CfsMe Maps Example
This example uses a mission from Tangmere (UK) to St Malo (France), switching from a coastline map for the big picture to a CFS screenshot map for target area details.
Initially the Mission is set to use Map2Bob (check in Mission page) which shows all waypoints (just) of the mission.
CfsMe 0.96 or later is required.
Having loaded StMalo.mis into CfsMe enter the Map page to see the initial display.
This uses the coastline map defined in cfsme.ini, e.g.
[CfsMe]
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map=c:\VBP\CfsMe\Maps\LoWorld.dat
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Select the Map drop-down list (bottom right of the display) and select MapStMalo
this uses the cfsme.ini entry for MapStMalo defined as e.g.
[maps]
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MapStMalo=N48 42.28,W2 11.02,N48 33.91,W1 51.05,c:\VBP\CfsMe\Beta\StMalo.bmp
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the location of StMalo.bmp should be corrected for your installation!
The map will be redrawn as follows:
to allow fine-positioning of waypoints and ground units.
Note
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The size of the map is as 'snapped' from CFS and saved to disk
Trimming the screenshot in a paint-package to match recorded coordinates will reduce its size so you should try to get as large a map as possible.
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The scale of the map is as 'snapped' from CFS
The example is usefull for waypoints and (just) ground-units
For more precise ground-unit positioning map a larger scale map!
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The more precise the coordinates you get from CFS for the limits of the map, the more correct your waypoints and ground-layouts will be.