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manual:user_guide:maps_settings [2023/07/14 11:35] mstupkamanual:user_guide:maps_settings [2024/01/19 16:27] – [Map shading] mstupka
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   * Select which maps you want to shade - **online**, **personal** or **LoMaps and other vector maps** (or all).   * Select which maps you want to shade - **online**, **personal** or **LoMaps and other vector maps** (or all).
   * Types of shading:   * Types of shading:
-    * **Hill shading** - classic mimicking illumination by the sun:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:maps_settings:mapshade01.png?nolink |}}\\  +    * **Hill shading** - classic simulation of illumination by the sun:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:mapshade01.jpg?nolink |}}\\  
-    * **Slopes** - highlighting slopes of >30°, >35°, >40 (light orange, orange, dark orange) - useful for ski alpinists, backcountry skiers, etc.:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:maps_settings:mapshade02.png?nolink |}}\\  +    * **Slopes** - highlighting slopes of >30°, >35°, >40 (light orange, orange, dark orange) - useful for ski alpinists, backcountry skiers, etc.:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:mapshade02.jpg?nolink |}}\\  
-    * **Colored elevation** - elevation levels are differed by colors (e.g. lowlands are green, mountains brown). This setting offers several color theme presets by orographic profile: //Universal, Lowland, Highland, Alps and Mountains//:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:maps_settings:mapshade03.png?nolink |}}\\ You can get your own color schemes by defining [[manual:advanced:customization:coloring|custom elevation color palettes >>]]+    * **Aspect coloring** - coloring by the orientation of the slope gradient:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:mapshade04.jpg?nolink |}}\\ The colours are arranged according to cardinal directions:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:mapshade05.jpg?nolink |}}  
 +    * **Colored elevation** - elevation levels differ by colors (e.g. lowlands are green, mountains brown). This setting offers several color theme presets by orographic profile: //Universal, Lowland, Highland, Alps and Mountains//:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:mapshade03.jpg?nolink |}}\\ You can get your own color schemes by defining [[manual:advanced:customization:coloring|custom elevation color palettes >>]]
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 It is important to download elevation data before using this function, more info [[manual:faq:how_to_add_map_shading#where_to_get_them|here >>]] It is important to download elevation data before using this function, more info [[manual:faq:how_to_add_map_shading#where_to_get_them|here >>]]
manual/user_guide/maps_settings.txt · Last modified: 2024/02/27 13:37 by mstupka