Category Archives: 3. Drawing with Map Maker

There are 2 main sorts of labels and these are different from the so-called map furniture mentioned earlier (Titles and legends etc): the label attribute associated with an object and free standing objects or labels in their own right. A … Continue reading →

You’ve created some lines or polygons and now you need to correct them. (If you’ve saved your data, you will have to first reload it into the Live Layer.) There are three dimensions to think about: selecting objects, editing objects, … Continue reading →

Drawing polygons is much like drawing lines.  Click the polygon draw tool and click each vertex (corner, or suitable bend in a curve) until you are ready to close the polygon with a double click on the start node, OR … Continue reading →

Drawing options are available from the tool bar and extended options are in the Context Menu > Draw > Etc (remember: right click pulls up a context specific menu.)  Here under Draw you’ll find Pencil, Rectangle, Circle, and Measurement tools. … Continue reading →

You know what they say about mixing your drinks? Map Maker allows you to mix points, lines and polygons, but for serious data collection purposes this is to be discouraged. Map Maker has 2 other vector types Text and Rulers, … Continue reading →