too much space outside map border after import

Farrin · June 2014

I am starting to relearn the program again after some time off, starting from scratch, and in the tutorials when making a local map from importing data from a larger map, after i get all of the information outside the borders removed, but when i click the zoom extents, it still moves out with the local map a small section of the screen, with blank areas around it to some distance. i am assuming there is still something lurking somewhere on the map, or in a setting. i can zoom in on it okay and if i leave it on that view, its fine, just concerned about waste more than anything else or unneeded clutter.

any suggestions?

JimP · June 2014

go to the layer dialog and click on 'show all'. The click on 'okay' button at the bottom of that requestor.

Using the erase, draw a rectangle or square from outside to just next to the map border. Right click, select do it.

Zoom extents.

See if it moves into the map. If not, zoom out and do it for the other 3 sides of the map.

Zoom extents again, that should have fixed it.

I used to do this all the time on my maps.

Farrin · June 2014

nope, that didn't do it, i had tried a variation on that, tried it exactly as you described it, the erase box indicated 0 objects, still clicked do it just in case, nothing. i tried it on all sides, no change.

JimP · June 2014

Anything hidden or frozen wont be selected by the erase.

I tend to zoom way out, so my map is very small in the middle of the editing area, then do the above.

Farrin · June 2014

right. My assumption had been that somewhere there is a small or invisible symbol somewhere, but it doesn't pick up. it's not major it just leaves me with a postage stamp map if i hit that one button, everything else works just fine. i suspect that somehow when i copied the larger landmass over, i managed to change the template settings on scale.

ah well, something to tinker with when i get further along in my relearning the program.

JimP · June 2014

You could post your fcw file and some of us could look at it if you want us to.

Farrin · June 2014

here's the file, i welcome any suggestions

pdj · June 2014

There are two "point" objects in the blank area below and to the left of your map :-

+--Sheet: TEXT ----------------------
|
|2D Point: color 0 (black) layer 258 (TEMPLATE)
| line style 263 (Contour) fill style 291 (Hollow)
| line width 0.00000 tag # 9870 pen :0.000 mm 2nd color 0
| at -42.78991,-129.34061
|
|2D Point: color 0 (black) layer 258 (TEMPLATE)
| line style 263 (Contour) fill style 291 (Hollow)
| line width 0.00000 tag # 9877 pen :0.000 mm 2nd color 0
| at -42.78991,-129.34061
|
+-----------------------------------------

You'll need to temporarily unfreeze the Template layer to get rid of them.

Farrin · June 2014

thank you. that did it

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