There are actually two ways to make maps in Sins and should not be confused with each other, as they make totally different maps.
The in game map designer is for random maps, where you can customize parameters but the map you play will be different every time, making it impossible to make specific choke points.
The Galaxy Forge is an external program made by the devs used to make custom maps, and these will always have the same layout, with many other options thus available not in the map designer. For Rebellion, it is located in your Sins install directory, in the steamapp folder. For all other versions, download it from the downloads section of this website.
As for choke point maps already in game, Douplegangers is a good one, each player has a small solar system to themselves. You don't get much better chokepoints than stars if you really want a long game.