PNG - how do I get this for any given map that is not already created and listed here?

[Torqueitup]

How is the PNG map generated from someones FS22 map?
Can the steps to create it be listed here please?

[KillBait]

It's not complicated, but it involves a few steps.

1. download/install the map.
2. create a new game in FS22 using the new map
3. save the map from FS22 in-game menu to create a new AutoDrive config for that map

The next step might require a bit of searching, not all map makers use the same folder names/structures

4. open the map .zip file and find overview.dds and map.dem, copy them somewhere to a local disk

Everything else from now on is done in the editor

5. run the editor and load the new save game config, ignore the map image/heightmap warnings if the editor complains.

6. select the menu "Map Image->Import FS22 PDA Image" and select the overview.dds on your local disk from step 4.

7. After a pause the image should show up.

8. If the map image appears, select the menu item "Map Image->Save Imported Image" and save it to the location the editor selects

9. check in the bottom right corner to see if the heightmap was loaded ( it should say "HeightMap: Loaded" in green text

10. if the heightmap is not loaded do step 10a, if it is loaded do step 10b.

    10a) select the menu item "HeightMap->Load HeightMap" and select the map.dem you got from step 4. If no errors
    pop up, select the menu item "Heightmap->Save As Default Heightmap" and save it to the location the editor selects

    10b) select the menu item "Heightmap->Save As Default HeightMap" and save it to the location the editor selects

That's it rearly, it looks like a lot of steps, but once you do it a few times it only takes about a few minutes to do.

[NOTE] you must have a valid config loaded for the new map, the editor uses it to figure out the maps name and what to call
the folder/directory for the images to save them, if you use a different config you will overwrite that maps files with your new ones.

[Torqueitup]

Excellent and as you say, only takes a few minutes.
Thanks very much for the walk through.