Import Layer Properties
The Layer Display Properties dialog box allows the user to set the viewing attributes of points, shapes and lines in a layer. The Layer Display Properties must be set prior to opening the layer, or they will have no effect on the layer.
Point Symbol:
sets the symbol that will be displayed representing each point in the layer. The available symbols are as follows:
Solid Circle
Solid Square
Solid Diamond
X
Circle
Circle - Dot
Circle - Cross
Circle - X
Filled Cross
Thumb Tack
Triangle - Dot
Triangle
Solid Triangle
Square - Dot
Cross
Airplane
The IPS default is a solid diamond. To see the symbol clearly use a larger point size.
Point Color:
sets the color of the points in the layer. The available colors are as follows:
Black
Light Gray
Gray
Dark Gray
White
Red
Yellow
Green
Cyan
Blue
Magenta
Dark Red
Dark Green
Dark Yellow
Dark Blue
Dark Magenta
Dark Cyan
Money Green
Sky Blue
Cream
The IPS default is a sky blue.
Point Size:
sets the size of the points in the layer. The size range is 1 to 20 and the default is 7.
Fill Style:
sets the fill type that will be used to fill in certain shapes (i.e. polygons) in the layer. The available fill styles are as follows:
Fill Hollow
Fill Solid
Fill Horizontal
Fill Vertical
Fill F Diagonal
Fill B Diagonal
Fill Cross
Fill Diagonal Cross
The default is Fill Hollow.
Fill Color:
sets the color that will be used for certain shapes (i.e. polygons) in the layer. The available fill colors are as follows:
Black
Light Gray
Gray
Dark Gray
White
Red
Yellow
Green
Cyan
Blue
Magenta
Dark Red
Dark Green
Dark Yellow
Dark Blue
Dark Magenta
Dark Cyan
Money Green
Sky Blue
Cream
The default is yellow.
Line Style:
sets the style that will be used for lines in the layer. The available line styles are as follows:
Solid
Dash
Dot
Dash Dot
Dash Dot Dot
The default line style is dash.
Line Color:
sets the color of the lines displayed in the layer. The available colors as follows:
Black
Light Gray
Gray
Dark Gray
White
Red
Yellow
Green
Cyan
Blue
Magenta
Dark Red
Dark Green
Dark Yellow
Dark Blue
Dark Magenta
Dark Cyan
Money Green
Sky Blue
Cream
The default is light gray.