Hi Jesper, If you're working with MapInfo Pro, this is definitely the right forum :-)
But are you sure you're talking about thematic maps ? If you've worked with ArcXxx before, there the styles are applied to the features by one of several methods. However, in MapInfo this is different. Here each feature has its own style definition, embedded within the feature itself. This default style can be overruled on a layer-by-layer basis, and one or more entirely different thematic stylings can be applied on top of that. So it really doesn't make sense to talk about thematic maps with ones own symbols. It makes sense to attach custom symbols to individual features, but that's an integrated part of the data model. I assume this is what you are asking for ? If so, the easiest way is to create custom symbols is to build bitmapped (*.bmp) symbols. These symbols are located in this folder (in 2k/xp) : C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\MapInfo\MapInfo\Professional\<version>\CustSymb\ The previous limitation of 32x32 pixels is supposedly removed in later versions (haven't checked), so it's possible to use fairly large symbols with many colors if necessary. Best regards / Med venlig hilsen Lars V. Nielsen -------------------------------------------------------- Hvenegaard & Meklenborg Rugaardsvej 55, DK-5000 Odense C Denmark http://www.hvm.dk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jesper Jensen 1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <"mailto:M"@lists.directionsmag.com Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 1:21 PM Subject: MI-L Creating your own icons on thematic maps Hi I'm a student currently working on some thematic maps on archeological excavations. I would like to create my own symbols on these thematic maps. Is that possible? Sorry if I posted this in the wrong forum Jesper --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 16657 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 16660
