Triton TritonMap - Manual (Page 85)

June 2004 DelphMap™ User's Manual
Loading, Viewing, and Moving Layers
As already noted, DelphMap can process and display bitmapped, vector aspects,
and ASCII DXF forms of your imagery, if these are present. You need to load
each aspect explicitly before DelphMap can do anything with them. This task is
called inserting layers into the project file. Inserting a layer is the most basic
thing you can do in DelphMap.
Inserting One or More Layers
You can insert layers into DelphMap in any order — image layers before or
after vector layers before or after contact layers before or after background
layers, for example.
If you import an image layer, you get a raster display; if you import a vector
layer, you get a vector display, and so on. Also, if you move your pointer
over the main display area, the information in the Position and Distance
window is updated instantly.
Of course, DelphMap can insert native DelphMap 2 file formats (DDS_VIF
and DDS_VOB) and DelphMap 1 formats (AIF and VOB) as layers into
imagery. In addition, DelphMap accepts some file formats originating
outside of DelphMap that can be inserted into DelphMap imagery as layers.
Those file formats are DXF (from ASCII AutoCAD), CLA (from QTC), and
SHP
(from ESRI).
To insert a DelphMap file as a layer
1. Choose Project
→Insert layer(s) from the main menu (or right-click
on the project name in the Project Window).
DelphMap displays a dialog box where you can browse or type a file
name.
2. Choose a file type appropriate to your needs. Your choices are:
DelphMap 2 layers (*.DDS_VIF; *.DDS_VOB)
DelphMap 1 layers (*.AIF; *.VOB)
After you choose a file type, DelphMap displays a dialog box of layer
information (Figure 35) referencing the file you chose in step #2.
There are two versions of the Specify a Layer Name dialog box, one
smaller than the other. The smaller version has a single box labeled
Layer Name
. The larger version has two boxes labeled Layer Name.
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