Crop Objects

The Crop Object funtion in OCAD offers many possibilities, such as cropping a map or deleting certain objects in an area.

Here are a few examples:

Create a desired sector
Use this method to crop the map to a certain extent.

A map should be cropped to the extent of the purple line object. You can also use a cropping rectangle instead of selecting a crop object, see Settings below.

Map has been cropped to the extent of the chosen crop object.

Settings

Create a hole
Use this method to cut away parts of the map.

A map where the part of the purple line object is to be cut away.

Cropped map

Settings. Note that Cut a hole is activated.

Delete selected objects in a certain area
Use this method to create a multitechnique training in orienteering sports or crop all buildings within a certain area.

In the left part, all smaller paths and roads were cut. In the right part all terrain objects like contour lines, knolls or depressions.

Special: Crop Text
You can also use text objects as cropping objects. Just convert them first into Graphic Objects in the Object menu.

Choose a text symbol and add a text.

Select the text object, go to menu Object>Convert into Graphic Object.

Select each graphic object and use it to cut a hole into the map.

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