Tracing, Importing, and other questions
Calibre
🖼️ 39 images Mapmaker
Hey all,
Been using CC3+ for awhile now and I'm still running into issues trying take a section out of my main continental map, blow that up in a new map so I can show more details and so forth. Pardon me, but the explanations for Copy and Trace are vague (to me). I know JimP has tutorial somewhere on how to enlarge and I know about page 58 of CC3+ manual. Is there a video somewhere showing me step-by-step on how any of this is done?
thanks
Cal
Been using CC3+ for awhile now and I'm still running into issues trying take a section out of my main continental map, blow that up in a new map so I can show more details and so forth. Pardon me, but the explanations for Copy and Trace are vague (to me). I know JimP has tutorial somewhere on how to enlarge and I know about page 58 of CC3+ manual. Is there a video somewhere showing me step-by-step on how any of this is done?
thanks
Cal
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I export the square, or rectangle, of the area i want to make larger as a rectangular section png. That allows an export of a size defined by your cursor/mouse.
I write down the width and height of the map in the appropriate dimensions; feet, meters, miles, kilometers, etc.
I close that map. I reopen CC3/CC3+.
Next select 'decide settings myself' and create a map with the dimensions you wrote down for the above export. You can also use a bmp if you prefer.
Under layer, add a layer called bmp.
Under the Draw menu, select Insert. Select the png you exported. Insert it with the bmp layer active.
Use the imported graphic as a guide.
After you are done, hide all layers except the bmp layer, and delete the graphoc you imported.
Since this map will be of a small area, you are basically zooming in. The symbols will be smaller.
As an example. i place a city on a large continent map. The scale shows the city taking up hundreds of miles. Most cities for mIddle ages, etc. don't take up that much space. Think of this large area map as having 'its approximately in that area' place holders on that map.
When you zoom in, the symbol is smaller. So you can place the symbol more exactly. And it is more likely to show it correct size. It is probably 1 mile of 2 across, and is next to a small forest, one too small to show on a continent map.
This is why, sometimes, you have to rigght click and left click 'set normal' to see if symbol size changes. If it doesn't you are all set.
For my map purposes, I have sometimes used a different scale than CC3/CC3+ suggests. Someties with good results, and sometimes with bad results. As you make more maps, you will get used to this.
Cheers,
~Dogtag