Questions tagged [print-composer]
Print composer provides growing layout and printing capabilities in QGIS.
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QGIS styling a legend
I am a newbie working on QGIS 3.6 / Windows 10
I need to style a legend for map with headings and sub headings
The main divisions of the legend item need to be subdivided into sub-classes
i.e. The ...
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Any QGIS plugin to facilitate the creation of hiking maps?
There used to be this one https://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/AreaPrinter-master/
whose description reads::
AreaPrinter simplifies the process of creating print composers for
navigation-quality ...
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QGIS Madeira: crash when export map [closed]
After install QGIS Madeira on a new Win10 PC, QGIS crashes when exporting a PNG file, the crashlog:
QGIS Info
QGIS Version: 3.4.10-Madeira
QGIS code revision: 3d97aaae88
Compiled against Qt: 5.11.2
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How to get a grid 500m x 500m on map composer
I need to make a map on map composer, with a grid layed on it which is 500m x 500m. however the only way I could find of doing this was by adding a grid to my map, found within item properties.
This ...
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Creating LAT / LONG grid labels with Northing/Southing and Easting/Westing suffix in QGIS?
I´m using QGIS 3.6.
I have my map as you can see below:
I would like to have the labels in LAT / LONG coordinates like (40E ; -10S).
Can you please tell me how can I do this?
I saw:
https://...
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Wrong scalebar for a map of Scotland
I am working on a project that focuses on Scotland. When I use the print composer to add a scalebar the scale is wrong. It shows 50 km for a distance that is probably around 200 km. Following the ...
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Display checkbox in QGIS composer
I created an atlas in composer with my results from site visit forms.
I would like to display a checkbox with ticked or unticked state depending on my field value.
I am thinking as a workaround to ...
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QGIS - points at the North and South Pole disappear in the composer
I am using QGIS 3.4 to produce maps of the Arctic and Antarctic with weighted points from a csv file.
I noticed that I lose the points at the North and South Pole when I add the map in the composer. ...
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Parts of WMS layer are missing in layout export
I am having problems with the print composer. A successful printing do not always occur.
In particular, if the scale is high (e.g. 1:1.300.000), it always fails.
As you can see some parts of the map ...
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Print composer forgets layers and puts them in wrong order
I have a project that mainly consist of PostGIS tables, but also some shapefiles. All in all I have some 50 layers in use in the project.
The last days, I have had problems with the print composer. ...
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How to select a specific print layout (by name) in QGIS 3?
I'm a real beginner in Python. I'm using a Python script to produce maps automatically.
This script is working but it is failing in the last part: saving the current map with a specific print layout. ...
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Using print composer name in a label
I want the title (a label) of my map in print composer to automatically contain the name I've given the print composer and also the date that it was created. For example I want it to say 'Really cool ...
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Map frame in the map composer doesn't show the project layers when the size of the map is too large. Small size maps work fine [closed]
I drew a map in QGIS print composer, but it does not render my layer from the QGIS project. When I reduce the size of my map it works. Here are two pictures to illustrate my issue.
Why is that and ...
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Find orientation of rectangle in PostGIS for QGIS composer
I am storing rectangle in my DB in order to automatize the creation of technical maps of a networks. I am creating these maps in QGIS using the print composer. Many of these rectangles are oriented (...
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QGIS 3.4, Why doesn't MapBox look the same ion Map canvas as in Layout? [duplicate]
When I export, the basemap looks completely different.
And then Exported as .jpeg:
Have asked MapBox and they don't know.
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Is the PDF rendering engine in QGIS atlas reports the same as for single page reports?
I’ve recently created a set of atlas maps in v3.6 that display contours. When I render a single page as PDF it obeys the rule based display settings (for index and intermediate contours).
If I run ...
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Deleting text from Map Items in QGIS print composer?
I have been using QGIS for some time, and what I am experiencing is not something that I have had issues with before. It appears to be a gitch.
I created a map in QGIS 3.6.2. Then, I exported it as ...
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Grid lines and text together with Atlas. Problems with some scales for each map
I'm having trouble using the "Grids" option in the QGIS 6.3 composer layout.
If I define the Interval units in Centimeters the coordinates on the map (text) are NOT referenced to the coordinate ...
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Geometry generator in print composer
I am trying to create folding marks in the QGIS-print composer. Basically they are just markers along a line - with the twist, that the spacing is not even. I want to avoid having to create several ...
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Why are the labels not showing when I load a .qml file in a standalone pyqgis script?
The first image is the final output that I have when I run my standalone script. The second Image shows the grid that I made and the sample labels that I want to put on my final output. I saved the ...
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Where is Composition ‣ Paper and Quality panel of QGIS? [duplicate]
A right-click on panel doesn't bring this up and not listed in View/Toolbars or View/Panels ... have a very specific page size so really need to change from default A4.
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Managing space in columns in QGIS legend
Is there a way to set up a legend so the group name spans multiple columns in QGIS print composer?
Trying to set up a legend where one of the items is split into columns, but the group spans the ...
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Is it possible to print a map in PyQgis3 of a database table without rendering the layer in the project gui?
There is a way to print a map using pyqgis3 without rendering the vector layer in the project interface? (by giving just the connection to the table, the map extent and the style )
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Is it possible to see the selected geometry in the map composer? And change the appearance of them?
I have QGIS 3.4.4 Madeira. I would like the selected geometry to be seen in the map composer, but I can't find the way to do it.
Also, I would like to change the appearance of the selected geometry, ...
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Adjusting QGIS 3.6 Print Composer default output resolution? [duplicate]
When exporting a print layout to image or PDF in QGIS 3.6, the default resolution is 300dpi. I'd like to change that default.
There's an analogue question here: Adjusting QGIS Print Composer output ...
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Scale of shape in a Print Layout
I am making an atlas with a fixed scale, and want to include circles with a fixed radius (in scaled kilometers) about the center point in the atlas (see image below). I was able to do this by ...
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“You Are Here” symbol for maps in QGIS
This is a very generic map production question in QGIS.
I am trying to add a "You are here" symbol in QGIS layouts for a fire evacuation map like this one below?
There are more than one "You Are ...
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Changing local coordinate system to WGS84 in QGIS print composer?
I have composed a map where shapefiles, points etc. all are in local coordinate system (l-est).
Is it possible to convert it to common WGS84 system?
So that in printed map there are coordinates 23....
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How to change text color in QGIS 3 composer label when render as HTML
I try to set a label with black background, a first line of text in green (exactly rgb(125,185,0) ) and the other line in white.
In QGIS 2.18 setting the background black, the font color white and ...
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How to create an index map of atlas features in QGIS 3?
I realise that this question has been asked before (Making overview with linked detailed maps in QGIS?), however I am still unable to figure out how to create an index map of atlas features in the ...
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QGIS print composer - Legend columns not aligning when title is deleted
I want a simple legend without a title and with 2 items side by side. I can't find an option to turn the legend off so have just deleted text from the Legend title box. I select Columns (2) - Equal ...
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Set page origin in QGIS Print Composer OR ArcMap Layout
Working on QGIS 3.6.1 I am reproducing an ArcMap Layout in Print Composer. This is basically pretty straightforward, but I need to recalculate the y-position of each map element, because in QGIS Print ...
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Automatic sheet size in text label in QGIS
I'm in Print Composer and want to develop a template. In that template, I would like to add a text Label which automatically represents the size of the sheet in the format "Sheet size: 841x1189".
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Align content in an attribute table to the bottom of the frame
I have an attribute table in a page in one frame with a certain dimension (width/height). The content of this table is not enough to fill the height of the frame and is aligned to the top. Is any of ...
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Showing some feature in text label in Print Composer from Print Layout itself in QGIS 3.4.5
I was wondering if there is some expression that I can insert in a text label QGIS print layout that will allow me to print for example coordinates of the map inserted in the print layout itself.
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Retrieving specific value from CSV layer to use in QGIS Expressions when conditions match current Atlas feature
I have configured an Atlas which is tied to a "ref_pln" column in a coverage layer. I also have a CSV layer with the columns "ref_pln", "attribute" and "value".
I'd like to pull the value of "value" ...
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Moving symbols in Print layout, not in Main Window
I am working on production of Fire Evacuation maps. There are three assets, Fire Indicator Panel, Fire Mimic Panel and Emergency Exit that are located one very close to the other on a wall. They are ...
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Newly added layers to QGIS 2.18 will not display in the print composer
I have an existing QGIS project that until today was just fine. I added a new shapefile to the project but these new data fail to display in the print composer. All other existing data in the ...
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Style a feature in one layer based on an attribute in another layer in Print Composer Atlas
I have two layers; one is the foreground and the other a background. Both layers have fields containing similar values (field values in the foreground layer (mun_code) is also present in the ...
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Styling coordinates in QGIS's Map Composer [duplicate]
Is it possible to achieve the following style for coordinates in a map grid in Map Composer?
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How to use attribute table field name as the Output filename expression in Print composer?
I have several features I want exported as individual images. I am using Print composer and the export process was successful, but the output shows generic filenames like output_1.png:
It obviously ...
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How can I summarize the values of a raster to make a clear legend? [closed]
I produced a relief map out of a ASTER Satellite Picture by using a colour ramp (Symbology -> band rendering). I want to make a map out of that in the Print Composer but the Legend is very confusing ...
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Adjust label/symbol size in print composer automatically when choosing different scale for atlas
I am having trouble with my labels/symbols in the print composer and didn't find a solution here so far.
I have a project with a certain area from which I have to create several layouts in the print ...
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Inserting title block when making print templates
I am creating a print template for some figures for a report.
These figures will need a title block with all my company's details. Typically when I use it in surfer it is just a bunch of lines ...
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QGIS 3.4.5 Attribute table expression in print composer not working
I just upgraded from QGIS 2.18 to the latest stable release (3.4.5).
I am trying to filter an attribute table added to a layout by using @atlas_pagename and I can see there is a match in the ...
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In QGIS, the image in my print manager cannot be saved and only save one layer [closed]
When I try to save an image I made from my print manager in QGIS to my computer, it only seems to save part of it. Eg one layer is saved but another layer from the image isnt. How can this be solved??
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Saving individual figures in Print Composer in QGIS 2
Can anyone tell me how to save individual figures in QGIS print composer that I can later go back and edit?
Do I have to create a new print composer for each figure?
I am using QGIS 2.18.9.
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Printing only selected features in report QGIS 3?
My layer has more than 2900 elements, and I would like to release a map with 1 or 10 or 50 selected elements but never 2900 in the time.
I can't select them other than visually (no column to identify)...
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QGIS print composer incomplete PDF export
I'm trying to export a PDF of a map of northern Europe.
I load a high detail shp (https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/)
Zoom to the area I want (British Isles, North Sea, ...
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Display credit in map composer? [duplicate]
I am trying to publish maps from QGIS Map Composer.
I would like to automatically add the credits of the background layers displayed in the composition (like OSM, Bing, ...)
I am aware of such a ...
