AddEmptyBaseLayer

The AddEmptyBaseLayer method adds a new empty base map to a specified MapFrame object. Returns a BaseLayer Object.

Syntax

object.AddEmptyBaseLayer( Map )

Parameter

Type

Default

Description

Map

MapFrame

required; This specifies the MapFrame object to which the empty base map layer is added.

Example

The following example creates a contour map, then adds an empty base map.

'Adds a contour map to the plot

Set MapFrame = Plot.Shapes.AddContourMap(GridFileName:=SurferApp.Path+"\Samples\demogrid.grd")

'Sets the contour layer to the variable named ContourLayer

Set ContourLayer = MapFrame.Overlays(1)

'Adds an empty base layer to the map

Set BaseLayer = Plot.Shapes.AddEmptyBaseLayer (Map:=MapFrame)

Used by: Shapes collection