doady
Senior Member
GIMP and Paint.NET are raster editors. For making maps, I suggest a program that is vector-based, like Illustrator instead of Photoshop.
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I used to use Photoshop, but in the past year or so I've switched to using Ortelius. It's for Mac only I believe, but it's a great application for making maps. I can throw together some pretty decent looking maps in only a couple of hours.
doady
Senior Member
Yes, Ortelius is vector. Quick search turns up some other possible good programs to use for maps:
http://www.onextrapixel.com/2011/03/15/10-best-alternatives-to-adobe-illustrator/
They list GIMP, but as they say, it isn't a vector-based graphics editor.
http://www.onextrapixel.com/2011/03/15/10-best-alternatives-to-adobe-illustrator/
They list GIMP, but as they say, it isn't a vector-based graphics editor.
CDL.TO
Moderator
Inkscape is an open-source vector-based image editing software.
BurlOak
Senior Member
After reading through some fantasy proposals, I thought I would put down some ideas on a subway making turns. The 2 things with turns are the radius and the fact that stations are not in turns. The first means that some property needs to be acquired as the turn cuts the corner. The second means that the station can not be located near the intersection where the turn is made. Here is a quick diagram.
Essentialy, for a 90 degree turn, the station will be at least 600m from the intersection and it will require 250m of expropriation at the corner. This clearly illustrates the benefits of staying straight whenever possible, or utilizing diagonal roads to make the curve much less than 90 degrees.
Essentialy, for a 90 degree turn, the station will be at least 600m from the intersection and it will require 250m of expropriation at the corner. This clearly illustrates the benefits of staying straight whenever possible, or utilizing diagonal roads to make the curve much less than 90 degrees.
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sixrings
Senior Member
1. Finch Crosstown LRT
2. Sheppard Crosstown LRT (convert the subway)
4. Keele LRT (Steeles to Eglinton )
5. Don Mills LRT (STeeles to Eglinton)
6. DRL (Keele/Eglinton to Union North (Wellington and Bay) to Don Mills/Eglinton.
My addition to Go would be to add GO stops on all lines that stop at Eglinton. It would reroute the Markham line so that there would be a stop at Leslie and Eglinton. I added a Go stop at lansdown and at liberty village..
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MafaldaBoy
Senior Member
I've been working on a fantasy map on and off for the past few weeks, and I've finally finished. Unfortunately since my map is huge (9000x5000px made in Illustrator), I've yet to find out how to post the whole thing on here to show all of its detail. So if anyone has any idea on how to do that, I'd really appreciate it 
Anyways, here's a teaser so this post has at least something to show for it:
Thanks again!
EDIT:
Here is the map in its entirety, but I'm still trying to find out how to upload the full resolution (16749x8698) here for you guys
Anyways, here's a teaser so this post has at least something to show for it:
Thanks again!
EDIT:
Here is the map in its entirety, but I'm still trying to find out how to upload the full resolution (16749x8698) here for you guys
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doady
Senior Member
Very nice map from what I can see. If you save it as .pdf, the file size will much smaller, making it easier to share. That's what I did for mine.
MafaldaBoy
Senior Member
Still haven't quite figured out the pdf uploading, but here is a link to the map hosted on dropbox:
EDIT: Since dropbox link flopped, I tried Imgur again and it turned out a lot better: http://i.imgur.com/nwSXQ.jpg
Anyways, I've just went all out and rapid transit-ifyed nearly every possible corridor in the GTA in this map.
I've based it on Metrolinx's Big Move and bielawski's map that was posted here a couple of months ago: http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/showth...ing-fantasy-maps)/page122?p=636193#post636193 , where I've made use of nearly all of the rail corridors.
It was partially inspired by London's Oyster Rail Network map: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/oyster-rail-services-map.pdf , both in the graphic style and in the matter that it is a whole regional transit network accessible with one fare card.
Some feedback and criticism is greatly appreciated!
EDIT: Since dropbox link flopped, I tried Imgur again and it turned out a lot better: http://i.imgur.com/nwSXQ.jpg
Anyways, I've just went all out and rapid transit-ifyed nearly every possible corridor in the GTA in this map.
I've based it on Metrolinx's Big Move and bielawski's map that was posted here a couple of months ago: http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/showth...ing-fantasy-maps)/page122?p=636193#post636193 , where I've made use of nearly all of the rail corridors.
It was partially inspired by London's Oyster Rail Network map: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/oyster-rail-services-map.pdf , both in the graphic style and in the matter that it is a whole regional transit network accessible with one fare card.
Some feedback and criticism is greatly appreciated!
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nfitz
Superstar
I'm getting an error message that the file:
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might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address.
ssiguy2
Senior Member
Ya, the link isn't working for me either.
Regardless, totally appreciate all the work put into the map, many thanks.
Regardless, totally appreciate all the work put into the map, many thanks.
jamincan
Active Member
If you have GMail, you can upload it to Google Docs and make it public I believe (though I could be wrong). I was able to access the map earlier, but now I'm getting a 403 error. In either case, the map looks fantastic and makes me kind of sad knowing what we're missing. You could consider adding the planned rapid transit lines for Waterloo Region and Hamilton to the map as well in future editions.
MafaldaBoy
Senior Member
I tried that, but Google really butchers the quality of the image, so I redid it. It should work now, sorry!
M II A II R II K
Senior Member
Posting the full version here would automatically shrink it in the post, but can be clicked upon in a new window to view the whole size.
Woodbridge_Heights
Senior Member
Still haven't quite figured out the pdf uploading, but here is a link to the map hosted on dropbox:
EDIT: Since dropbox link flopped, I tried Imgur again and it turned out a lot better: http://i.imgur.com/nwSXQ.jpg
Anyways, I've just went all out and rapid transit-ifyed nearly every possible corridor in the GTA in this map.
I've based it on Metrolinx's Big Move and bielawski's map that was posted here a couple of months ago: http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/showth...ing-fantasy-maps)/page122?p=636193#post636193 , where I've made use of nearly all of the rail corridors.
It was partially inspired by London's Oyster Rail Network map: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/oyster-rail-services-map.pdf , both in the graphic style and in the matter that it is a whole regional transit network accessible with one fare card.
Some feedback and criticism is greatly appreciated!
Great map, minor presentation note however. It appears that the Barrie/Bolton/Uxbridge line and the 407 Transitway both use the same line style, black solid line. Unless it's just my pc