other entities.
42	Symbol Attributes	Intermediate	Adding text attributes to symbols which are requested upon symbol placement.
43	Fill Style Selection Mask	Basic	Clean up the fill style dropdowns by excluding rarely used fill types.
44	Browse Files	Basic	Show thumbnails of all maps ina folder.
45	Node Editing	Intermediate	Editing entities by manipulating individual nodes.
46	Automatic Sheet Selection	Basic	Explains how CC3+ works when automatically picking a sheet for an entity.
47	Scale	Basic	Changing the size of an entity.
48	Text along a Curve	Basic	Making curved text.
49	Shaded Polygons	Intermediate	Creating polygons with alligned fill styles and shading based on the global sun.
50	Fill with Symbols	Intermediate	Filling an area with symbols (thight packing)
51	Global Sun	Basic	Manipulating the location of the global sun used by shading and many effects.
52	Symbols in Area	Intermediate	Fills an area with symbols.

Command Spotlight

	Topic	Difficulty	Description
01	Line Styles and Properties	Intermediate	Making lines come out identical on screen, exports and prints.
02	Autosave	Beginner	Configuring autosave.

Blog Articles

• Leveraging the new features of CC3+
• Leveraging the new features of CC3+ Update 16
• Scale Matters
• Understanding Scale
• Hiding and Showing Map Features
• Large to Small - Going from Regional Maps to Local Maps
• Adding Information to your Map
• Getting more out of your Fills
• Exclusion Commands
• Automating with Drawing Tools
• Useful commands – Select nearby symbols & Delete nearby symbols
• Interactive Maps
• CC3+ at the Table
• Understanding Effects Units
• Managing your Symbol Catalogs
• Advanced Symbols – Part 1: Raster and Vector Symbols, Composite Symbols
• Leveraging the new features of CC3+ Update 22
• Sanctuary – Largest CC3+ export ever?
• Managing the Color Palette in CC3+
• Advanced Symbols – Part 2: Multi-Sheet Symbols
• A Spinning Planet
• Going Online – Getting your DD3 Dungeon map into a Virtual Tabletop
• CC3+ Maps in VTT’s – Hiding and Unhiding Objects
• Perspective Ruins – Part 1: Walls
• Perspective Ruins – Part 1: Battlements
• Day & Night
• Advanced Symbols - Part 3: Custom Symbol Groups
• Using Multiple Symbol Styles
• Advanced Symbols - Part 4: Symbol Control Points
• Floor and Wall Inscriptions
• The RGB Matrix Process Effect
• Gridding your Dungeon Floor
• Advanced Symbols - Part 5: Random Transformations
• The Spatial Matrix Process Effect
• The Screen
• Dungeon Secrets - Secret Corridors
• Precision Tools in Campaign Cartographer
• Leveraging the new Features of CC3+ - Update 26
  

Developer Articles

• Getting Started
• Entity Basics
• Communicating with the User
• Interacting with CC3+
  

Josh.P.

Thanks Monsen, you taught myself and many others many things. Easily one of the most useful resources.

[Deleted User]

You have been an absolute champion in this, as in so many other things. This series has been so helpful to us all.

Barliman

This is a great resource. Bookmarked.

Tonnichiwa

Thanks Monsen!

OldGuy

Thanks for all the time and energy it must have taken to do that.

It was quite helpful!

Loopysue

Make it sticky!

Make it sticky!

Awesomely useful - thank you very very much

Jensen

thanks Monsen, very very helpful!

Monsen

Posted By: LoopysueMake it sticky!

Too much sticky stuff already. It is listed in the 'important topics' sticky.

kathorus

I concur, this has been a great learning tool and will be an awesome resource.

Shessar

Thanks for taking the time to do this Monsen. There were a number of times when you taught this old girl new things. Great stuff!

Dogtag

Agreed! This is an amazing series of articles (calling them "forum posts" seems inadequate). A lot of people learned a lot of things thanks to your generosity. Thanks for all the time and effort.

ScottA

Wow, its been a year already? I'm going to miss the weekly articles, but fully understand taking a break. Yes, please make the topic a sticky, though, as there is a lot of very valuable information here.

JimP

Bookmarked in my browser !

You certainly have more sticktoitness than I do.

SkidAce

Thank you.

Monsen

Posted By: JimPYou certainly have more sticktoitness than I do.

Do I need to remind you on how many maps you currently have on your site? I think you are quite capable of displaying a large degree of persistence.

Loopysue

Yes, Jim. You are a bit like the pot calling the kettle black! :P

JimP

Well, yes. I do seem to have rather alot of maps on multiple sites. They just sort of popped by, like relatives for the holidays. Thats my story and I'm sticking to it.