Set Color Palettes for polygons
Steve Dutch
Global Mapper User
Is there a simple way to create a color table that will set the colors for polygons in a shapefile? I've done a couple of very complex maps by searching for the desired property, selecting all the found polygons, and setting the color. This can (did) entail a couple of hundred operations for something like the Geological Map of Canada. I picture creating an Excel or text file with the search attribute in one column and the color in another, linking to it, and coloring the polygons accordingly. If I decide to redesign my color palette I can redraw the maps without messy individual searches.
Comments
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You can much more easily do this on the Area Styles tab of the Options dialog for the layer. You can setup attribute-based styling and even start off assigning colors to each unique instance of some attribute, then edit those colors to get the display that you want.
Let me know if I can be of further assistance.
Thanks,
Mike
Global Mapper Guru
gmsupport@bluemarblegeo.com
http://www.globalmapper.com
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