[DOWNLOAD] Map Making Shape/SVG Tool

Overview

I developed a tool for designing shapes for Mini Metro maps. Upload a picture of a city map, draw shapes, copy paste the coordinates into your city.json.

Download/Installation

This tool is a normal HTML file (like a website). You can download it here. Open the file after downloading.

Description

First, create a picture that you want to use as a background while drawing shapes. This could be a Google Maps image or a metro map.

Next, open this image in the tool and adjust the settings. 5000×5000 was recommended by the official guide. You can desaturate the image so you can see your shapes better.

Now, you can draw points or polygons. When you do this, their coordinates get automatically copied into the clipboard. Points are exported like [x,y] and polygons are exported like [[x1, y1], [x2, y2], [x3, y3], …]. This format can be directly used in the city.json.

Here is further explanation of the tool:

This is what the final result looks like:

Please note that the upload/download functionality is only for shapes from this tool. This is not directly compatible with the .json files in a mod folder. You have to copy/paste the coordinates.