Hex tiles add-ons do not print

[Kevin Hogan]

1. Using MapForge V1_0_9_Win

2. Running on Windows 10 Pro (x64) Build 17134.709;     i5-3470 CPU,     8GB Ram, Loaded on a 500GB SATA 6 Gb/s drive (not SSD, but I have a boot SSD with just windows)  32GB free

3. Terrain Hex Basic Set LR.cxt and its five other sisters

4. After building a map, when I tried to EXPORT via either the button or the menu, I get the same result.  It reports export successful, and I return to messed up map.  If I had saved my map, I can exit and reload it. I have attached screenshots.

5. I have tried the patch you recently sent out, no good.

[Heruca]

How many cells wide and high is your map canvas, and what is the resolution set to? This information can all be found on the Map & Grid Settings screen. If you use a smaller map canvas, does Export work OK?

Could you email me the saved map file for testing? (.cxt)

Please don't change the compatibility mode willy-nilly. Doing so can cause your Challenge Code to change and therefore invalidate your license and Add-On registrations.

[Heruca]

Kevin,

I got your "Hex3.cxt" file loaded up and it is set to 33x33 hexes at 200 dpi/resolution. Is this meant to be just part of a much larger map? Because only about a sixth of the canvas is being used. I assume it's just an early WIP that will eventually use the entire canvas, but if it isn't, you can save a lot of memory and get increased rendering speed by using a much smaller map canvas.

The assets in the Low Res Add-Ons are 140 dpi. Please know that if you export a 200 dpi map, it will be pixellated. Ideally, you should set the map resolution to 140 or less, and not intend to print the resulting map.

I left your settings as they were, though, and was able to export the map without a hitch. I'll email it to you. It took under 9 seconds, and the resulting PNG file is 3.9 MB. I then exported it to JPG, which came out at only 2.1 MB, but there are visible compression artifacts, making it less than ideal compared to the PNG.

Worth noting: I had only those 6 Add-Ons enabled. Do you have a lot of Add-Ons enabled that you won't make use of on this map? If so, move them to the "Disabled Add-Ons" folder.

[Heruca]

Tip: Use the "Autosort Tiles" feature before you export. That will fix overlapping mistakes, like the desert oasis that is covering the mine.