Map Export as Image.

Function Description

The map in the current Map can be output as a common picture format. The supported Picture File formats include *.bmp, *.jpg, *.png, *.gif, *.eps, *.tif, etc.

Function entrance

Make the object not selected in the current Map.

  • Select "Map Export as Image" in Map- > Right click-> Context Menu to pop up the "Export as Image" dialog box.

Parameter Description

In the Export Settings area, you can set parameters such as the Save path, name, resolution, and Background Transparency of the Output Image. The specific operation instructions are as follows:

  • File name: Click the button on the right to set the save path and name of the picture in the pop-up "Save" dialog box, or directly enter the save path and name of the picture in the "File name" text box.
  • Resolution: Output Image resolution can be set in the text box on the right side of the label. The resolution range is 1, 2000. When the resolution is set to Greater than Maximum Value, the program will give a warning prompt. Image Settings resolutions for *.bmp, *.jpg, *.png, *.tif formats are currently supported. Default: 96, unit: DPI.

    Application estimates the compressed file size of the Output Image based on the resolution and the Export Bounds. If the output image format is PNG, the user will be prompted to output the map as PDF when the size of the image occupied on the disk is larger than specified limit (77 M for 64-bit operating system and 12 M for 32-bit operating system). For a detailed description of Export to PDF, see Export to PDF.

  • Width: used to display the width of the Output Image in the current Map, in pixels.
  • Height: used to display the height of the Output Image in the current Map, in pixels.
  • Background Transparency: If the output format is selected as *.png or *.gif, you can check the "Background Transparency" check box to set whether the output picture is Background Transparency.

In the Export Bounds area, you can set the Map Bounds of Export as Image and select whether to split the output map by fields.

  • Export Bounds: Map Bounds for setting Export as Image, The Application provides four setting methods: Current Windows, Whole Map, Select Object, and Copy and Paste. The default setting is Current Windows. The specific instructions are as follows:
    • Whole Map: Click to select the "Whole Map" radio box to set the union of the All Layers range in the Current Map as Export Bounds
      • ;
    • Current Windows: Click to select the "Current Windows" radio box to set the Map Bounds of Current Windows to Export Bounds
      • ;
    • Select Objects: Two methods are provided: Select Object and Draw Bounds. "Select Object" refers to selecting one or more objects in the current Map through the mouse box or click. Select ObjectsRange Settings as Export Bounds; "Draw Bounds" is to determine a rectangular area as Export Bounds in the current Map by clicking Draw. ".
    • Copy and Paste: Click the Copy button to Copy the range of the Current setting. Click the Paste button at the Range Settings that supports pasting to set the left, bottom, right, and top values of the Copy Bounds to the current range.
  • Split Output: if Split Output is checked, the map in Specify Range will be split and output as a complete object according to the split field. The object of split output can be specified by directly Select DatasourceDataset and split field; You can also directly select the split output object in the map through Custom Bounds-> Select Object, and then check the checkbox, the data Source Dataset will be automatically identified according to the selected object, just specify the split field.
    • Datasource: Select the Datasource where Split Objects is located;
    • Dataset: Select the Dataset where Split Objects is located;
    • Split Field: The split field is the basis for split output. The map will be split and output according to the selected field according to the complete object. The specified field value is the name of each output picture. A split field can be a single Property Field or a mathematical expression of fields.
        The name of the Property Field of the currently selected Dataset is listed in the drop-down list of the
      • combo box. You can select any field as the split field. After the field is determined, click the OK button, and the map will be split and output according to the selected field.
      • If you want to use the mathematical expression of the Property Field as the split field, select the Expression.. item in the drop-down list of the combo box. Construct the mathematical expression of Property Field in the pop-up SQL Expression dialog box. After the field expression is constructed, the map will be split and output according to the constructed result.
Caution:
    When
  • the map is Export as Image, the Flow and No Overlap functions of the thematic map are invalid. Please preprocess the map and turn off the Flow and No Overlap functions.
    • When Split Output is
  • checked, Background Transparency is automatically checked.
    • The object to be
  • split and exported must be a complete object in output range. If it is not a complete object, it will not be exported.
  • If Crop Display Range is set in Map Properties-& gt Range, objects outside the range will not be output when output is split.

Related topics

Map Export to PDF

SQL Expression

Map Properties