Instructions for use

The Standard Map Frame function is used to add the frame data of the standard map sheet to the map, and the result is saved to the specified Datasource in the form of CAD Dataset. Using the Standard Map Frame function, you can easily and quickly create a variety of maps based on the National Basic Scale to enhance the professionalism of map production. National basic geographic information data such as residential areas, water systems, Land Use, contour lines and administrative divisions with the same coordinate system are added to the standard map sheet, together with slope scale, adjacent charts and drawing information, so as to quickly create a beautiful all-factor standard map.

The Standard Map Frame function refers to the latest national standard "GBT 13989-2012 National Basic Scale Topographic Map Subdivision and Numbering". This standard is applicable to the subdivision and numbering of 1: 1,000,000-1: 500 National Basic Scale Topographic Maps.

Basic knowledge of topographic map division

Topographic map scales in China are: 1: 1,000,000, 1: 500,000, 1: 250,000, 1: 100,000, 1: 50,000, 1: 25,000, 1: 10,000, 1:5000, 1:2000, 1:1000, 1:500. The topographic map scale is divided into four groups:

• Group 1:1: 1,000,000, 1: 500,000, 1: 250,000;
• Group 2:1: 100,000, 1: 50,000, 1: 25,000;
• Group 3:1: 10,000, 1:5000;
• Group 4:1:2000, 1:1000, 1:500.

Among them, 1:500, 1:1000 and 1:2000 are classified as large scale, and the rest are medium and small scale.

1: 1,000,000 topographic map subdivision adopts the international 1: 1,000,000 map subdivision standard, and the longitude difference of each topographic map is 6 ° and the latitude difference is 4 °. 1: 500,000-1: 5000 topographic map is based on 1: 1,000,000 topographic map, and the map sheet is divided according to the specified longitude difference and latitude difference. For example, each 1: 1,000,000 topographic map is divided into two rows and two columns, that is, four 1: 500,000 topographic maps. The longitude difference of each 1: 500,000 topographic map is 3 °, and the latitude difference is 2 °. By analogy, the scope and situation of other scale topographic maps can be obtained.

The topographic map of 1: 1,000,000-1: 5000 is divided by longitude and latitude. The topographic maps of 1:2000, 1:1000 and 1:500 can be divided by longitude and latitude, and can also be divided by rectangle, that is, 50cm X 50cm and 40cm X 50cm. Map Range and row and column quantity relationship of each scale topographic map are shown in the following table:

The first setp: Basic Parameters Setting

1. Open the map for which you want to make a map frame. On the Map tab, in the Drawing Gallery, click the Standard Map Frame button, and the Standard Map Frame dialog appears as shown below:

The first setp: Basic Parameters Setting

2. In the dialog box list, the size of each scale sheet and the format description of the standard sheet number are displayed, and the longitude difference, latitude difference, new sheet number and new sheet number corresponding to each scale sheet are displayed for the user's reference.
3. Map Generate Style: Two kinds of Map Generate Styles are provided, and the map sheet can be generated by specifying the map sheet number or scale.
   • Designate Map Number: The map frame is generated according to the specified map sheet number. The map sheet number can be divided into the new standard and the old standard. Basically, the old standard is used before 1990. The difference between the new standard and the old standard is mainly the decoration content around the map frame. For example, if you select the old standard, you need to draw Painter Information.
   • Designate Scale: Generate a map frame according to the specified scale and Map Range. Click the Drop-down Button on the right and select a Basic Scale.
4. Output Result: Set the saved name and Datasource of the view frame Dataset.

Step 2: Medium and small scale, large scale Parameter Settings

1. After setting the parameters in the first step, click the Next button to set the parameters in the second step. The parameters in the second step are slightly different according to the different scales set in the first step. The scales are roughly divided into medium and small scales and large scales, where the parameter Settings of the map frame of the 1: 1,000,000-1: 5000 scale are the same. 1: 2000-1: 500 scale shall be consistent with the Parameter Settings of the map frame.
Medium and small scale Parameter Settings

Map Range

• Start Longitude/Latitude: If the Map Generate Style set in step 1 is Designate Scale, the user needs to set the start longitude/latitude of the map sheet. Click the button on the right of the combo box to switch the longitude/latitude units.
• Map sheet width (longitude difference): according to the specified scale or the scale of the map sheet number, display the fixed map sheet width of the scale.
• Map sheet height (latitude difference): according to the specified scale or the scale of the map sheet number, display the fixed map sheet height of the scale.

Draw Frame

• Line width of outer frame of figure sheet: it is used to set the width of outer frame line, and the unit is mm. The default value of outer frame line width is different for different scales.
• Spacing between inner and outer frames: used to set the distance between the outer frame and the inner frame of the view frame. For different scales, the default value of the spacing between the inner and outer frames is different, and the unit is mm.

Draw Grid: Select this check box to draw a longitude and latitude grid or a kilometer grid for the generated drawing frame. Kilometer network drawing is only applicable to Standard Map Frame with a scale of 1: 5,000-1: 250,000. When drawing the kilometer network, you can also set the distance between the kilometer networks. If a map frame of 1: 1,000,000 or 1: 500,000 is generated, a kilometer net is generated, and the distance between the kilometer nets cannot be changed.

• Grid type: Measure Grid type of 1: 250,000-1: 5000 drawing frame can be set, and two types of cross hair and solid line are supported.
• Distance of Kilometer Grid: set the distance of Measure Grid. The default distance is different for different scales, and the unit is kilometer.

Basic Drawing

• Draw View Frame Name: if checked, the user-defined view frame name can be displayed in the drawing frame.
• Draw Publisher: Check this item to display the user-defined Publisher in the frame.
• Draw Security Level: Check this item to display the user-defined Draw Security Level in the frame.
• Draw Sheet Name: Select this item to display the drawing sheet number selected by the user in the drawing frame.
• Draw Coner Sheet Name: Check this item to display the user-defined view frame number at the four corners of the drawing frame.
• Draw Neighbor Grid: If this item is checked, the kilometer network of the adjacent belt will be drawn with a short line in the outer drawing frame. It is only applicable to Standard Map Frame with scales of 25,000, 50,000 and 100,000.
• Draw Corner Map Name: Select this item to display the user-defined view frame names at the four corners of the drawing frame.
• Draw Depth-Height Table: If this item is checked, the Depth-Height Table of the generated frame will be drawn at the bottom left of the frame. Only applicable to Standard Map Frame with a scale of 1:1 million.
• Draw Depth Gauge: Check this item to draw the depth table of the frame at the bottom left of the generated frame. Only applicable to Standard Map Frame with a scale of 1: 500,000.
Altitude table and depth representation in the lower right corner of the

frame

• Draw Text Scale: Check this item to display the user-defined Text Scale below the frame.
• Draw Base Scale: Check this item to display the user-defined Basic Scale at the top left of the frame.
• Draw Scale: Check this item to display the kilometer linear scale defined by the user below the drawing frame.
Schematic diagram of

text and linear scale of kilometer

• Draw Scale in Sea Area: Check this item to display the nautical mile scale defined by the user below the drawing frame. Only applicable to Standard Map Frame with a scale of 1: 250,000.
Schematic diagram of

text and nautical linear scale

Draw Three-North Direction Diagram: It is the generated drawing frame Draw Three-North Direction Diagram, and the user can set the magnetic declination and the meridian convergence angle. It is only applicable to Standard Map Frame with three scales of 1: 25,000, 1: 50,000 and 1: 100,000 in the specified map sheet mode.

Schematic Diagram of

Three North Directions

• Magnetic declination: refers to the angle between the north direction of the magnetic pole of the earth's magnetic field and the geographic north direction.
• Meridian Convergence Angle: refers to the angle between adjacent meridians in the grid.

Draw Slope Scale: it is the Draw Slope Scale of the generated drawing frame, and the contour interval of the slope scale can be set by the user. Only applicable to Standard Map Frame between Scale: 1:5000, 1: 10,000, 1: 25,000, 1: 50,000, 1: 100,000.

Schematic diagram of

slope scale

• Contour Interval: Set the contour interval of the slope ruler. The default values of the contour interval corresponding to each scale are different. The default value of 1: 25,000 is 5m, the default value of 1: 50,000 is 10m, and the default value of 1: 100,000 is 20m.
Large-scale Parameter Settings

Note: The parameters listed here are different from the medium and small scale. For the same parameters as the medium and small scale, please refer to the description at Medium and Small Scale.

Map with Large Scale

• Tile Type: SuperMap supports three types: 40 * 50 tile, 50 * 50 tile, and any rectangular tile.
  • 40 * 50 sheet: the length of the specified sheet is 50cm and the width is 40cm. In this case, you can set the horizontal start kilometers and the vertical start kilometers. The horizontal end kilometers and the vertical end kilometers will be automatically calculated according to the start kilometers and the size of the map sheet.
  • 50 * 50 sheet: both the length and width of the specified sheet are 50cm. In this case, you can set the horizontal start kilometers and the vertical start kilometers. The horizontal end kilometers and the vertical end kilometers will be automatically calculated according to the start kilometers and the size of the map sheet.
  • Any rectangular sheet: The user can customize the size of the map sheet by setting the starting and ending kilometers. In this case, both the start kilometer and the end kilometer can be set.
• Horizontal Starting Kilometer: used to set the number of kilometers of the horizontal starting point of the map sheet.
• Horizontal Ending Kilometers: used to display or set the horizontal ending kilometers of the map sheet. The setting is supported only when the selected tile type is any rectangular tile.
• Vertical Starting Kilometers: used to set the number of kilometers of the vertical starting point of the map sheet.
• Vertical Ending Kilometers: used to display or set the vertical ending kilometers of the map sheet. Only when the selected sheet type is any rectangular sheet, the setting is supported.
• Coordinate System: Used to set the coordinate system of the view frame. Two coordinate systems, User Coordinates and National Coordinates, can be selected. Where National Coordinates is the WGS 1984 coordinate system.
• Band number: used to set the band number of National Coordinates for large-scale maps, which can be entered directly in the text box on the right. The default value is 0.

Draw Kilometer Net: When this check box is selected, the Parameters

of Measure Grid can be set.

• Grid Type: provides two types of grid: cross kilometer grid and Solid Line.
  • Cross Kilometer Network: according to the set horizontal/vertical spacing, a kilometer network is generated by a cross in the drawing frame. The horizontal/vertical spacing generally adopts the default value, and the unit is kilometer.
  • Solid Line: according to the set horizontal/vertical spacing, use the solid line to generate the kilometer network in the drawing frame. The horizontal/vertical spacing generally adopts the default value, and the unit is kilometer.
• Cross wire length: It is used to set the length of the cross wire of the cross kilometer net. The default value is 10, and the unit is mm.
• Horizontal Grid Length: It is used to set the horizontal grid length of the kilometer grid. The default value is 0.05.
• Vertical Grid Length: used to set the vertical grid length of the kilometer grid. The default value is 0.05.

Step 3: Set the comment information

1. Draw Neighbor Table: The system will automatically draw an adjacent chart during Draw Frame to describe the position relationship between this view frame and other adjacent view frames. And the user can directly modify the name of the connected chart in the corresponding text box.
   • Draw Neighbor Sheet Name: The system will automatically draw the view frame number on the adjacent chart.
   • Draw Neighbor Map Name: Enter the Neighbor Map Name in the edit box below it, and the system will display these names in the adjacent chart.

   Adjacent Icon Schematic

2. Draw Annotation Information: The system will automatically draw additional notes during Draw Frame, including some information to be explained. The user can directly enter/modify the corresponding information in the text box below.
   • Line spacing: You can set the line spacing for the display of note information. The default value is 2. Unit: mm.
   • Content: The user can directly enter the content of the note information in the text box.
3. Draw Information: The system will automatically draw some information during Draw Frame, including drawing time, format year, coordinate system, datum elevation, etc. The user can directly enter/modify the corresponding information in the text box below.
   • Line spacing: You can set the line spacing of the map Information display. The default value is 2. Unit: mm.
   • Content: The system will automatically draw some Information during Draw Frame, including drawing time, format year, coordinate system, datum elevation, etc. The user can directly enter/modify the corresponding information in the text box below.
4. Style Settings
   • Text Style: Click the Text Style Settings.. button on the right, and set the display style of each text in the Map Element in the Text Style Settings dialog box.
   • Offset: Click the Offset Settings.. button to set all offsets to the upper right corner in the pop-up dialog box. If you want to offset to the lower left corner, you need to set a negative number. The offsets are relative to the default position, which is (0,0).

   Offset Settings dialog box

   • Coordinate system: Click the Set Projected Coordinate System.. button on the right and set the coordinate system of the result gallery frame Dataset in the Projection Settings dialog. Please refer to the Set coordinate information page for the specific operation mode.

     According to the description of coordinate system in GB18315-2001 Digital Topographic Map Series and Basic Requirements, the coordinate system of each scale topographic map has the following descriptions:

     • 1: 1,000,000: Normal isometric secant conic projection, such as Lambert projection;
     • 1: 250,000-1: 500,000: Gauss-Kruger projection is used, with 6 ° zoning and default Center Meridian of 105 °;
     • 1: 5000-1: 100,000: Gauss-Kruger projection, 3 ° zoning, default Center Meridian 105;
     • 1:500-1:2000: Rectangular tiling is used with Planar Coordinate System.
     Explanation

     of GB18315-2001 Digital Topographic Map Series and Basic Requirements

5. After setting the Parameters of Standard Map Frame, click the Generate button to generate frame data for Designate Scale or view frame. Open the resulting CAD data in Map to view the Standard Map Frame results. As shown in the following figure:

Standard Map Frame Results for 1:500

Precautions

1. When the specified Standard Map Frame scale is less than 1:2000, the Planar Coordinate System and Geographic Coordinate System cannot be used in the generated Standard Map Frame. Only set to Projected Coordinate System is supported.
2. When the specified Standard Map Frame object scale is Greater than or equal to 1:2000, The generated Standard Map Frame only supports User Custom and National Coordinates (Xi'an 1980 coordinate system).