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# 0. Map Your Face: Getting to Know Mapper CAD

## Objective

Get familiar with Open Orienteering Mapper by using the tool to draw a self-portrait.

Example result:

![](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/454690/34328872-5e9e5012-e8a1-11e7-9ae5-f43ed04f2589.png)

## Materials

* A computer
* [Open Orienteering Mapper (0.7.0 Free Download)](http://www.openorienteering.org/apps/mapper/): [Mac Download](https://github.com/OpenOrienteering/mapper/releases/download/v0.8.0/OpenOrienteering-Mapper-0.8.0-macOS.dmg) | [Windows Download](https://github.com/OpenOrienteering/mapper/releases/download/v0.8.0/OpenOrienteering-Mapper-0.8.0-Windows-x64.exe)
* [The Open Orienteering Mapper Manual (this link)](http://www.openorienteering.org/mapper-manual/pages/), for reference

## Instructions

### Take a selfie

And save it somewhere on your computer where you can find it again.

### Create a new map in Open Orienteering Mapper [\[This page in the manual\]](http://www.openorienteering.org/mapper-manual/pages/new_map.html):

The application might be called "Mapper" or "Open Orienteering Mapper" on your computer.

Click "Create a new map..." in the upper left under **Activities**.

![screen shot 2017-12-22 at 11 44 52 am](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/454690/34310655-9a84f5ee-e70d-11e7-9129-9a9ce8e2e8da.png)

Leave the default scale of 1:10000, but **–important!–** change the Symbol Set to "**ISOM2000\_10000**". Then click **Create**.

![screen shot 2017-12-22 at 1 49 51 pm](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/454690/34313308-0c05ae3c-e71f-11e7-9874-183c244fa8e9.png)

Tada! Now you have a brand new mapping canvas to work with.

![screen shot 2017-12-24 at 12 04 57 pm](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/454690/34328916-b3a37118-e8a2-11e7-8b96-ef607ab21981.png)

### Load your face as a template [\[This page in the manual\]](http://www.openorienteering.org/mapper-manual/pages/templates.html):

Go to Templates > "Open template..." and find your selfie.

![screen shot 2017-12-24 at 12 05 06 pm](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/454690/34328917-b3ce0a68-e8a2-11e7-967b-0b870b3fb6ce.png)

Open Orienteering Mapper gives us some options to set up scale, but we're not too worried about it for this project. Let's just say 1 meter per pixel.

![screen shot 2017-12-22 at 12 00 10 pm](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/454690/34311038-b7f2520a-e70f-11e7-9923-04083755888f.png)

Once you click "Open", your image should show up in the background for your map. Here's mine:

![screen shot 2017-12-22 at 2 06 24 pm](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/454690/34313625-5bf0f922-e721-11e7-8945-fb52fb7540c1.png)

### Start mapping!

The idea is to use the line, point, and area symbols to trace/paint your image.

#### Drawing basics

In general, you will start by selecting a symbol from the palette on the right:

![screen shot 2017-12-22 at 2 28 32 pm](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/454690/34314053-f1449576-e724-11e7-94dd-db9f8ce0e05c.png)

Each symbol is a line, area, or point symbol. Once you've selected a symbol, the drawing tools that make sense will be clickable. For example, when I choose a point feature, I can only use the "set point" tool (the dot):

![screen shot 2017-12-22 at 2 30 01 pm](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/454690/34314057-f1b050f4-e724-11e7-8fea-c70cc31d5cbb.png)

But when I choose a line or area feature, I can make a spline, circle, square, or freehand drawing:

![screen shot 2017-12-22 at 2 29 31 pm](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/454690/34314055-f17a4a40-e724-11e7-85c1-da9a29269c27.png)

If I want to make a complex shape, one option is to make a basic shape like a circle, then click the white "edit" arrow to adjust the shape:

![screen shot 2017-12-22 at 2 31 16 pm](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/454690/34314056-f1935c1a-e724-11e7-930f-2c897217e9a1.png)

![screen shot 2017-12-22 at 2 32 13 pm](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/454690/34314054-f15ec52c-e724-11e7-89b3-27e64d58ad3d.png)

Another way to make a complex shape is to select the "draw paths" tool and click many points to draw an outline. Double click when you're finished with the line.

![screen shot 2017-12-22 at 2 36 12 pm](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/454690/34314134-96504510-e725-11e7-9d1c-771e3d1d8b67.png)

Keep going to make a detailed self portrait!

*Bonus exercise: once you've poked around a bit, continue on to the* [*bonus tips*](https://github.com/frijol/orienteering-software-tutorials/tree/160ae0f909f52971541f972001f7d9e1c638e6a3/0.5_Face_Map_Bonus.html) *to learn about some extra techniques and features!*