Visit the Map Suite Community Discussion Forums
The Map Suite Developer Community forums are a great place to discover new ways to use your Map Suite GIS software. This month, we'll take a look at some of the most popular topics on the forums, some of which show you how to extend Map Suite in ways you may not have thought possible!
From exciting new extensions to tutorials on adding popular functionality to your GIS application, the forums are always filled with great ideas that you can use in your next Map Suite project. Here are some of the topics that you may find interesting this month:
Map Suite PDF Extension: Print Your Maps to a Vector PDF
Now you can convert the Map Suite map you see on your screen into a detailed, vector-based PDF. The PDF Extension is available as an open beta for customers to try in their own projects. You can also join the discussion and let us know what you'd like to see as development continues.
Create Complex Expression Styles with the FleeBooleanStyle
Inspired by the requirements of a Map Suite customer, the FleeBooleanStyle extension gives you powerful and unprecedented control over your map styles. It evaluates complex expressions from FeatureSource column data and combines them with your own custom variables. Based on the Flee (Fast Lightweight Expression Evaluator) package.
Display the Pacific Rim with a World ShapeFile
If you need your Map Suite application to display the Pacific Rim and Asia if you pan to the west (so that the world "wraps around"), this is the article for you. Illustrations, example code and a sample project will help you add this often-requested feature to your project.
MultiGeoTiffLayer: Work with Thousands of GeoTIFFs
This new add-on class was inspired by a Map Suite customer who needed to work with thousands of GeoTIFFs efficiently. The new class allows us to build an index of all the GeoTIFF files we have and then read that index when we open a layer. Both C# and VB sample code are provided.
Create a Donut Point Style
Inspired by a customer request, these new DonutPointStyles allow you to draw a hollow circle (or "donut") to represent a point on your map. Two styles are provided: a general style suitable for any GeoCanvas, and a GDI+ specific style. Sample code is provided for each.
Watch For More Great Ideas From ThinkGeo...
We're working on some new and exciting ways for Map Suite developers to share their ideas for extensions and enhancements to Map Suite in our ever-growing community. Stay tuned to future issues of the ThinkGeo GIS newsletter — and to our website — for updates.
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