Feature request #3375
print composer: create mapbooks
| Status: | Closed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority: | Low | ||
| Assignee: |  Marco Hugentobler | ||
| Category: | - | ||
| Pull Request or Patch supplied: | No | Resolution: | fixed |
| Easy fix?: | No | Copied to github as #: | 13435 |
Description
I don't know if the following suggestion is better suited for a composer enhancement or a for a plugin suggestion, I'll leave this to you (Marco), in case close this ticket and I'll open a "plugin idea" one on the plugin trac.
Regularly it pops out the question/request by someone asking about if QGIS can create mapbooks.
I used to create mapbooks years ago (on proprietary software), when working on the field, and I know that this feature can be really useful.
The idea is the following: create a layout then choose a scale, a paper size and orientation and a % of overlapping.
A mapbook tool will then create many layouts (pdf files, or directly to the printer) by fitting the layout into the page size. Each layout will show a portion at the chosen scale of the original layout map and each layout map will overlap the near ones with the chosen %.
A "overview" sheet should be also produced to show all the mapbook "pieces" (usually numbered).
History
#1
Updated by Giovanni Manghi almost 13 years ago
- Resolution set to fixed
This feature has been added to the "easyprint" plugin. Thanks!
#2
Updated by Giovanni Manghi almost 13 years ago
- Pull Request or Patch supplied set to No
- Status changed from Open to Closed