Hi everyone,

I'm new to Inkscape and new to (vector) imaging software so pardon me if this is a really stupid question.

let me outline the scenario. I need to edit a bunch of world maps, where I need to overlay symbols to different countries based on criteria. The bad news is that I need to do this for around 10 maps, each with 50 (different) countries or so. Ideally I want to avoid doing the manual labor. The good news is that I have maps software that allows me to color different countries based on excel data and it also creates a vector image (too large to attach, but link provided below). Hence, I can select all countries that need a certain symbol based on color relatively simple (I have figured out this step), but now I need to change the color (that I can do) and put a symbol in the centre of the country (e.g. +, -, *, etc.) and this is where I'm stuck. I have the feeling this should be pretty straightforward to do, but I just don't know how. (maybe with snapping, or mask, or some other tool?).

I hope that explanation made sense. Any help much appreciated!

Marijn

Link to file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/uijgdex8hztzu ... 182829.svg

Hello,

I opened the file in Inkscape. Then it was simple enough to save as an inkscape file and ungroup the image... all the countries are identified in the xml, so the xml editor can be used to select a country, use the "zoom to selected" button and then the view is oriented where you might like to add your text elements.

Not totally automated, but not too difficult.

Give that a try and let us know.


TD