Borders

zefert1

I have followed the border instructions and I every time my border ends up being either too big or too small for the map.

I'm using a 1000 by 800 map, and the style is the peter fenlon.

Hopefully someone knows what's wrong, if you guys need more information, tell me, and I'll try to give it.

Joachim de Ravenbel

What do you mean, the border instructions ?

You can open another instance of CC3, start a map with a template including a border, clipcopy that border and paste it in your map. (check the layers, the border might be frozen)

You can also design a border of your own, which, admitedly, is more time consuming...

zefert1

I'll just do that then, and I mean the instructions that come with the 2008 annual.

EDIT: Even when I copy the map border it's too big.

I only seem to have this problem with the Fenlon style

So I guess I just wonder if there's a way to place a border, any border around the Fenlon style.

zefert1

Here's the problem I face

Joachim de Ravenbel

OK. One solution is the scaleXY.

Use the DIST or LIST command to get the size of the background X and Y.

Type SCALEXY and enter X/1000 (do not type X, eh? enter the X value from above).
Next enter Y/800

Select the left upper corner.

Border boxes will not be equal in size in both directions, though.

Edit : because I'm macro addicted, I usually use
GDIST
X (real X character now)
Select lower right point
Select lower left point
GDIST
Y
Select lower right point
Select upper right point
SCALEXY
Select boder
type X/1000 (X character because I stored the X size there)
type Y/800
Select upper left point

Hopla! It's a bit longer but I don't have to write X and Y down if they look like 756.08743,972.78224

zefert1

Posted By: Joachim de Ravenbel
SCALEXY
Select boder
type X/1000 (X character because I stored the X size there)
type Y/800
Select upper left point

Hopla! It's a bit longer but I don't have to write X and Y down if they look like 756.08743,972.78224

I'm confused on this last part, after typing X/1000 do I hit enter and then type in Y/800, because that doesn't seem to do anything.

Joachim de Ravenbel

Type SCALE XY
Promt says ^Select entity
Select your border and right-click, do it
Promt says ^Scale X by
Enter your X ratio (background width/border width: 1000)
Promt says ^Scale Y by
Enter your Y ratio (background heigth/border heigth: 800)
Promt says ^Select center point
Select Upper Left corner

If that doesn't work, your border might be frozen, check the layers.

zefert1

It's not frozen,

Also, when you say, select border, do you mean I select the border drawing tool, or the border which is already on the map, the one in the picture up above.

Joachim de Ravenbel

The border of the map, ie the entity you want to rescale. Might be in several parts.
If you still can't do it, attach the FCW file and I'll try to sort it out.

Joachim de Ravenbel

I designed a Macro to draw the border. You can find it attached below and is adaptable to any map size.

Download the file in the CC3 defaut folder (Program Files/Profantasy/CC3 usually on windows)
Rename the file BDR.MAC
Launch CC3
Type LOADMAC Enter
Select BDR.MAC
Type BDR Enter
Follow the prompt line:
select two opposite corners
enter first color or hit enter for default black
enter second color or hit enter for default dark green
enter border width or hit enter for default 10
enter corner width or hit enter for default 20 (larger than border)
enter interval length or hit enter for default 50

Hopla!

zefert1

omg! thank you, making borders is so simple now.

Joachim de Ravenbel

Don't forget to reload the FCW32.mac file after loading another macro or some commands won't work.

Glad you could draw your border.

carfiniel

Just wanted to say thank you for this macro! I was trying to figure out how to add a border to my city map, and this did it!

Joachim de Ravenbel

You're welcome

Dogtag

I'll echo the others here as well. Thank you for the macro Joachim!

~Dogtag