Geologic Map CartoScripts

CartoScripts™ give you the ability to design custom map symbols for lines and points in vector and CAD objects. You can also select alternate symbols and vary the symbol elements using attribute values in database tables attached to the object. To illustrate the power of CartoScripts, MicroImages has created a set of free scripts designed to render the specialized line and point symbols for geologic and geotectonic maps. All of the scripts set the size of point symbols and line elements in millimeters relative to the scale of the printed map. You can edit the scripts to set the desired map scale, element sizes, and color. Since these scripts use many of the CartoScript functions in varied combinations, you can also study them for ideas on how to create your own custom map symbols.

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Some of the line symbols are drawn on a particular side of each line (left or right relative to the start point). You can use the Spatial Data Editor if needed to swap the start and end of individual lines to achieve the correct orientation. The point symbols use numerical attributes in particular fields in a database table to orient and label each symbol and to select symbol variants. To use these scripts you must edit them to reference the correct field and table for your data.

Fold Axis Lines download foldlines.zip

	Solid	Dashed
Anticline	anticln1.qry	anticln2.qry
Overturned Anticline	anticln3.qry	antclin4.qry
Anticline (alternate)	anticln5.qry	antclin6.qry
Syncline	synclin1.qry	synclin2.qry
Overturned Syncline	synclin3.qry	synclin4.qry
Syncline (alternate)	synclin5.qry	synclin6.qry

Fold Axis Lines 2 download folds2.zip

	Solid	Dashed
Asymmetric Anticline	anticlnAsym1.qry	anticlnAsym2.qry
Plunging Anticline	anticlnPlng1.qry	anticlnPlng2.qry
Doubly-Plunging Anticline	anticlnDoubPlng1.qry	anticlnDoubPlng2.qry
Asymmetric Syncline	synclnAsym1.qry	synclnAsym2.qry
Plunging Syncline	synclnPlng1.qry	synclnPlng2.qry
Doubly-Plunging Syncline	synclnDoubPlng1.qry	synclnDoubPlng2.qry

Fault Lines download faultlines.zip

	Solid	Dashed
Normal	normflt1.qry	normflt2.qry
Normal (alternate)	normflt3.qry	normflt4.qry
High Angle Dip Slip	hidsflt1.qry	hidsflt2.qry
Thrust	thrsflt1.qry	thrsflt2.qry
Left-Lateral Strike-Slip	ssfltlf1.qry	ssfltlf2.qry
Right-Lateral Strike-Slip	ssfltrt1.qry	ssfltrt2.qry

Fault Lines 2 download faults2.zip

	Solid	Dashed
Left-lateral High-Angle	lftHiAngFlt1.qry	lftHiAngFlt2.qry
Right-lateral High-Angle	rtHiAngFlt1.qry	rtHiAngFlt2.qry
Left-lateral Transpressional	lftTransPres1.qry lftTransPres1c.qry	lftTransPres2.qry lftTransPres2c.qry
Right-Lateral Transpressional	rtTransPres1.qry rtTransPres1c.qry	rtTransPres2.qry rtTransPres2c.qry
Left-lateral Transtensional	lftTransTen1.qry lftTransTen1c.qry	lftTransTen2.qry lftTransTen2c.qry
Right-Lateral Transtensional	rtTransTen1.qry rtTransTen1c.qry	rtTransTen2.qry rtTransTen2c.qry

Geotectonic Map Symbols download geotectonic.zip

	Solid	Dashed
Left-Lateral Transform	trnfltl1.qry	trnfltl2.qry
Right-Lateral Transform	trnfltr1.qry	trnfltr2.qry
Spreading Axis or Ridge	ridge1.qry	ridge2.qry
Suture	suture1.qry	suture2.qry
Plate Motion Direction and Rate	arrow.qry

Point Symbols for Attitude of Outcrop Features

Strike and Dip of Planar Features download planar.zip

Bedding: inclined, overturned, vertical, horizontal	bedding.qry
Cleavage: inclined, vertical	cleavage.qry
Foliation: inclined, vertical	foliatn.qry
Joint: inclined, vertical	joint.qry

Trend and Plunge of Linear Features download linear.zip

Mineral Lineation	lineatn.qry
Intersection Lineation	intrsect.qry
Minor Fold Axis	minfold.qry
Crenulation Axis	crenaxis.qry

25 March 2009
page update: 29 Oct 12

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