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Built-In Area Types, Fill Patterns and Border Styles

This section reviews the area styles built into Global Mapper.

• Area Types
• Area Fill Patterns
• Area Border Styles

See Also

Area Styles

Using the Area Styles panel users can configure how areas of a given type will be displayed in Global Mapper. Area fill, border style and color can be modified on a type-by-type basis. The Show Labels for Areas of This Type option allows users to turn area labels off on a type-by-type basis.

Area Types are shown in the Global Mapper Area Types table.

Styling From Attributes

Global Mapper recognizes five field attributes as containing information for the display appearance of an Area Type. They are:

GM_TYPE=
BORDER_COLOR=
BORDER_WIDTH=
BORDER_STYLE=
FILL_COLOR=
FILL_STYLE=

The "FILL_ALPHA=" field attribute is recognized by Global Mapper to set an Area Type's transparency. Values for "FILL_ALPHA=" range from 0 (Transparent) to 255 (Opaque). To determine the transparency value setting simply multiply the percentage by 255 and round off to the nearest integer (e.g. 75% transparency 0.75 x 255 = 191.25, use 191).

As an example, the default field attributes for the Anchorage Area Type are:

GM_TYPE=Anchorage Area
BORDER_COLOR=RGB(255,0,255)
BORDER_WIDTH=1
BORDER_STYLE=Comb (Right Only)
FILL_COLOR=RGB(255,0,255)
FILL_STYLE=No Fill

To change the type's transparency to 35% the FILL_ALPHA field attribute value should be set equal to 89 (0.35 x 255 = 89.25).

GM_TYPE=Anchorage Area
BORDER_COLOR=RGB(255,0,255)
BORDER_WIDTH=1
BORDER_STYLE=Comb (Right Only)
FILL_COLOR=RGB(255,0,255)
FILL_STYLE=No Fill
FILL_ALPHA=89

Area Types

Global Mapper's View --> Background Color... color designation influences which areas can be seen. Any area whose color is the same as the Global Mapper Backgrond Color will not be seen. Example, for a white Background Color (RGB 255,255,255), the Snow or Glacier Area will not be visible.

Global Mapper Built-In Area Types
Area Type	Example	Fill Pattern	Fill Color	Border Width	Border Style	Border Color
Aerial Coverage		Diagonal Cross-Hatch	0,0,0	5	Solid with Black Edges	0,200,0
Anchorage Area		No Fill	0,0,0	1	Comb (Right Only)	0,0,0
Building - Floor
Building - Ground
Building - Roof
Building - Wall
City Park		Solid Fill	0,235,0	1	Null	0,0,0
Country		No Fill	0,0,0	1	Solid	0,0,0
County		No Fill	0,0,0	2	Solid	0,0,0
County Subdivision		No Fill	0,0,0	2	Solid	128,128,128
Coverage/Quad		No Fill	0,0,0	1	Solid	0,0,0
Cropland		Solid Fill	183,183,0	1	Null	0,0,0
Dry Lakebed		Intermittent Water Pattern	132,130,255	1	Null	0,0,0
Golf Course
Intermittent Lake		Intermittent Water Pattern	132,130,255	1	Null	0,0,0
Intermittent Stream/River		Intermittent Water Pattern	132,130,255	1	Null	0,0,0
Intertidal Area		Solid Fill	192,240,188	1	Null	0,0,0
Island		No Fill	0,0,0	1	Solid	0,0,0
Isobath Area		Solid Fill	132,130,255	1	Null	0,0,0
Iso-height Area		No Fill	0,0,0	1	Solid	128,64,0
Lake, < 0.5 sq. mi.		Solid Fill	0,0,211	1	Null	0,0,0
Lake, > 500 sq. mi.		Solid Fill	0,0,211	1	Null	0,0,0
Lake, 0.5 - 1 sq. mi.		Solid Fill	0,0,211	1	Null	0,0,0
Lake, 1 - 5 sq. mi.		Solid Fill	0,0,211	1	Null	0,0,0
Lake, 10 - 30 sq. mi.		Solid Fill	0,0,211	1	Null	0,0,0
Lake, 100 - 250 sq. mi.		Solid Fill	0,0,211	1	Null	0,0,0
Lake, 250 - 500 sq. mi.		Solid Fill	0,0,211	1	Null	0,0,0
Lake, 30 - 100 sq. mi.		Solid Fill	0,0,211	1	Null	0,0,0
Lake, 5 - 10 sq. mi.		Solid Fill	0,0,211	1	Null	0,0,0
Lake, Unknown Area		Solid Fill	0,0,211	1	Null	0,0,0
Land Area		Solid Fill	220,212,148	1	Null	0,0,0
Land Grant		No Fill	0,0,0	2	Null	0,0,0
Large Metro Area		Solid Fill	255,247,181	1	Null	0,0,0
Major National Park		Solid Fill	0,235,0	1	Null	0,0,0
Major River		Solid Fill	0,0,211	1	Null	0,0,0
Major State Park		Solid Fill	0,235,0	1	Null	0,0,0
Map Catalog Layer Bounds		Diagonal Cros-Hatch	255,64,64	1	Solid	0,0,255
Marine Info Area		No Fill	255,0,255	1	Comb (Right Only)	255,0,0
Marine Traffic Zone		Backwards Diagonal Cross-Hatch	255,0,255	1	Solid	0,0,0
Measurement		Horizontal Hatch	255,0,0	5	Striped	255,255,0
Metro Area		Solid Fill	255,247,181	1	Null	0,0,0
Minor River		Solid Fill	0,0,211	1	Null	0,0,0
Misc. Manmade Structure		Solid Fill	255,64,64	1	Null	0,0,0
National Park		Solid Fill	0,235,0	1	Null	0,0,0
Ocean		Solid Fill	0,0,211	1	Null	0,0,0
Orchard or Plantation		Solid Fill	255,128,0	1	Null	0,0,0
Range Ring		No Fill	0,0,0	3	Solid	0,0,0
Reef		Coral Pattern	255,0,0	1	Null	0,0,0
Regional River		Solid Fill	0,0,211	1	Null	0,0,0
Reservation		Solid Fill	255,0,0	1	Null	0,0,0
Rock		Solid Fill	104,133,138	1	Null	0,0,0
Salt		Salt Pattern	192,102,192	1	Null	0,0,0
Sand		Sand Pattern	255,255,0	1	Null	0,0,0
Scattered Trees		Solid Fill	0,255,0	1	Null	0,0,0
Scrub Area		Diagonal Cross-Hatch	0,128,128	1	Null	0,0,0
Small Metro Area		Solid Fill	255,247,181	1	Null	0,0,0
Snow or Glacier		Solid Fill	255,255,255	1	Null	0,0,0
State		No Fill	0,0,0	3	Solid	0,0,0
State Park		Solid Fill	0,235,0	1	Null	0,0,0
Survey Section		No Fill	0,0,0	2	Solid	0,0,0
TIN Face Area		No Fill	0,0,0	1	Solid	0,0,0
Tundra		Solid Fill	145,177,196	1	Null	0,0,0
Unclassified Area Feature		No Fill	0,0,0	1	Solid	0,0,0
Unknown Area Type		No Fill	0,0,0	1	Solid	0,0,0
View Shed Coverage Area		No Fill	0,0,0	1	Solid	0,0,0
Watershed
Wetland		Solid Fill	125,191,167	1	Null	0,0,0
Wooded Area		Backwards Diagonal Cross-Hatch	165,145,97	1	Null	0,0,0

Area Fill Patterns

Global Mapper Fill Patterns
Fill Pattern	Example
No Fill
Solid Fill
Backwards Diagonal Cross-Hatch
Cross-Hatch
Diagonal Cross-Hatch
Forward Diagonal Cross-Hatch
Horizontal Hatch
Vertical Hatch
Sand_Pattern
Intermittent_Water_Pattern
Salt_Pattern
Coral_Pattern
Black_Cross_Pattern
Black_Dot_Pattern

Area Border Styles

Global Mapper Border Styles
Border Style	Example
Solid
Dash
Dot
Dash - Dot
Dash - Dot - Dot
Null
Railroad
Striped
Comb (Left Only)
Comb (Right Only)
Comb (Long Teeth, Left Only)
Comb (Long_Teeth, Right Only)
Comb (Widely Spaced, Left Only)
Comb (Widely Spaced, Right Only)
Comb (Long & Short Teeth, Left Only)
Comb (Long & Short Teeth, Right Only)
Comb (Double Teeth, Left Only)
Comb (Double Teeth, Right Only)
Comb (Triplet, Left Only)
Comb (Triplet, Right Only)
Rake (Narrow Spaced, Left Only)
Rake (Narrow Spaced, Right Only)
Rake (Widely Spaced, Left Only)
Rake (Widely Spaced, Right Only)
Solid with Minus Signs on Left
Solid with Minus Signs on Right
Solid with Plus Signs on Left
Solid with Plus Signs on Right
Solid with Dots on Left
Solid with Dots on Right
Solid with Ts on Left
Solid with Ts on Right
Solid with Rectangles on Left
Solid with Rectangles on Right
Solid with Squares on Left
Solid with Squares on Right
Half Circles (Tightly Spaced, Left Only)
Half Circles (Tightly Spaced, Right Only)
Half Circles (Widely Spaced, Left Only)
Half Circles (Widely Spaced, Right Only)
Solid with Diamonds on Left
Solid with Diamonds on Right
V Track (Opens Towards End of Null Line)
V Track (Opens Towards Start of Null Line)
C Track (Opens Towards End of Line)
C Track (Opens Towards Start of Line)
Arrow Track (Points Towards Start of Line)
Arrow Track (Points Towards End of Line)
V Track (Opens Towards End of Solid Line)
V Track (Opens Towards Start of Solid Line)
Solid with Xs Through Line
Solid with Diamonds along Line
Solid with Empty Diamonds along Line
Solid with Circles along Line
Solid with Empty Circles along Line
Solid with Arrow Pointing to Start
Solid with Arrow Pointing to End
Solid with Empty Circle at Start
Solid with Empty Circle at End
Solid with Black Edges