Multiple Maps vs Common Maps vs Shapes vs Workflow?

Robfromcanada

• May 23, 2023 07:27

The new feature to have multiple maps is great, but I cannot understand how to implement it effectively (without painfully wasting my time)!

Some maps have common shapes between them. When setting up, or re-aligning the projection, there obviously needs to have the points adjusted. Now, it seems this needs to also be done in every map. For example, if I use an outline of the whole projection, that is used in 4 different maps... I would like to adjust that shape once and have it flow through all the maps. Because it seems I would have to readjust the same shape 4 times (or once for EACH map for the same shape). And that's for EACH shape that is common, thus incredibly amplifying the work required. I am sure that wasn't the intention.

Am I missing something on how to do this? What is the proper workflow here?

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  Nawab201

  • May 25, 2023 21:43

  Brother you have to plan it otherwise all maps would require changing as they are not linked and are copies of the parent/ first one. What I do is correct it at the end once I have to run the project. If you have proper Stands with some adjustments available, it is easier to align the mapped surfaces. And marking the surfaces at the start of project for the projectors also help. I don't think there is a shortcut here.  

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  Support

  • May 30, 2023 15:57

  Hi,

  Sorry for the inconvenience, we understand that the Maps system is not very flexible at the moment.

  The workaround we use and suggest when you have most shapes in common in different sequences is to use a single Map for all these sequences and only change the hide/show state of the few shapes that change, as this property is not Map-dependent.

  As Nawab201 said, the "create from" function only lets you use a copy as the base of another Map but it creates a different, independant Map from the original.
  I know that the current systems doesn't cover these kind of situations very well, we'll try to think of improvements without making it too complex.

  Have a nice day, thanks for your patience.

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