Political maps
Moderator: Kyete
Political maps
I would appreciate and tips/advise on how to best create a political map with this software. Using the 4 colour map rule, is the an easy way to colour right up to other borders and coastlines without having to painstakingly draw in the fine detail of the edges?
Re: Political maps
If you click directly on the edge of a landmass/region/etc., you should get a tooltip saying something like "start following edge". Then click further down that same edge to continue following it, or on another (connected) edge to follow the one onto the other. (I haven't used this feature recently and there used to be some issues with getting it to perfectly follow the transition from one edge onto another, but it's been some months since I reported that, so there's a good chance it's been fixed by now.)
To stop following existing edges and create a new one, just click somewhere that's not on an edge and it will behave normally.
To stop following existing edges and create a new one, just click somewhere that's not on an edge and it will behave normally.
Re: Political maps
Thank you! Exactly the way you want to do it.nDervish wrote:If you click directly on the edge of a landmass/region/etc., you should get a tooltip saying something like "start following edge". Then click further down that same edge to continue following it, or on another (connected) edge to follow the one onto the other. (I haven't used this feature recently and there used to be some issues with getting it to perfectly follow the transition from one edge onto another, but it's been some months since I reported that, so there's a good chance it's been fixed by now.)
To stop following existing edges and create a new one, just click somewhere that's not on an edge and it will behave normally.
If either of you come across any issues with the following mode in the current release let us know.
Thank you!
- Alejandro
Alejandro S. Canosa
Three Minds Software
Three Minds Software
Re: Political maps
Many thanks guys. Will give this a try and get back to you.
Re: Political maps
Yes it worked, well after I worked out that you need to select border first
Re: Political maps
Awesome! Make sure to ask if you have any other questionssharez66 wrote:Yes it worked, well after I worked out that you need to select border first
- Alejandro
Alejandro S. Canosa
Three Minds Software
Three Minds Software