What Happened to My Map?
I started working on a world map yesterday in CC3. Only got a couple of islands done, before saving and closing the program. When I opened the program today, this is what i found (see attachment please).
What happened to the bitmap I inserted in the template?
When I did List of the objects, this is what was shown:
+--Sheet: BACKGROUND ----------------------
|
|PICTR2: color 0 (black) layer 327 (temp -- world)
| line style 0 (Solid) fill style 1 (Solid)
| line width 0.00000 tag # 38674 pen :0.000 mm 2nd color 0
| FileName: $World_Map_01.bmp
| Pixels: 14 x 16
| Center: 11813.81445,4967.24316
| Size: 1800.00000 x 2250.00000
| Angle: 0.00000°
| Flags: No outline, Resolution info is valid, One resolution only,
| Alpha mode: Alpha channel
|
+-----------------------------------------
+--Sheet: MISCELLANEOUS ----------------------
|
|2D Polygon: color 0 (black) layer 329 (GRID A)
| line style 0 (Solid) fill style 258 (Square Grid, 100 miles)
| line width 0.00000 tag # 38671 pen :0.000 mm 2nd color 0
| smoothing method: No Smoothing
| start parameter 0.00000, end parameter 4.00000
| length 16200.00000, area 16200001.00000, with 4 nodes:
| node 1 at 9563.81445,3167.24316
| node 2 at 9563.81445,6767.24316
| node 3 at 14063.81445,6767.24316
| node 4 at 14063.81445,3167.24316
|
|2D Polygon: color 0 (black) layer 312 (GRID)
| line style 0 (Solid) fill style 378 (Hollow)
| line width 0.00000 tag # 38667 pen :0.000 mm 2nd color 0
| smoothing method: No Smoothing
| start parameter 0.00000, end parameter 4.00000
| length 16200.00000, area 16200001.00000, with 4 nodes:
| node 1 at 9563.81445,3167.24316
| node 2 at 9563.81445,6767.24316
| node 3 at 14063.81445,6767.24316
| node 4 at 14063.81445,3167.24316
Do I have to reinsert the bitmap and will I have to do this every time? I am NOT amused if this is so.
Thanks!
Anna M Dobritt
What happened to the bitmap I inserted in the template?
When I did List of the objects, this is what was shown:
+--Sheet: BACKGROUND ----------------------
|
|PICTR2: color 0 (black) layer 327 (temp -- world)
| line style 0 (Solid) fill style 1 (Solid)
| line width 0.00000 tag # 38674 pen :0.000 mm 2nd color 0
| FileName: $World_Map_01.bmp
| Pixels: 14 x 16
| Center: 11813.81445,4967.24316
| Size: 1800.00000 x 2250.00000
| Angle: 0.00000°
| Flags: No outline, Resolution info is valid, One resolution only,
| Alpha mode: Alpha channel
|
+-----------------------------------------
+--Sheet: MISCELLANEOUS ----------------------
|
|2D Polygon: color 0 (black) layer 329 (GRID A)
| line style 0 (Solid) fill style 258 (Square Grid, 100 miles)
| line width 0.00000 tag # 38671 pen :0.000 mm 2nd color 0
| smoothing method: No Smoothing
| start parameter 0.00000, end parameter 4.00000
| length 16200.00000, area 16200001.00000, with 4 nodes:
| node 1 at 9563.81445,3167.24316
| node 2 at 9563.81445,6767.24316
| node 3 at 14063.81445,6767.24316
| node 4 at 14063.81445,3167.24316
|
|2D Polygon: color 0 (black) layer 312 (GRID)
| line style 0 (Solid) fill style 378 (Hollow)
| line width 0.00000 tag # 38667 pen :0.000 mm 2nd color 0
| smoothing method: No Smoothing
| start parameter 0.00000, end parameter 4.00000
| length 16200.00000, area 16200001.00000, with 4 nodes:
| node 1 at 9563.81445,3167.24316
| node 2 at 9563.81445,6767.24316
| node 3 at 14063.81445,6767.24316
| node 4 at 14063.81445,3167.24316
Do I have to reinsert the bitmap and will I have to do this every time? I am NOT amused if this is so.
Thanks!
Anna M Dobritt
Comments
This reference: FileName: $World_Map_01.bmp tells me that it looks for a file called World_Map_01.bmp in the same directory as your map file (This is what the $-sign means). If this is not the case, you need to move one of the files, OR remove the reference, and then insert the image using an absolute path, which allows you to move the map as you please (But not the image file)
By doing a mapping marathon recently, things are progressing nicely on my world map. Once I get that finished, I'll go back to converting my town and city maps from CD Pro to CD3. I'll switch between doing that and making more detailed regional and overview maps as well.
It's interesting to note that using CC3 and CD3 seems much easier than CC2 and CD.
*Just realizes needs to take care of the various dungeon and floorplan maps as well.*
Steve