Map Tools Tab Commands
The Map Tools tab in the plot document has the following commands:
Group |
Command |
Description |
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Add to Map |
Layer |
Adds a Base, Base from Server, Base from Data, Empty Base, Contour, Post, Classed Post, 3D Surface, 3D Wireframe, Color Relief, Grid Values, Watershed, Viewshed, 1-Grid Vector, or 2-Grid Vector layer to the selected map |
Adds a scale bar to the selected map |
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Adds a legend to the plot |
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Adds a graticule or grid lines to the selected map |
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Adds a profile to the selected map |
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Adds a top or bottom (X), left or right (Y), or Z axis to the selected map |
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View |
Rotates and zooms the selected map in 3D |
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View the selected map in a new 3D view window |
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Reload |
Reloads external data used to generate maps |
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Reloads only external data used to generate the selected layer |
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Map Tools |
Set the map limits by drawing a rectangle |
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Measure distance and area on the selected map |
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Combine selected maps to use the same map properties |
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Aligns two or more selected maps |
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Layer Tools |
Changes one grid-based layer type to another |
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Displays the coordinates of the selected map in map units and collects data points from the map |
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Removes a map layer from the selected multi-layer map |
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Georeference or warp an image in a base layer |
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Convert vector layer coordinates from an unknown system to another unknown or known system |
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Export contours as lines in a DXF, SHP, or TXT file |
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Track cursor location across plot, worksheet, and grid editor windows for a maps, data files, and grids |
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Selects objects returned from a specified query |
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Import a data file to add attributes to the existing attribute table |
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Opens the Attribute Table for the objects in the selected layer |
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Open the Drillhole Manager to manage or view drillhole data |
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Edit Layers |
Opens the selected layer's grid in the Grid Editor |
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Opens the data for a selected layer in a worksheet window |
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Edits individual contour labels of the selected map |
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Edits individual post, classed post, or base map labels |
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Automatically disperses labels to prevent them from overlapping |