On the heels of our latest update, Ortelius 1.1.1 is a minor update that adds iPhoto integration to the Image Browser, provides additional keyboard shortcuts, and fine-tunes the Library Manager’s Open Documents collections. Read more »
It is with much gratitude we offer our congratulations to Richard Brummett, Mapdiva’s very first customer, for the publication of Search and Destroy by Keith W. Nolan and published by Zenith Press. Upon the author’s untimely death, Richard Brummett (Keith’s friend and associate) saw the book through to completion. A large part of that effort included making the four maps, three charts of military vehicle silhouettes, and a page of crests and patches that illustrate the book, which were created with Ortelius cartography software for Mac OS X. Read more »
Mac users can now easily make custom tourism and recreation maps with the full set of U.S. National Park Service (NPS) recreation map symbols included with Ortelius cartography software. Ortelius is a vector-based drawing program made especially for map design and presentation. Ortelius offers a creative solution for floor plans, landscape plans, scaled drawings, and a wide variety of high quality custom map graphics. Ortelius is designed exclusively for Mac OS X. Read more »
Existing symbols can provide a great starting point for refining and creating new symbols. When a symbol is originally created, it is assigned as a "master" symbol which can be placed unlimited times on your map. Read more »
Need a quick way to split existing objects (like states) into sections? You can do it with the Cookie Cutter operation. Find out how… Read more »
Coastal effects can add interest and texture to your map of land, water, and island areas. These effects help develop a visual hierarchy between land and water areas, an important cartographic principle providing clear separation and focus to the land areas. In addition, such effects lend to the overall style of your map design whether contemporary or historic in nature. Here’s how… Read more »
Ortelius has many subtle methods for fine-tuning your cartographic work. One of these niceties is the point of origin, or center point, around which objects and symbols rotate and snap. Adjusting an object’s point of origin is simple and direct. Here’s how… Read more »
04.13.10 Mapdiva, LLC is pleased to announce Ortelius 1.0.9, the latest update of their cartographic design software for Mac OS X. Ortelius is a vector-based cartography application that helps you create high-quality custom map graphics, plans, and scaled drawings. Ortelius 1.0.9 contains a number of bug fixes and other changes for added stability. For a full list of changes, please see the release notes. This is a free update for existing users and is offered automatically if you have enabled Ortelius to check for updates, or manually by choosing Ortelius > Check For Updates.
Adding lists and tables to your map layout is easy-breezy in Ortelius. Simply copy and paste from other source documents or create lists and tables from scratch. Here’s how… Read more »
10.09.03 Mapdiva presents Ortelius 1.0.7, the latest update of their cartographic design software for Mac OS X. Ortelius is a vector-based cartography application that helps you create high-quality custom map graphics, plans, and scaled drawings. Ortelius offers a creative solution with superior quality graphics – perfect for reports, presentations, and publications. Ortelius helps you do more than just make maps – it help you communicate visually. Read more »
Copyright © 2012 Mapdiva, LLC | Ortelius ® Artboard ®
top