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# Mapview

Use the third party add-on Mapview developed by Jacques Deyrieux to easily download tiles to cover an area of any size (subject to your system's limitations).

Download [Mapview](https://ln5.sync.com/dl/292676580/hk85yr3h-43gfzpgn-wpur7ht7-bnmak9w2) from Tacview's website.

Run `Mapview.exe`

![Mapview](https://681332907-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZ9tiJ3xbT7zyJ4FlZiMM%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-e24d97fdbcb62c1bb2cc5d9e012b002b3627b96c%2Fmapview.png?alt=media)

Choose from the predefined maps:

![Mapview - Predefined Maps](https://681332907-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZ9tiJ3xbT7zyJ4FlZiMM%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-b709741336d31ea241578150807b15c40bd88cff%2Fmapview-predefined-maps.png?alt=media)

Or add your own by clicking on the pencil icon and filling out a Name and the Top Left and Bottom Right coordinates of the area you wish to cover.

![Mapview - New Map](https://681332907-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZ9tiJ3xbT7zyJ4FlZiMM%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-23ee361e61d469f7f0710ac1d893ee9b96198e23%2Fmapview-new-map.png?alt=media)

Choose the source from which you wish to download the tiles: Skyvector, OpenStreetMap, Thunderforest, or OpenFlightMaps.

![Mapview - Source](https://681332907-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZ9tiJ3xbT7zyJ4FlZiMM%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-f2ebcaeb9b802dddfd6afd2656a67bb8d56a0490%2Fmapview-source.png?alt=media)

For Thunderforest, follow the instructions in the pop-up message:

![Mapview - Thunderforest Message](https://681332907-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZ9tiJ3xbT7zyJ4FlZiMM%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-956f3eba921f912b5f7a9bab5444b07f56803952%2Fmapview-thunderforest-message.png?alt=media)

And choose a Style:

![Mapview - Thunderforest Style](https://681332907-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZ9tiJ3xbT7zyJ4FlZiMM%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-addfdff83e5b93ca00d60d43255346c9988f430f%2Fmapview-thunderforest-style.png?alt=media)

Choose a Blending Mode and a Quality level, and click Go!

![Mapview - Blending Mode and Quality](https://681332907-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZ9tiJ3xbT7zyJ4FlZiMM%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-437bbd1cc11f03b1b1d7319d038fba70ae2ce253%2Fmapview-blending-mode-and-quality.png?alt=media)

Wait for the tiles to be downloaded:

![Mapview - Downloading](https://681332907-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZ9tiJ3xbT7zyJ4FlZiMM%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-2682bd6cca7a03a454ce96a5024db614ed35c6bf%2Fmapview-tiles-downloading.png?alt=media)

![Mapview - Downloaded](https://681332907-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZ9tiJ3xbT7zyJ4FlZiMM%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-0873b5317d961b3565e6a29df0668b716da3a441%2Fmapview-tiles-downloaded.png?alt=media)

Click on the folder icon in the bottom left to confirm that the tiles have been downloaded to the correct folder.

![Mapview - Folder](https://681332907-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZ9tiJ3xbT7zyJ4FlZiMM%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-e0c34a69719d968705297ecf32001193740afe2b%2Fmapview-folder.png?alt=media)

Close and relaunch Tacview to see the textures:

![Mapview - Textures](https://681332907-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZ9tiJ3xbT7zyJ4FlZiMM%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-823652a2234fba82aa84c5f0516e54e488797f01%2Fmapview-textures.png?alt=media)