Product: IESX
Version: 10.1
Application: MapView
Search Type: FAQ
Topic:
Can cartography be defined in MapView and posted on Basemap?
Description:
Solution:
Yes. First create the layer in MapView, then add to Basemap.
To create cartography in MapView:
1.) You can have data posted first or start with blank screen.
2.) Save/Update > Sketch Cartography
- Click Select Layer to select a pre-defined layer to add cartography to.
- Or select Modify Layer Name, you can modify any existing layer name or
select customer assignable entity 0# to create your own.
Select Text, Polygon, or Polyline to add cartography.
- Click Text, type in text in Enter text:, hit return, point at
location for text and click. Up-arrow when finished.
- Click Polygon, select points of polygon, then mb3/close or exit. Up-
arrow when finished.
- Click Polyline, select points and mb3/close or exit. Up-arrow when
finished.
To add to Basemap:
Create a new Map Content, Map Appearance and Map Picture in Basemap containing
new cartography layer. See Basemap for details on how to do this.
Last Modified on: 05-AUG-98