[Qgis-user] Atlas Generation

[Håvard Tveite]

Hi Bernd,

It is no problem to use a point layer to define the map areas.
The generated maps will be centered on the points, and the
extent is determined by the specified scale and the size you
have defined for the map on the page.

Håvard

On 19.03.2020 11:21, Bernd Vogelgesang wrote:
>   From what I understand is, that you struggle with setting up the
> coverage layer, defining your different map areas.
> 
> A point grid will not help you much with that, you have to have
> rectangles, defining the area for each map.
> 
> This has to be done by hand (ouch!), or, maybe someone knows how to do
> it, by a geometry generator function, that will take your center points
> and generate a rectangle with your desired hight and width automatically.
> 
> Another simple option would be, to buffer your points so they become
> polygons, and then play around in the atlas settings for the scale
> 
> Am 18.03.20 um 23:03 schrieb stellar0645:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I simply want to create a multi-page map book of a large area of southern
>> Arizona.  Not an atlas of different features but a simple book of pages
>> which divides the main map into smaller equal-sized pages at the same scale.
>> Using QGIS 3.4.4.
>>
>> I've researched this to no end and searched this forum but am stuck at
>> defining the page size of all things.  I have a regular grid of points that
>> define the centre of each page but I cannot define the page size.  Page
>> setup does not seem to have any effect.
>>
>> The Atlas configuration seems to be scattered among several areas and I'm at
>> a loss as to how they all interact and function.
>>
>> Is there a STEP by STEP recipe for creating a map book once the grid has
>> been defined?
>>
>> Thanks very much . . . .
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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