[Qgis-user] Atlas Generation

[Håvard Tveite]

Hi again,

I just tested this procedure with QGIS 3.10 (current LTR), and
got the same result (it works!).
I do not currently have 3.4 available, so I can't test that one.

Håvard

On 19.03.2020 00:20, Håvard Tveite wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> The following procedure works for me (QGIS 3.12).
> 
> 0) I assume that the map for the "report" is already prepared.
> 
> 1) Create a new report (*Project-> New Report*).
> 
> 2) In the *Report Organizer*, add a *Field Group Section*
>      under *Report* by pressing the green plus-button (+) and
>      selecting *Field Group Section*.
> 
> 3) Make sure that "Group" is selected in the *Report Organizer*,
>      and select your point layer in *Layer*.
> 
> 4) Select a field (from that layer) for sorting (*Field*).
> 
> 5) Check *Include body* and click the *Edit* button to the right.
> 
>      If you right-click in the white "sheet" that shows up on the
>      gray canvas, you can set the page size and orientation.
>      Specify "Custom" with a *Width* of 200 mm and a *Height* of
>      200 mm in *Item Properties* to the right.
> 
> 6) Add your map (Add Item-> Add Map, by dragging out the rectangle
>      for it on the canvas).
> 
> 7) In the *Item Properties* of the map, select your preferred
>      map *Scale*.
> 
> 8) Scroll down and check *Controlled by Report*. *Fixed scale*
>      will be the selected (and, for point layers, only possible)
>      option.
> 
> 9) Export your map to PDF and check the results
>      (I get 20cm x 20 cm pages)
> 
> hopefully this also works with QGIS 3.4 and 3.10.
> 
> Håvard
> 
> On 18.03.2020 23:03, stellar0645 wrote:
>> 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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