changing size of icons

Roxxsmom · May 2012

Hi, This is driving me nuts because I know I figured out how to do this before, but when I try to place a city or other graphic in my overland map, it is not to scale (is over 100 miles across). How do I shrink it down to the desired size as I am placing it. The mouse wheel zooms the map in and out but doesn't change the size of the object I am placing. Can't find anything for object size or resize object in the index or search instructions.

Monsen · May 2012

These are symbols, not objects, so try looking for "symbol size".

Anyway, to change the size of a symbol before placing it; While you have the symbol on the cursor, right click in the map. This will bring up the symbol parameters dialog. Then simply change the scale here. You can also rescale visually by holding down the CTRL key while moving your mouse (also with the symbol on the cursor, ready to place [look at the command line for other modifier keys)]

To resize symbols already placed, there is a button for the Scale command in the right toolbar.

jonasgreenfeather · May 2012

Also, if you want all your symbols at a different default scale for the drawing you're working on, Click FILE, DRAWING PROPERTIES. Then change the value circled in red below.

Roxxsmom · May 2012

Thanks. That's not how I remember doing it before. I just remember being able to do something with my mouse or keyboard as I was placing something...say a city or a mountain or something to change its size to something that worked for me aesthetically as I was putting it down. I remember just being able to shrink or expand the symbol visually, if that makes sense. Can't for the life of me remember how I did it, though

Edit--I found it. You use the control key and move the mouse up or down.

Also, is it possible to have a simple dot for a city? I'm trying to make a really zoomed out black and white continent map, one that would fit on a 8 1/2 x 11 printed out piece of paper, and the little city symbols are cute, but they look rather messy at that scale.

pdj · May 2012

There's a set of suitable varicolour shapes in Symbols\Maps\Filled\Geometry.fsc

Or you can make your own dots with the Circle tool on the right toolbar

JimP · May 2012

Another way to scale symbols is to pick one from the list to the left. Before you place it on your map, hover the mouse pointer over the map and right click.

A 'Symbol paramaters' popup shows, and you can edit the scale and rotate the symbol befpre placement. It change it back, click on the 'set normal' button on the same popup.

I use this fairly often in cities and towns when I want a particular building to be smaller or larger than one of the same type I already have on the map.

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