>it is not possible to do it using map offsets. Currently the only way would
be to use 'map-image' in layout, which >has some limitations (positioning
relative to particular passage is not possible). We plan to add new point
symbol >'picture' which would make it possible to insert external pictures
into any scrap, but I am not sure how long it >takes to implement it
I like this proposal. I would dearly like to be able to "offset and
enlarge".
A 'point picture' entity would open up a way to achieve this, along the
lines of my example below.
Andrew, below is an example of how I have created two maps in the same
thconfig file and then inserted one into the other.
I think it would work well for creating locality plans, ie cave @1:1000 and
locality at 1:10,000, blacked out and with surface image enabled, but as
Martin pointed out, it is too clumsy for local enlargements in a dataset
where active extension of the cave survey is ongoing.
#Make elevation first so that it's pdf can be added to the plan
export map -projection [elevation 270 deg] \
-layout LayoutMapBulmer_System \
-layout LayoutMapBulmer_SystemElev \
-output ./Output/MapBeautifulBulmerSystem_Elev.pdf
#then make the plan with the elevation inserted
export map -projection plan \
-layout LayoutMapBulmer_System \
-layout LayoutMapBulmer_SystemPlan \
-output ./Output/MapBeautifulBulmerSystem_Plan.pdf
The file LayoutMapBulmer_SystemPlan.thc contains the line;
map-image 0.8 103 sw "./Output/MapBeautifulBulmerSystem_Elev.pdf" #0.8
needed to align plan & elev vertically
to insert the elevation into the map.
Keep up the good work
Bruce
