Map: Height Maps

[shahadi]

Originally Posted by RightDeve

Late to the party...

So only this evening I got around digging about this tool, and reading this thread in full.

A huge thank you for dmnt!!

This venhola map tool not only creates the contour automatically for us, but gives hex overlay as well on the real map, complete with satellite view, thus easing the process of matching, and then drawing the map.

At first I thought it only covers European and Scandinavian area. Turns out it covers the whole earth!

Kudos!

IDK, I am not getting a hex overlay. And besides, there are no options to download, just click download. So, I know something is amiss, but what it is I don't know.

So, dmnt can we get step-by-step instructions?

[RightDeve]

Originally Posted by shahadi

IDK, I am not getting a hex overlay. And besides, there are no options to download, just click download. So, I know something is amiss, but what it is I don't know.

So, dmnt can we get step-by-step instructions?

You need to press the + button (on the interface) so the area you're viewing will be bound by a box, and if you zoom in close enough there's hex overlay with hex coordinates.

The options to download full image is probably not implemented, but you can right click and save image, and it'll give you the map & hex overlay the size of your monitor screen size.

[shahadi]

Originally Posted by RightDeve

You need to press the + button (on the interface) so the area you're viewing will be bound by a box, and if you zoom in close enough there's hex overlay with hex coordinates.

The options to download full image is probably not implemented, but you can right click and save image, and it'll give you the map & hex overlay the size of your monitor screen size.

Bingo! You the man RightDave.

Produced a PNG file, resulting in a very good print copy as well.

[dmnt]

Originally Posted by RightDeve

You need to press the + button (on the interface) so the area you're viewing will be bound by a box, and if you zoom in close enough there's hex overlay with hex coordinates.

The options to download full image is probably not implemented, but you can right click and save image, and it'll give you the map & hex overlay the size of your monitor screen size.

Additionally you can rotate the map with shift + alt + mouse drag in case you don't want to create exactly west-east oriented map. The cross hair needs to be clicked after that for the rotation to apply to the selected hex grid.

"The enemy may come from any direction. East, south, north. Also from the west, but then it has performed a hooking manoeuvre." -- FDF Army officer in the 80's.