{"id":193,"date":"2007-11-15T09:02:51","date_gmt":"2007-11-15T16:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jeffhobbs.net\/2007\/11\/15\/creating-a-symbol-that-can-be-used-jeff-geomedia-part-1\/"},"modified":"2007-11-15T09:02:51","modified_gmt":"2007-11-15T16:02:51","slug":"creating-a-symbol-that-can-be-used-in-geomedia-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeffhobbs.com\/?p=193","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Symbol That Can be Used in GeoMedia &#8211; Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- #BeginTags --><\/p>\n<p class=\"tags\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/GeoMedia\" rel=\"tag\">GeoMedia<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/FSM\" rel=\"tag\">FSM<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/SYM\" rel=\"tag\">SYM<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- #EndTags --><\/p>\n<p>Saw a posting on the GeoMedia email list today inquiring on how to create a symbol that can be used for a point in the map window. I provided a brief answer on the list, but thought I&#8217;d run through a quick tutorial here as well.<\/p>\n<p>1) Go to the layout window in GeoMedia.<\/p>\n<p>2) Using the standard drawing tools available in the <strong>Draw<\/strong> toolbar, create your symbol.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/jeffhobbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/draw1.gif\" width=\"300\" height=\"15\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In my case, I&#8217;ve drawn a symbol for a fire hydrant.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/jeffhobbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/hydrant.gif\" width=\"181\" height=\"167\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>3) Select the symbol using the <strong>Select Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4) Group the symbol using the <strong>Draw<\/strong> toolbar<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/jeffhobbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/group.gif\" width=\"130\" height=\"204\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5) With the grouped graphic still selected, use the <strong>Create Symbol<\/strong> command in the <strong>Draw<\/strong> toolbar.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/jeffhobbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/symbol.gif\" width=\"130\" height=\"204\" \/><\/p>\n<p>6) The command will then prompt you to define the symbol&#8217;s origin. The origin is  the exact location where the point would appear if the symbol were removed and only the point remained. This origin is most often the center of the symbol. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/jeffhobbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/centerpoint.gif\" width=\"182\" height=\"177\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>7) As soon as you define the origin, you get a Save As dialog box prompting you for the location to save your new symbol. The symbol will have a .sym extension.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/jeffhobbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/saveas.gif\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>8 ) After you&#8217;ve created the symbol, you can place it in a GeoMedia symbol library or in an SVG file. 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