Canvases

Introduction

Choose the Canvases command from the Course Setting menu to export courses and classes of the same course setting project in different scales and layouts.

Think of a canvas as a neutral base map on which you can display data. The canvas shows a portion of the map defined by the current extent of the canvas, along with the assigned symbols and background maps.

See also our Example of use at the end of this page.

Canvases

In this section you create canvases, define their extents, and assign courses/classes to each extent.

Canvas name

Press New to add a new canvas or Delete an existing canvas.

Select a canvas in the canvas name box. The following settings will apply to the chosen canvas.

Extent

Choose an extent from the list. If there is no extent available, click on Define.

Name: Existing extents will be shown here.
Set from paper format: Choose a paper format, e.g. A4 Portrait.
Set to entire map: The entire map will be set as extent.
Width/ Height: Enter width and height in mm.
Overwrite / Create new extent: If there is no extent defined so far, you need to create a new extent. Enter a name and press Save. If there are already extents available, you can still create a new extent (enter a different name as the current extent that is shown) or overwrite the currently shown extent (enter the same name as the current extent that is shown).

Export scale

Choose the export scale, in which the chosen extent shall be exported.

Control description box size

Enter the box size of the control description and its maximum length.

Use for Courses

Select the Courses/Classes that shall be assigned to the chosen canvas in the Canvas name box.

Yellow color: Course/Class not yet used in any canvas
Green color: Course/Class used in one canvas
Red color: Course/Class used in more than one canvas

Usage

This section is a pre-selection of symbols and background maps, that will later on be used in the Visibility section.

Symbols

Used symbols List with symbols, that can be used afterwards in the Visibility section.

Drag and drop Available, but not used symbols here.

Available, but not used symbols List of all symbols, that the symbol box of your course setting project contains.

Background maps

Used background maps List with symbols, that can be afterwards in the Visibility section.

Drag and drop Available, but not used background maps here.

Available, but not used background maps List of all background maps, which your course setting project contains.

Visibility

Define which symbols and background maps shall be visible for which canvas.

Canvas name

Select a canvas. If there is no canvas available, define a canvas in the Canvases section.

Symbols

Double click on a symbol to make it visible or not. If you miss a symbol, check the Canvases#Usage section

Background maps

Double click on a symbol to make it visible or not. If you miss a background map, check the Canvases#Usage section

PDF Export

Click Export to export all courses/classes to the specified export folder.

XML Script

Load from XML: Load settings from an XML file.

Save as XML: Save current settings as an XML file.

Settings

Activate canvases in course preview and export: If activated, the preview of your courses will load the corresponding canvas.

Export: Choose if you like to export courses or classes.

Example of use

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