Spatial Manager Desktop™ - FAQs: Maps, layers, views
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Introduction
- Objective of this section
- To use maps and workspaces. To manage the layers that include the maps. To modify the visual appearance of layers and maps. To navigate through the maps using certain tools to change the display views
- Topics in this section
- Maps and workspaces: opening and saving maps, workspace organization and management of maps and map background
- Layers. Management and styles: loading of layers in a map, arrangement of layers, layer visualization, defining the selected layer, renaming and deleting layers, modifying styles (borders, fills and patterns, lines, point styles and transparency) and user symbols
- Layers split: thematics and data discrimination
- Views and navigation: navigation tools, views and using mouse controls
- Maps and layers properties
How can I stylize a Map in Spatial Manager Desktop™?
You can stylize the Layers in a Map and the Map background color in Spatial Manager Desktop™
To stylize a Layer in the Map, go to the Layers ribbon, select a Layer and apply styles as follows:
- Set up the fill parameters for polygon Features (if any)
- Select the fill pattern
- Select the foreground color (except if you have chosen the "Solid" pattern)
- Select the background color
- Select the opacity/transparency for the background
- Select the line style for the edge (stroke width and stroke style) and if you want or not to draw this edge