How To Mask and Crop Images with Complex Objects
Artboard 1.6+ makes it easy to mask and crop your images with complex vector objects. Here’s how… Read more »
An Easy Recipe for Simple Buttons
Need to make buttons for your website, iOS app, or presentation icons? Thanks to Artboard’s powerful stacked styles, you can make perfect vector buttons every time. Read more »
Add Images to Styles in Artboard
The standard way to add images to your drawing is to drag-and-drop them from the Image Browser or Finder window to your drawing canvas where they are placed as “image objects.” But did you know images can also be added to shape objects as part of the shape’s style? This tutorial shows three methods for adding images to styles, and when to use them. Read more »
Designing Tapered Rivers with Flowing Styles
Ortelius has always had great tools to create smooth meandering rivers & streams. Now they can look even better with naturally tapering ends. We’ve added an expert Tapered Stroke component to the Style Inspector – you can use it to design your own creative map styles. Here’s how… Read more »
Tips for Static Text in Map Symbols
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 objects to shapes when creating a symbol. Your symbols will always look right, even when shared with people who don’t have the same fonts loaded on their system. Find out how… Read more »
Map Points of Interest with Smart Sequence Markers
When you need to map points of interest with numbered placemarkers, look no further than Ortelius’ 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… (we should call them magic). Read more »
Simple Symbol Scaling with Ortelius
Ortelius is packed with hundreds of styles and symbols. Now it’s easier than ever to make fine adjustments to symbol sizes on your map. Find out how… Read more »
Randomized Patterns Make Interesting Map Fills
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’s how…
