In our OCAD Wiki we have summarized information and tips on the subject of printing orienteering courses.
https://www.ocad.com/wiki/ocad/en/index.php?title=Course_Setting_Printing
Course Setting Printing
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Category Archives: OCAD 2018
Canvas – Demo Video Available
The Canvas function allows you to export PDF’s of the same course setting project in different scales and layouts.
What is it good for?
Well, you probably have a course setting project and need to export maps in different scales (e.g. 15’000, 10’000 and 7’500), different layouts (e.g. text control description and symbol control description) and paper size (e.g. A4 and A3). Not an easy task, especially when last minute changes come in and you have to re-export the course maps.
With the Canvas function, you can set up your layouts and settings in a quiet minute and only hit one button to export all course maps again in the correct way.
Demo video available
In this demo video (available in English or German), we give you an introduction to the Canvas function and show you how it can be used with practical examples such as…
- Exporting course maps where some courses have a symbol control description and some courses have a text control description
- Exporting course maps where some courses have a marked route
- Exporting course maps at different scales and layouts, e.g. 1:15,000, 1:10,000 and 1:7,500
How to Create a Layout?
There are various ways to create a layout for a map in OCAD. Creating an appealing map layout quickly becomes a challenge and requires in-depth knowledge of OCAD.
We have therefore compiled information and tips on the subject of creating map layouts in our OCAD Wiki.
Define Paper Size
With the last update, the Define Paper Size function was added to OCAD. The paper size is visible in the drawing area and the area outside is grayed out.
This is useful for displaying a print area or creating a map layout.
You can find detailed information about the function in our OCAD Wiki.
New Course Setting Features
In the last OCAD Update, small but useful changes were added to the Course Setting Module.
Show Preview
The shortcut CTRL+R has been added to show / hide the Preview mode. (1)
Highlight unused control in course object list
Controls that are not used in any courses will be highlighted with red color in the course object list. (2)
Cut out control circles and connection lines
Select a control circle or course line and use the shortcut CTRL+G to cut a gap.
To create a gap, click once on the control circle or course line. Also, you can click and drag the mouse from the beginning to the the end of the part that should be cut out.
To close a cut, click into the gap again.
Canvas
Relays are now also supported in the Canvas function.
