On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 12:42 PM, Tac Tacelosky <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I'm about to add a few shops in a shopping center. Is it better to add > them as ways so that the renderer has some idea about the footprint and > relative size? Or as nodes, which seems to be the more common approach? > > The tiny nail salon is right next to a large supermarket, and the gas > station on the corner is in between those two as far as size, while I can't > do an exact outline, I can draw a box to indicate relative sizes. > > Are both approaches correct, or is one way better? > Both approaches are correct. In theory, using areas is better, because it gives more information, but if as you say "you can't do an exact outline", I would choose a node instead: Better to have no information than incorrect information. -- André Engels, [email protected]
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