Questions tagged [printing]
Printing is the act of outputting GIS data to paper or to a file
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How to hide layers on the "minimap" in the print layout [duplicate]
I am new to QGIS and I am running into a small problem. How do I hide the layers (shapes) showing on the minimap in the print layout? I want them to show on the big map but not on the small one ...
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Trouble with Transparency: QGIS Icon Background Not Printing as Fully Transparent in PDFs
I create maps that incorporate a square PNG image with a transparent background using QGIS 3.16.4-Hannover and export them as PDF files for printing. The icon's transparent background is maintained ...
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Changing print-layout/print-template with ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript
we got "the first step" print with ArcGIS Maps SDK 4.27 for JavaScript succesfully. But I wonder:
a) Is it possible to change the scalebar, that the units are only shown in kilometers (not ...
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QGIS Crashes exporting from print layout
So im trying to export my map layout to PDF and no matter what options i select QGIS just closes without warning while it is supposedly exporting.
Ive tried with PDF, IMG, TIFF and they all do the ...
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Remove columns with NULL values from QGIS print layout attribute table
I have an attribute table in my QGIS print layout that only includes features within the map extent. I want that table to only show columns that have non-NULL values for that feature set, i.e. if the ...
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Changing page size by Atlas in QGIS
I have an Atlas with different zones in an area and I want to export them at the same scale. To do so I need different page sizes to export them while fitting in the page. I managed to add an ...
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QGIS 3.32 and printing colored text
I spent time looking for a solution but found none. Most were dated from years ago.
If I am in QGIS using the Python console and Python editor how then do I get text to print in various colors or with ...
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Printing layout to set scale not working AcrGIS Pro
When I set a scale of say 1:500 in a layout and then export it as a pdf and print OR also when I directly print layout from ArcGIS Pro, the printout is not exactly at 1:500.
I set the layout as A3 and ...
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Map Scale Wonky
I'm working in QGIS LTR 3.28 on Mac. In Print Layout, I cannot seem to get a scale to show up. I tried six times to insert a scale, and when I exported to .pdf, I get this (see attached). Cannot seem ...
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Add projection warp calculation to preserve correct scale when exporting map for printing
I'm working on my own widget for printing large maps based on the ArcGIS printing service. The main feature of the service will be dividing the large area to separate parts in specified paper format.
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Printing in GeoSever 2.23 not working
I installed Geoserver 2.23 on Windows Server with Apatche Tomcat 9.0.56 and jdk-11.0.18+10.
What I can see everything works well except the printing.
With the default data-directory I clicked Demo and ...
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Rogue layer printing to GeoPDF in QGIS
I have a plan, in QGIS version 3.22.16, with two layer groups and am using them to supply maps to two different pages in a layout file controlled by map themes. I am printing one page at a time by ...
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Set print extent in demto3D of QGIS diferent than x min, x max, y min, y max
I have an area that I want to print in 3D. The area has 4 sets of coordinates. I first used a polygon of the area of interest, then cut the DEM of the same area.
I used demto3D from QGIS to generate ...
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QGIS Print layout not showing detail on export
When I save a map the output is missing a lot of the detail you can see in the print preview. Why is this and is there a way I can save it like I see it in the preview? Saves well as a pdf but not as ...
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Printing Large Maps Causing Adobe to Crash
I'm having trouble printing some large maps (ANSI 34x44) on a Canon inmagePROGRAF TM-300 plotter. I'm using Adobe Acrobat Pro, version 2022.001. The maps are part of a Map Series in ArcGIS Pro, but ...
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Attribute tables spanning multiple pages in QGIS / page breaks?
I am trying to make a city guide using QGIS atlas function which contains indexes to find certain streets / POIs quickly.
Using QGIS expression to access page-number of atlas for certain features I ...
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Web map export using custom print template giving ERROR 000800
ArcGIS Pro: 3.0.3
ArcGIS Enterprise Server (Linux): 10.9.1
We are trying to implement custom print templates so we can print web maps with our logos, formatted scale bar, etc using the versions above. ...
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Print Map Rendering using QGIS
When I prepare my map it looks like this in the print preview layouts:
However, when I print it, it looks like this (missing left and some top co-ordinates):
Why are the co-ordinates dropping off ...
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Black cross that I didn't add appearing on print layout in QGIS
When I went to print my map in QGIS 3.22.8, there is a black cross on my image which I did not add. I thought it might have just been in the print layout, but it persisted when I exported the image. I ...
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Printing map as several sheets of paper
I have a circular map (radius = 840m) and I need to print on A0 paper sheets. For references I am adding my qgis map and AutoCad model showing how it should be splitted into 20 A0 sheets.
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QGIS Print layout - map scale changes after matching map extent to main canvas extent
I have the map canvas with the scale set at 1:3500. I've set exactly the same scale in the print layout.
Unfortunately, every time when I drag the main map canvas and use the option "Set map ...
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Work (see) in the workspace with the exact elements in a print layout in QGIS 3
Is there any possibility to see (to work with) exactly what you get in a print layout in QGIS 3?
I have an A3 layout, at 1:45000 scale, but i cannot arrange all elements because I get a different ...
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Diving Large map into smaller A3 quadrants for surveying
I would like a fast way to create smaller maps from a large map that can be printed and given to employees for surveying.
I would like the map to be divided into equal quadrants and then generate a ...
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OpenStreetMap not displaying on my printed maps from QGIS?
I can't figure out the why of when I do a map off my QGIS work while using OpenStreetMap as background map with XYZ Tiles, it simply doesn't get printed while everything else gets printed as expected. ...
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Convert GEE object to image?
I have tried to calculate the average precipitation in each cropland. However, it seems I have a problem generating a map of the final result. It does show that "Expression does not evaluate to ...
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QGIS Print Layout attribute table source as model output
I have created a model which extracts features from larger shapefile databases around a site boundary. Each time I run the model I am using a different site boundary, however the outputs have the same ...
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GeoServer authentication and MapFish plugin
I am using the MapFish GeoServer plugin for printing maps from GeoServer. It was working just fine.
For security reasons, I added an authentication plugin that needs an "authkey" parameter ...
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Input content inside the object drawn in QGIS Print Layout
I have a multitude of rectangles drawn in my map composer.
I have also separate text boxes for them.
I am wondering about the possibility of including the text content for drawn rectangles or other ...
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QGIS - custom grid in printing layout not working
I would like to set my custom grid in the QGIS map composer.
I tried these threads:
How to create a custom coordinate grid in the QGIS 2.14.2?
https://kartoza.com/en/blog/create-a-custom-reference-...
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Printing with plotter in customized paper size using ArcMap
A plotter in my office has a spool of paper with a dimension of 42x36 inches. I am trying to print something where the paper itself (not the map layout) is 36x30.
Can I customize the paper dimensions ...
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OpenLayers print Logo
I added a logo image for the map in this way:
<div id="map" class="map sidebar-map">
<div class="logo">
<img src="assets/img/logo.png" ...
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GeoServer 2.20.1 printing module
I configure my geoserver with WMTS (from Maptiler) and i would like to print using leaflet printing module but i can't to configure leaftlet to get capabilities from WMTS service and printprovider ...
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Plotting large map into several smaller A4
I am using QGIS. I have a big map and licence for exploration. How can I split map with layer bounds (red line polygon-licence) in a few A4 which one will continue to another one etc. in scale 1:5000?
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Saving huge detailed map with background into TIFF for printing size A0
How to export a huge map in A0 format size, with visible background image without loss in details? (street names and house numbers should be visible)
Parameters of the network I want to export for ...
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Exporting 3D data including color in QGIS
I am a beginner in using Qgis, and my goal is to print elevation models with color layers (e.g. rock or forest) with my 3D printer.
How do I get the 3D data exported from QGIS without losing the color ...
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Automatically number only features visible in extent in QGIS
I would like to add a number label only to features visible in the Print layout extent. For example, I have a layer with building footprints, and I would like to itemize buildings with a simple ...
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Printing message with map canvas coordinates after user click in QGIS Plugin
I need to print a message after the user pushes the button "Prueba". The message must contain coordinates "x", "y" from the user's click in the map canvas. I don't know ...
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WMS position not identical in QGIS data and print view
I have a WMS layer with the same CRS as the other layers in QGIS. In the normal map view the position of the WMS layer is correct:
But in any print layout the blue and red areas of the WMS are not in ...
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Unable to print PDF exported from ArcGIS Pro
We are facing a problem in printing the PDF maps exported from ArcGIS Pro.
We have 4 maps/PDFs (Different locations bookmarked) But they are in the same ArcGIS Project file. We are exporting the map ...
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QGIS 3.20 issue with print composer - layers not aligned
I have installed QGIS 3.20 and found that when moving from the canvas to print composer all my layers have moved, and do not line up anymore.They look fine each time I go back to the main canvas, but ...
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What is the cause of "can not create printer" when exporting to pdf
Sometimes I get the message (this is directly translated from Swedish) "Could not create printer" when I try to use Export to pdf in layout-window, when I check off the geopdf it works
What ...
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Unable to load raster image in QGIS 3.20 Print composer
I have loaded QGIS 3.20, and in print composer, I have tried to load a gif image I have used a lot in other versions, and it fails to load, just the red X through the box. I have checked 3.18 ...
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Custom print service for WebApp without AGOL Enterprise account?
I understand that in order to print to a custom layout from an ArcGIS Web App, I would need to set up a print service on a server.
Although the whole process of getting a layout from ArcGIS Pro to a ...
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Adding folding marks to Print Layout in QGIS
Is there any way to automatically add folding marks to Print Layouts in QGIS?
I want to print maps on A0 size and need markers for folding to A4 size, like you can do in most CAD software for plans ...
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ArcGIS Custom Printing Service for a Layout With More Than One Map Frame
Recently we've been migrating our manual printing workflows to custom printing services at our ArcGIS Server instance. Everything was fun and games until we stumbled upon some Layouts with more than ...
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MapFish Print – Different background between first and next pages on pagination file
I’m currently using MapFish to print a paging on a same pdf, like this:
First page: A full map (which contains for example: a polygon as geometry feature + OSM default as background)
A pagination of ...
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Frame and coordinates disappear when printing in QGIS
I'm trying to print my map in QGIS 3.18.0 including a zebra frame.
It looks great in the Print layout but when I print it, the zebra frame and coordinates are not there.
Is there a setting or ...
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Print reports from ArcGIS Enterprise web apps
Can I get my output report in word by publishing a new print service with ArcGIS Web AppBuilder printing tool? The source link I referenced while working on this topic is attached.
https://www.esri....
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QGIS print layout - map refresh not working
I would like to synchronize my QGIS map with the printing layout map.
According to the tutorial here:
https://docs.qgis.org/3.4/en/docs/training_manual/map_composer/map_composer.html
I can refresh my ...
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React leaflet map print
I want to print a leaflet map in PDF/Image formats and It will be contained,
WMS layers
Polygon, Markers, Polylines etc
I'm using a leaflet map with React Typescript. Related versions are,
react-...
