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All Line Legend Parameters
Basic Line Parameters
| Basic Appearance Line | |
|---|---|
| Line Visibility | Tick to activate the line visibility and show lines in the map view. |
| Line Color | Choose the line color, use the Color Picker. |
| Line Transparancy | Set the transparency percentage of the line from opaque to completely transparent. |
Line
| Line | |
|---|---|
| Line Width | Enter a line width and select a size unit. |
| Line Style | Select a line style. |
| Style Length | Enter a style length repetition and select a size unit. |
| Join Type | Select the Join Type for corners |
| Cap Type | Select the Cap Type for line-ends |
Join Type / Cap Type
Join Type and Cap Type almost have no influence for thin lines. For a thicker line they have more impact.
The Cap Type also has his influence on the visibility of the Line Style.
| Join Type | Cap Type |
|---|---|
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Symbol Repetition
| Symbol Repetition | |
|---|---|
| Visibility | Sets the symbol repetition on/off |
| Type | Select the type of repetition (interval, joins, endpoints, part middle and segement middle). See Symbol Repetition Type. |
| Interval | Enter the interval length and select a size unit. |
| Offset | Enter the offset length and select a size unit. The offset is the distance between the beginning of the line and the the appearance of the first symbol of the symbol repetition. See Wikipedia Offset (computer science). |
| Orientation Type | Select the symbol orientation (Absolute, Relative, RelativeAlternate). See Symbol Repetition Orientation Type. |
Click on the “Symbol” button to modify All Point Legend Parameters.
Symbol Repetition Type
| Type | |
|---|---|
| Interval | Place symbol at regular intervals. |
| Joins | Place symbols on each point or vertex. |
| Endpoints | Place symbol on the line ends. |
| Part Middle | Place symbol on the line middle. |
| Segment Middle | Place symbol on each segment middle. |
Symbol Repetition Orientation Type
| Orientation Type | |
|---|---|
| Absolute | A constant orientation. |
| Relative | An orientation related towards the orientation of the line at each spot a symbol is drawn. |
| RelativeAlternate | As relative, but alternating with a 180 DEG switch for consecutive symbols. |
Examples
Used Symbol:
| Absolute | Relative | RelativeAlternate |
|---|---|---|
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Last modified:: 2019/10/08 11:11