Using layers

Review of layers definition and edition actions
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Manage layers


How to manage layers with a cartographic application.
A map with three layers, raster map, buildings and roads objects.
Select input layer, add layer, create objects inside a layer.

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Showcase steps

  1. Click browse layers.
  2. Select the image layer to hide.
  3. Hide the layer.
  4. Close the dialog.
  5. Show the image layer.
  6. Select the buildings layer.
  7. Set the buildings layer as the input layer to add objects to it. Others objects than buildings can not be edited.
  8. Draw a polygon.
  9. Start drawing polygon.
  10. Finish drawing polygon.
  11. Add a layer for roads objects.
  12. Change the layer id to roads.
  13. Change input layer to roads.
  14. Draw polylines.
  15. Start drawing polyline.
  16. Set stroke width.
  17. Set stroke color.
  18. Add a polyline.

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Define layers style

Define the default style of layers for their objects

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Showcase steps

  1. Click browse layers.
  2. Create cadastral numbers layer.
  3. Edit layer style.
  4. Set font size.
  5. Close dialog.
  6. Select layer to add numbers.
  7. Draw text.
  8. Add number.
  9. Hide image layer.
  10. Select layer to change style.
  11. Change layer style.
  12. Set font style.
  13. Select a number to customize its style.
  14. Set font weight.
  15. The style of a layer is apply by default to its objectsand can be overwrite on each object.

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Change object's layer

Shows how to change the layer of an object.

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Showcase steps

  1. Draw tree emojis inside the root layer.
  2. Search tree emoji.
  3. Select the emoji.
  4. Draw tree
  5. Select drawn trees by area.
  6. Click change layer editor.
  7. Select 'trees' layer.
  8. Select one tree.
  9. Edit properties.
  10. The layer of the selected object can be changed with its properties dialog.
  11. Select trees layer to list its objects.
  12. Close the dialog.

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Select and edit object's layer

Shows how to edit the layer of an object

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Showcase steps

  1. Select an element to edit its layer
  2. Click Properties.. icon
  3. Click edit layer button
  4. The layers dialog is open on the object and its layer
  5. Click close
  6. Select another elementto select its layerand change the fill style
  7. Click change/edit layer icon
  8. Click edit layer button
  9. Click select layer icon
  10. Change layer fill style

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