I’m new to using osm outside of potlatch. What I need to do is essentially be able to export a map into a pdf or illustrator file with only certain layers shown. I would like to keep the map in vector graphics. I only need the roads (and their names), and not really anything else. Is there a way to do this?
There are no “layers” in OSM (besides from the Layer-Tag), so if you like to have a map showing only specific features you have to generate it by yourself.
If your German is good enough you can also try http://www.openstreetbrowser.org/
Be careful with this method! DO NOT ACCIDENTIALLY HIT “UPLOAD”! This will delete the objects from the database to. Just ignore the warning about unsaved data and close JOSM.
Since I needed the same functionality I started programming an application to do just that. It’s nowhere near finished yet, but you might want to check if I added exporting yet