Hi Marco, I happen to have 1.5 but didn't know it had this functionality. I just tried it and it works great! What are the units of the number? mm? Would I be able to do something like the attached pic?
Thanks for your help! Bob On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 3:07 AM, Marco Hugentobler <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Bob > >>It would be nice if >> there was a way to create custom line styles by using a simple >> language like "1.5mm line 0.75mm gap" > > It is possible to use custom line-gap linestyles using the current development > version (or wait for 1.5). In the vector properties dialog, go to the > symbology tab, click the 'new symbology' button. Then go to 'properties' and > check the combo box 'use custom dash pattern'. Select cap style 'Flat' and > klick 'change' to insert your custom pattern. > > Regards, > Marco > > Am Sonntag, 28. Februar 2010 08.21:07 schrieb Bob and Deb: >> Luckily the symbols I am interested in are point features. I just >> have to learn more about how to use inkscape. It would be nice if >> there was a way to create custom line styles by using a simple >> language like "1.5mm line 0.75mm gap" -Bob >> >> On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 5:04 PM, Alex Mandel <[email protected]> > wrote: >> > Inkscape works fine for importing that pdf (And almost any pdf assuming >> > it not a rasterized pdf) At most you'll need to select and group several >> > pieces into a single object and save it. >> > >> > Most of these symbols are actually either very specific in size or are >> > line and fill types. Converting to SVG will only help with point >> > symbols. In the case of the symbols that are specific in size a png or >> > other non scalable graphic might be better to match the rules, SVG >> > should also work you'll just have always double check that you've got it >> > scaled correctly. >> > >> > I know we were working on allowing user created lines and fills but I'm >> > not sure how far we've come and know you'll need at least version 1.4 to >> > start accessing that ability. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Alex >> > >> > On 02/26/2010 04:34 PM, Mike Toews wrote: >> >> Hi Bob, >> >> >> >> Sure is possible. First, you need to make the icon into an SVG file. >> >> If you have Adobe Illustrator, you can open the PDF you provided a >> >> link to, isolate or copy the graphic and save it as SVG. Inkscape is >> >> another good (free) tool, but it cannot open PDFs, so you will need to >> >> trace the graphic. >> >> >> >> Once it is an SVG, just place the file into the QGIS svg directory >> >> somewhere (e.g., C:\OSGeo4W\apps\qgis-unstable\svg), and it will be >> >> available as a point symbol next time you open QGIS. The symbol size >> >> can be based on a numeric attribute of the layer by setting Properties >> >> >> >>> Symbology > Drawing by field > Area scale (the location of this >> >> >> >> option depends on which version of QGIS, I'm using 1.4.0). >> >> >> >> -Mike >> >> >> >> On 26 February 2010 10:31, Bob and Deb <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello all, >> >>> >> >>> I am interested in mapping landslides using the symbols found here: >> >>> http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/fgdc_gds/geolsymstd/fgdc-geolsym-sec17.pdf . >> >>> >> >>> Can I do this with qgis? If I can do this in qgis, I would also like >> >>> to have qgis scale some of these symbols so that they are proportional >> >>> to the size and direction of the landslide. How do I do that? >> >>> >> >>> Thanks in advance! >> >>> >> >>> Bob >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Qgis-user mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >> > > -- > Dr. Marco Hugentobler > HUGIS - GIS programming and consulting > Webereistr. 66 > CH-8134 Adliswil > [email protected] > http://homepage.hispeed.ch/hugis/ > Technical Advisor QGIS Project Steering Committee >
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