[Qgis-user] Multiple Map/Data Frames?

[Andreas Neumann]

Hi David,

You can do it - sort of. Not as elegant as it could be.

QGIS has only one main map.

What you can do is:

* have the layer combination of the first map frame
* draw your map frame in the print composer
* check the "Lock layers in map frame" check box
* return to the main map
* change your layer combination

and start again, as often as you want.

Note that the geographic extent in the multiple map frames may be
different as well.

There are no multiple-views or data frames as ArcGIS has.

However, there may be a useful plugin, called "Layer combinations" that
lets you save and restore layer combinations of your project.

Hope this helps,
Andreas

Am 29.10.2013 14:32, schrieb Chrest, David:
> Folks,
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> Can "multiple data frames" be created in QGIS to add to composer? Not
> just a single inset map, but the ability to add multiple insets/maps in
> smaller boxes to the larger main map? This is common in mapping when one
> displays data over the Lower 48 states, for example, but also needs to
> include several, sometimes many inset maps to show more detail in the
> larger cities such as New York, Chicago, LA, etc. In ArcGIS (dare I say
> it) in ArcMap, I can just add new data frames, add layers and symbolize,
> then add to the layout (composer). What is the equivalent of doing this
> in QGIS 2.0? I am a QGIS newbie so please forgive me if I have missed
> something obvious.
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> 
> Thank you so much,
> 
> David
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>  
> 
> David Chrest
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> Research GIS Analyst
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> RTI International
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