Note: To draw a flight line, you must be logged-in to a Pro account. To learn how to upgrade, visit this link: How to upgrade to a Pro account
Description
The Flight Line Tool enables you to draw lines representing the flight of planes. Depending on the start/destination locations, the line is automatically curved to represent the flight trajectory.
Draw the flight line
- Login to your Scribble Maps account at:
https://www.scribblemaps.com/create(Optional) To learn how to log in, visit this link:
How to login/register - In the Map View, move and zoom the map so you can see both the:
- Start location.
AND - Destination location.
To move the map:- Select the Hand Tool in the top toolbar.
- In the center of the Map View, you will see the crosshair reticle.
- In the Map View, click-and-drag the map so the chosen location is at the reticle.
When you later zoom, you will see the map zooms to/from the location at the reticle.
To zoom-in/out, there are 2 options:Option 1
In the top-right corner of the Map View, click the:- Zoom-in button, "+".
- Zoom-out button, "-".
Option 2
Use the scroll wheel on your mouse.For Windows- Scroll forwards to zoom-in.
- Scroll backwards to zoom-out.
For Mac- Scroll backwards to zoom-in.
- Scroll forwards to zoom-out.
- Start location.
- Select the Flight Line Tool in the top toolbar.
- (Optional) Choose the colour of the line.
To choose the colour:
- In the top toolbar, select the Line Colour Picker.
The Line Colour Picker is the Pencil Icon displaying the tooltip: "Changes line/border colour".
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There are 2 options for this step:Option 1
Type the Hex Colour Code into the field.Option 2- Click on the "White+Colour" field to choose how much white is mixed with a colour.
- (Optional) Click on the Shade Bar to choose how much gray or black is mixed with the "White+Colour".
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(Optional) In the "Opacity" field, type-in the non-transparency percentage of the final colour.
The opacity value:- 0% is invisible.
- 50% is see-through.
- 100% is the solid colour.
Note: You can save colours to use later. To learn how, visit this link: Save a colour swatch, then apply it to a new line, shape, or label - In the top toolbar, select the Line Colour Picker.
- (Optional) Choose the line thickness.
To the right of the Line Colour Picker:
- Click on the up/down arrows.
OR - Type the number into the field.
- Click on the up/down arrows.
- (Optional) Choose the line style
To the right of the line thickness selector:
- Click on the current line style.
- On the drop-down list, click to select the new line style.
- (Optional) Choose the line’s end cap style.
To the right of the line style selector, click on the current cap style. You can change the style to either round or square.
- In the Map View, click and drag from the start location to the destination location.
You will see the curve:
- Is bigger when the line is longer.
- Is smaller when the line is nearer to the equator.
- Is smaller when the line is more vertical.
- Bends upwards in the Northern hemisphere.
- Bends downwards in the Southern hemisphere.
(Optional) View the line’s row in the Layers Panel
- Select the Edit/Measure Tool in the top toolbar.
Quick Key: Or you can press the "Q" button on your keyboard.
- (Optional) If the "LAYERS" Panel isn't open on the right side of the browser window, click the vertical bar.
- In the Map View, hover over the line.
In the Layers Panel, you will see the line’s row is highlighted.
See also
Add an overlay to a group/folder
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