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Originally Posted by Agentorange
I do have one question though: is it possible to import scanned documents into CC3 ? I have a large hand drawn map of my own game world, and it would be nice to be able to convert it across without having to do the whole thing from scratch.
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Hi AgentOrange,
Yup, you can do what you're asking. Basically, you can create a Layer or Sheet in your drawing, calling it something like "MAP FOR TRACING", etc. You can then import a JPG or whatever of your hand-drawn map, and it turns up in your new CC3 map. You can then hide or show this sheet and others as you trace (over the top of the trace-map sheet or layer) the coastline, mountains, rivers, place objects like towns, etc. The main fiddly bit is getting the size of the imported map to be aesthetically right - so that your mountain symbols, etc, are all more or less the right "look" sizewise. But it's not a major problem - you can fiddle either with sizing your imported map at the moment of import, or you can resize your default symbol size to match your map.
Happy mapping!
Cheers,
Sarah