Features, layers and styles

Graphic styles and Illustrator symbols are used in MiniScale to achieve the final look of the map and to aid in restyling the vector data. Some finishes are achieved using layer effects provided by Illustrator. For example, the boundaries layer setting applies an overall ‘multiply’ effect; if each of the boundary line paths were individually set to multiply, the result would not work. Illustrator users should be aware that the layer effect is lost if the contents of such layers are copied to a new document. In the table below, the * symbol indicates layers that have a layer effect applied.

Features

Names

Layer description	Style and content notes
National	For example, England, Wales and Scotland
County	For example, Devon, Hampshire and so on
Unitary	Names shown in pale grey CAPS
Urban Primary	Primary destination towns with a large urban extent
Primary Town	Primary destination towns
Other Town	Other towns
Minor Town	Selected towns and villages useful to MiniScale
Bridge/Airport	Named when name is different from that of the associated town, for example, Heathrow
Islands	Selected names, for example, Isle of Skye
Physical	Selected names, for example, Land’s End, Pennines, and so on
Parks & Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)	For example, Cotswold, Gower, and so on
Coastal Water	Selected names, for example, Poole Bay
Inland Water	Selected names, for example, Loch Lomond
Rd Numbers – Motorway	Numbered where space permits
Rd Numbers – Primary	Numbered where space permits
Rd Numbers – Other A-Rd	Numbered where space permits
Rd Numbers – Junctions	Access shown by colour (full=black / limited=pink)

Admin Boundaries

Layer description	Style and content notes
National Bdys*	Purple line
County/Unitary Bdys*	Light grey line

Communications

Layer description	Style and content notes
Symbols – Mountains	Selected, for example, Ben Nevis
Symbols – Airports	Symbol (with or without customs). Large Airports named when name is different from that of the associated town.
Symbols – Urban Primary	Primary destination towns with a large urban extent
Symbols – Primary	Large-sized yellow dot with black ring
Symbols – Other Town	Medium-sized yellow dot with black ring
Symbols – Minor Town	Small-sized yellow dot with black ring
Symbols – Services	24 hr services
Symbols – Junctions	Blue ringed white circle
Ferry – Routes	Time of crossing shown where space permits
Rail – Channel Tunnel	Black pecked line
Rail – Main Network	Passenger routes only (main and other). Solid black line.
Rail – Main Network HO*	Pale black
Roads – Motorway*	Solid blue line with white centre line
Roads – Primary A-Rd*	Green lines. Sublayers for single and dual carriageways.
Roads – Other A-Rd	Pink line (dense urban areas may show only a selection)
Roads – Under Construction	Only significant projects shown

Water

Layer description	Style and content notes
Water – Holdouts	Pale blue
Water – Coastline	High water mark only
Water – Lakes/Locks	Selection of major ones only
Water – Main Rivers	Selection of major ones only, for example, Thames, Severn, Trent, Dee, and so on

Area Fills

Layer description	Style and content notes
Area – Urban	Pale purple tint
Area – Forest Parks	Green fill and named, for example, New Forest
Area – National Parks	Beige fill and named, for example, Dartmoor
Area – AONB & NSA	Green fill and named, for example, Gower

Base Fills

Layer description	Style and content notes
Land – England	White (polygons are named in their attributes)
Land – Scotland	White (polygons are named in their attributes)
Land – Wales	White (polygons are named in their attributes)
Land – Isle of Man	White
Land – International	White
Sea	Light blue fill

Extras

Layer description	Style and content notes
Grid – 100k Squares	100 km grid and reference letters
Grid – 10k	10 km grid and reference letters/numbers
Grid – Long & Lat	Great Britain
Names – Alternative Spelling	Welsh and Gaelic alternative spellings of names
Bdy Lines – London	London boroughs
Contours	Height tint (with layers for 75, 200, 400