Active map layers

1. To open the Active map screen, you can:
   • Tap in the map toolbar.
   • In the Job properties screen, tap the Linked files button.

   The Active map screen lists the data files in the current project folder, including all .rxl, LandXML, image, and surface files.

   Layers with file names that contain invalid characters (such as a dollar sign or parentheses) are not shown.

2. To add files from another folder to the list, tap Add, navigate to the required folder and then select the file(s) to add.

3. In the Active map screen, tap the file(s) that you want to link to the current job or tap All to select all files. A single check mark indicates the file are visible in the map.

4. To make the features in the file(s) selectable, tap the file(s) again. A check mark inside a square indicates the features are selectable.

   If the icon does not change, the layer does not contain any features that can be selected.

5. If the file contains layers, by default all layers have the same setting as the file. To make only some layers visible or selectable, tap the arrow next to the file name and then tap each layer once to hide it, or twice to make it visible but not selectable. Tap the layer again to make it visible and selectable.

   The icon next to the file name indicates if some layers are not visible or not selectable .

6. To explode polylines contained in DXF, STR, SHP, and LandXML files into individual line and arc segments, tap Options and select the Explode polylines check box.
7. Tap Accept.

To change the features that are visible and selectable at any time, tap in the map toolbar. Showing and hiding features can be useful to reduce visual clutter or to make it easier to select features that are close to other features.

You can control which features are visible or selectable per file, or per layer if the file is a DXF, Shapefile or Surpac file.

To create points at the ends of lines and arcs and at all points along a polyline, or at the center of DXF circle and arc elements, select the Create nodes check box in the Options screen when selecting the layer to display in the map. The created points can then be selected for stakeout or Cogo calculations.

This option applies to DXF files, ESRI Shapefiles, and LandXML Parcels (polylines). Creating a point at the center of a DXF arc element does not apply to arc elements that are part of a polyline.

Surpac background files already have the node points available. Clearing the Create nodes check box does not hide these node points.

Because Shapefiles do not support arcs, arcs are often represented as a series of short lines resulting in a large number of points. Performance may be impacted when Create nodes is selected.