Maperitive Notes

Australia Data to download https://download.geofabrik.de/australia-oceania/australia.html

http://maperitive.net/docs/Rulesets.html

https://www.mappa-mercia.org/2013/01/creating-your-own-rendering-rules.html

 

Well I have worked out the basics.

Workflow:

1) Open https://www.openstreetmap.org

2) Select the area you want to plot https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/-37.5451/143.7799

3) Export and save the osm file use the Overpass API

4) Open Maperitive

5) Open the OSM file

 

6) Remove any unwanted Map Sources

Delete any previous open osm files

 

 

7) Change to Rule set you use for Plotting

Switch to Urbanight for a wirteframe view of the map data

 

8) Export a SVG (For Inkscape)

 

9) Note the location and name of the file

 

 

10) Open the Output file in Inkscape

 

11) Slect Layers

12) hide Map frame and Map decoration

13) Open Document Properties (SHIF+CTRL+D)

14) Click Custon to Change the canvas size to A4

 

15) Turn off or delete the Map Background

16) Resize or reposition on A4 page

17) Zoom to fit selection on window (3)

18) Plot using AxiDraw :-)

 

For Red Bubble Set Stroke:

Colour to Black, (Shift Click Black Swatch)
Width to 1.00 mm
Round Caps
Round Joints

 

Export PNG file Shift+Ctrl+E

 

Set Width to 8268

 

 



 

My first plot thanks to: https://heic2png.com/

My first plot thanks to: https://heic2png.com/