To transfer streets to cities
Configure Cities: Skylines to use the PNG file as an overlay
- Create a PNG file of the street layout
- To convert a PDF file to PNG, use the free PDF to PNG converter at https://pdf2png.com/
- Save the PNG file in the “C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Cities_Skylines\Files” directory where your Steam games are on your hard drive
- Install the Image Overlay 2 mod
- Configure the mod to read the image files from the directory where the image file is
To display the overlay
- Open the city
- Press Shift + Enter to display and hide the overlay
Other default hotkeys
| Fit to tile | Shift + T |
| Cycle through images | Shift + R |
| Reset position to default | Shift + B |
| Lock / Unlock position | Shift + V |
| Enlarge the image | Shift + = |
| Shrink the image | Shift + – |
| Rotate the image 90° clockwise | Shift + [ |
| Rotate the image 90° counterclockwise | Shift + ] |
| Clockwise rotation | Shift + E |
| Counterclockwise rotation | Shift + Q |
| Move up | Shift + Up arrow |
| Move down | Shift + Down arrow |
| Move left | Shift + Left arrow |
| Move right | Shift + Right arrow |
Troubleshooting
- If the image does not move, press Shift + V to unlock the image.