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Layer Manager

You can view and interact with all layers in the Surpac Work Area with the Layer Manager.

The Layer Manager displays many layer properties:

Layer Properties

Active layer
Visible
Not visible
Selectable
Not selectable
Modified
Not modified

You can perform the following operations with the Layer Manager:

To

right-click the layer name, and then select

Set the active layer

Make active

Tip: You can also double-click the layer name, or

click the white space to the left of the layer status icons to set the active layer.

Control layer visibility

Visible, or

Tip: You can also click the icon to control layer visibility.

Control layer selectability

Selectable

Tip: You can also click the icon to control the selected layer.

Control DTM face visibility Faces visible
Control DTM edge visibility Edges visible
Control DTM colour interpolation Colour interpolation
Display DTM triangles with sharp edges No shading
Smooth DTM triangles Smooth shading
Smooth DTM triangles accurately Accurate smooth shading
Clean the data Clean layer
Perform maths functions Layer maths
Create a DTM Create DTM
Save data in a layer Save layer
Delete a layer Delete layer

To create a new layer:

  1. Click the New button.
  2. Enter a name.
  3. Click Apply.