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I used a version of the London Connections map with all the lines all greyed.
Can you send an unfilled version here for us to use?I used a version of the London Connections map with all the lines all greyed.
Here's my updated route coverage to May 2017, featuring the line From Manchester to Leeds and the Settle and Carlisle line as far as Armathwaite.
For an updated template, could somebody please find a way of converting http://www.projectmapping.co.uk/Resources/TOCs v38d Dec 2016.pdf into a .gif image please?
Here's my updated route coverage to May 2017, featuring the line From Manchester to Leeds and the Settle and Carlisle line as far as Armathwaite.
For an updated template, could somebody please find a way of converting http://www.projectmapping.co.uk/Resources/TOCs v38d Dec 2016.pdf into a .gif image please?
Thank You!Apologies for bumping the thread slightly but I noticed the link to the template gives a 404 error. After some searching I have found the original which is attached in case anyone still wants it.
It will have taken me the best part of 64 years to cover the entire available network.
Can i ask you how you showed the lines you have travelled ? Been looking for something like this to record where ive beenhttps://i.imgur.com/vqsNrbE.jpg
Here's mine, using the official All Stations Route Map that just came out yesterday!
Can i ask you how you showed the lines you have travelled ? Been looking for something like this to record where ive been
Adobe Photoshop Elements! I'm not even using the latest version, mine's from like 2010 but it still works well. I convert the images into black-and-white, then use the "magic wand" tool to select bits of track and colour them in. Takes a bit of getting used to I'd admit, but I like the end result.
Don't think Word quite has that precision I'm afraid! A quick Google tells me there's free alternatives out there though - GIMP seems to be one of them, maybe that's something you could try if you wish :>Ah i see , i dont have adobe photoshop . Would there be a way of doing it in word ?
I use GIMP on a Linux machine. It can be a bit more fiddly than Adobe Photoshop, but happy to disclose how I use it for coverage maps, if it's of any help to anyoneDon't think Word quite has that precision I'm afraid! A quick Google tells me there's free alternatives out there though - GIMP seems to be one of them, maybe that's something you could try if you wish :>
I use GIMP on a Linux machine. It can be a bit more fiddly than Adobe Photoshop, but happy to disclose how I use it for coverage maps, if it's of any help to anyone
Will download GIMP . Will give it a bashDon't think Word quite has that precision I'm afraid! A quick Google tells me there's free alternatives out there though - GIMP seems to be one of them, maybe that's something you could try if you wish :>
Just downloaded GIMP and giving it a go now! Seems like they have the tools I use in Photoshop, so that's greatTried using the GIMP programme and imported the pdf of the all the stations map . Stuck on how to do it ? Can anyone help?
Just downloaded GIMP and giving it a go now! Seems like they have the tools I use in Photoshop, so that's great
Use the Fuzzy Select tool (Row 1, Column 4) to select your area. Then use the Bucket Fill tool (Row 5, Column 5) to fill it in. And repeat, basically!
Now the problem might come where the Fuzzy Select tool doesn't do it exactly, so you can fine-tune it with the Free Select tool (Row 1, Column 3). If you click on it, a controller appears at the bottom saying Mode with 4 buttons on it. You can choose from 4 modes, to replace, add, subtract or intersect. I normally use the add and subtract things to add bits that they miss out and subtract things that they add in excess, so as to fine-tune the thing.
Hopefully this works!
Just downloaded GIMP and giving it a go now! Seems like they have the tools I use in Photoshop, so that's great
Use the Fuzzy Select tool (Row 1, Column 4) to select your area. Then use the Bucket Fill tool (Row 5, Column 5) to fill it in. And repeat, basically!
Now the problem might come where the Fuzzy Select tool doesn't do it exactly, so you can fine-tune it with the Free Select tool (Row 1, Column 3). If you click on it, a controller appears at the bottom saying Mode with 4 buttons on it. You can choose from 4 modes, to replace, add, subtract or intersect. I normally use the add and subtract things to add bits that they miss out and subtract things that they add in excess, so as to fine-tune the thing.
Hopefully this works!
Having a bash now , can only select very small sections to fill in , like between 2 stations. Will take me ages at this rate
Took me about 2 hours to complete the very first time I did it - not the shortest but I think it was worth it when I could see the result in the end!