Hi David
There are two high level steps to using custom map symbols
First make the symbols available to Spectrum Spatial
Obtain a copy of the symbols (ideally in PNG or GIF format to support background transparency)
In Spectrum Spatia2018.2 you can create and add symbols to a custom symbols folder. This folder can be configured to be outside of the install path so it is retained when upgrading
http://support.pb.com/help/spectrum/18.2/en/webhelp/Spatial/index.html#Spatial/source/Development/devguide/tutorials/custsymbols/overview.html
In Spectrum Spatial 12.1 and prior symbols are copied into the install path under lib.
http://support.pb.com/help/spectrum/12.2/en/webhelp/Spatial/index.html#Spatial/source/Development/devguide/tutorials/custsymbols/overview.html
Second - style override your layers to reference the symbols.
This can be done either (1) in MapInfo Professional and then the layers are uploaded the named resources (Named Layer) will include the style override or (2) in Spectrum Spatial Manager 2018.2 by modifying thee layer and adding a style override
Not that style override is preferable to editing TAB files and applying the styles to the data itself. You can also use individual value thematic maps to style different data with different symbols based on a column in the data.
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Mustafa Ismail
Product Architect
Pitney Bowes
London UK
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-05-2019 00:21
From: David Edwards
Subject: How to change map icons
Hi Nalin
Yes that is correct, I am wanting to use my own custom icons from the following website within SSA - https://mapicons.mapsmarker.com/
I'm just wondering what the best approach is for doing this?
Thanks
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David Edwards
Manager eSolutions
Waverley Council
Original Message:
Sent: 08-05-2019 00:11
From: Nalin Mathur
Subject: How to change map icons
Hi David,
Thank you for seeking out answers to your query in the Knowledge Community!
I want to know more about your expectations and want you to correct me if I am wrong. Are you looking for changing the symbols that are available inside a map ? For example, if you had a map that contains star symbols for world countries (as shown in the following screenshot) , are you looking to change this star symbol to something else :
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Nalin Mathur
Pitney Bowes Software India PVT. Ltd
Noida
Original Message:
Sent: 08-04-2019 19:36
From: David Edwards
Subject: How to change map icons
Hi
I'm wanting to know how to change map icons in SSA after they have been uploaded from Mapinfo. I'm not talking about editing infotemplates but rather how the icon is represented on the map - does anyone know the file that stores this information?
Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers
David
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David Edwards
Manager eSolutions
Waverley Council
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