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		<title>Drawing City-Block Style Maps</title>
		<link>http://www.mapdiva.com/2010/07/drawing-city-block-style-maps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
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City-block style maps (sometimes referred to as &#8220;European-style&#8221;) are characterized by their use of negative space. Shapes – in the form of city blocks – define the positive space, whereas the road areas are negative space. While Ortelius excels at designing modern style road maps, with connectable tracks and built-in symbols, it also has great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Splitting Area Features on Your Map</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 21:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mapdiva</dc:creator>
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Need a quick way to split existing objects (like states) into sections? You can do it with the Cookie Cutter operation. Here&#8217;s how…



Draw Clipping Shape


In this example, we want to split the three orange colored states into east-west sections. We start with the United States template file (choose File &#62; New From Template from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Designing Tapered River Styles</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mapdiva</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[drawing rivers on maps]]></category>
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Ortelius has always had great tools to create smooth meandering rivers &#38; streams. Now they can look even better with naturally tapering ends. We&#8217;ve added an expert Tapered Stroke component to the Style Inspector – you can use it to design your own creative map styles. Here&#8217;s how…




Draw a Line To Preview Your New Style As [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Static Text in Map Symbols</title>
		<link>http://www.mapdiva.com/2010/03/tips-for-using-text-in-symbols/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mapdiva</dc:creator>
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Sometimes static text (as opposed to dynamic text like route numbers) is an integral part of a symbol. These symbols may be re-scaled and shared for different purposes, such as placement in a legend and reuse at a different size within a brochure or book. For maximum scalability and consistency with complex symbols, convert text [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Map Points of Interest with Smart Sequence Markers</title>
		<link>http://www.mapdiva.com/2010/02/map-points-of-interest-with-smart-sequence-markers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mapdiva.com/2010/02/map-points-of-interest-with-smart-sequence-markers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mapdiva</dc:creator>
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When you need to map points of interest with numbered placemarkers, look no further than Ortelius&#8217; smart Sequence Markers. These symbols save time and sanity. Place Sequence Markers just like any other symbol and they’ll automatically number themselves 1,2,3&#8230; (we should call them magic).
Our customers have been finding Sequence Markers really useful, and with their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Randomized Patterns Make Interesting Map Fills</title>
		<link>http://www.mapdiva.com/2010/01/randomized-patterns-make-interesting-map-fills/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mapdiva.com/2010/01/randomized-patterns-make-interesting-map-fills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mapdiva</dc:creator>
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Randomized patterns can add texture and variety to an otherwise flat map. This is an especially good effect for representing features with naturally occurring randomness, such as ground-cover and forests. Ortelius has several tools in the Style Inspector to help you make awesome randomized patterns. Here&#8217;s how…



Start with a Shape


Create a shape to be used [...]]]></description>
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