Using the Map Builder > Using More Map Builder Features > Importing a Data Source > Importing an SVG File

If the data source is a SVG file, there are additional options that you can set, see Figure 3.12 for more information:

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Figure 3.12 Select Data Sources Pane for an SVG File
  1. Choose File>Add Map Data to display the Select Data Sources pane.
  2. In the top part of the pane click the gray rectangle to preview the image and use the toolbar to pan, zoom in/out, and fit the image to the view.
  3. By default the SVG Calibration pane is displayed in "bounds mode". In bounds mode you can set the latitude and longitude of the image manually. Click the row and enter the coordinates. You can also click on the
  4. To switch to "control point" mode, click the images/pixelbutton.png button. This adds two columns: Pixel Column and Pixel Line. In this mode you can set the position of the image manually using the pixel properties or the latitude\longitude properties. In addition, you can drag the red crosses to the point you want; this automatically sets the property values in the SVG Calibration pane. The red cross associated with a selected row is contained in a rectangle.
  5. Click the images/addpixel.png button to add another row and another red cross in the Image pane.
  6. Click the images/pixelbutton.png button again to return to bounds mode.
  7. To remove a row from the Image Calibration pane, select the row and click the images/delete_button.png button.
  8. Select Use Tiling, if you want to use this option, and set the number of rows and columns.
  9. Click Open.