Manual
Flex Projector is a document-based application—each open window is a map document that you can save to a file. Use the File–Save and File-Save As commands to save the map in the foreground window as a text file that contains all values that define the projection. You can open a previously saved file with File–Open.The graphic user interface of Flex Projector is comprised of three components:
Map – The world map in the upper left corner opens with the familiar Robinson projection as the default.
Flex Projection Panel – To the right of the map is the Flex Projection panel with sliders that control the shape of the projection. Moving any of the sliders results in an immediate change to the Robinson projection, which then ceases to be a Robinson projection and starts on its way to becoming an entirely new projection.
Distortion Table – Below the map is the Distortion table, which reports in real-time the amount of distortion contained in the modified “Flex” projection, including comparisons to common world map projections.
Manual Content
- Height Height-to-width ratio of the projection.
- Using Sliders Adjusting the shape of the projection.
- Length of Parallels The length of parallels.
- Distance from Equator The vertical distance of parallels from the equator.
- Bending Arced parallels.
- Meridians The horizontal distribution of meridians.
- Options Menu Options menu at the top-right of the window.
- Reset to Projection Start with an existing projection.
- Projection Size The size of the graticule.
- Poles and Equator Curvature of meridians at poles and at the equator.
- Eliminate Shape Distortion at Origin Adjust the proportions to eliminate shape distortion at the projection center.
- Scale Length and Distance to Full Range Normalize curves.
- Display Configure the map display.
- Import Data Import map data from the flexprojector.com website.
- Export Export the current map in the current projection.
- Projection of External Data Project data stored in external files.
- Distortion Table Compare distortion values of projections
- Mixer Mix two projections to create a new one.