Enlarging Maps

Zesty Ken · August 2010

Hello, I am a neophyte to the software. However, I've been able to make a very nice map with it (80 x 100 squares). Can anyone tell me how I can enlarge the map to print on a large (say 24"x36" piece of paper) so the symbols and text can easily be read? I cannot print this at home, but I do have access to a large printer offsite. Do I need CC3 View to facilitate the transfer from home to the offsite printer? If so, when I tried to open the map in CC3 View, only the contours and a very few of the symbols (a few walls and a tower that were placed at the beginning stages) remained--though in different colors than on the normal map. When I loaded the extra CC3 View symbol sets, the program would no longer open (I kept getting an CC3 View .exe error). Or is there another way (printing in sections) that would accomplish my goal?

Thanks for any help.

David

Monsen · August 2010

Export the map from CC3 to a .png or .jpg file (You'll find these options in the "save as" dialog). Then you can bring this file to the office and open in any standard image viewer and print it, instead of having to deal with CC3 files there. Just export it to a sufficiently high resolution (Hit the options button AFTER selecting the image format in the save as box), and it should print nicely on a large format paper.

Another option is to install a pdf printer (Like PDFCreator) at home, print the map to a .pdf file, and bring that to the office.

Zesty Ken · August 2010

Thanks. That seemed to work fine. I appreciate the help.

Monsen · August 2010

You're welcome. Happy mapping

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