Can anyone help me to trace a picture in X? Thanks
Can anyone help me to trace a picture in X? Thanks
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What I really wanted to do when I started all of this was to trace a map of the USA. I work in the Energy industry and I am always looking for a map of Electric Reagons or Natural Gas Pipelines, Power Generator Assets, etc.
What I was thinking was that I could create a Map with multiple layers that contain the various Transmission lines, Pipelines, Generators etc and that is easy to cut up into individual or a group of states.
The idea was to trace the states from a bitmap, so they could be devided into chunks and colored.
If anyone has any ideas on how to better accomplish this, I would be very open to suggestions.
Thanks again.
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Thanks guys. Both of those suggestions sound like they would work well. I was trying to put a bitmap on the guides layer but was only coming up with the 4 squared sides. Thanks again for the tips.
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Can anyone help me to trace a picture in X? Thanks
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Thanks to everyone who has provided me with assistance. I am well on my way to accomplishing what I set out to do.
As a way to say thank you, I am attaching a copy of my work in progress. The map shows the various FERC (Federal Energy Reliability Council) Regions in the US.
I am also working on adding the various ISO (independant system operator) control areas, but have only done three of them so far.
Enjoy and thanks again.
Eric
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Mickie,
Thanks for the map.
Here is the map with a the states separated on layer 2 and 3.
Mike
There are some things you need to trace. However, there are alot of line drawings out there of the states. I would begin with clipart of the states like the one I have attached and put your energy into the subsequent layers of pipelines etc.
Mickie
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Hi Bcire and Welcome
I'd recommend looking at 'Creating a Zoomable Flash Map with Xara X and Flash' by the inimitable Egg:
http://www.xaraxone.com/guest/guest02/index.htm
and this months' Workbook by the admirable Gary
http://www.xaraxone.com/webxealot/workbook22/page_3.htm
Lottie
PS. I would also recommend exploring the rest of http://www.xaraxone.com.
It really depends on what you want to trace. If it's a scanned line drawing, you can put the scan on a locked layer and draw on a layer above it. Or some people give the scan a transparency and draw on a layer under the scan.
You can also use the bitmap tracer (under utilities)but results vary according to the conmplexity of the bitmap.
If you can be more specific about what you are doing, I'm sure you'll get some good advice.
Mickie
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