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039] How to Customize and Apply Line Styles

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Global Mapper Line Styling Overview (Vector Visualization with Line Styles) Learn how to apply built-in feature types and design custom multi-layered line styles for professional GIS mapping. This tutorial provides a comprehensive guide to managing line features in Global Mapper. We cover everything from initial digitization and applying pre-defined styles to creating unique custom types and editing saved styles through the configuration menu. In this session, we will explore how to apply Styles to Line features. The process is similar to the Area styling workflow introduced in the previous lesson, so we will focus on key differences First, open Global Mapper and draw a line segment using the Digitizer Tool . img 1 : Global Mapper Digitizer Tool menu for creating new line features Once you...

038] How to Style Area Features in Global Mapper (Fill Patterns, Borders, Transparency Guide)

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Learn to define and automate the visual representation of polygon data through comprehensive hatch patterns and border configurations. This tutorial provides a comprehensive guide to styling Area features in Global Mapper. We cover everything from using standard pre-defined feature types and creating custom hatch patterns to adjusting transparency and streamlining workflows using auto-apply settings. In this guide, we will explore how to style the appearance of each element. Topics not directly related to styling will be covered in future tutorials. Creating and Styling Area Features Step 1: Creating an Area Feature First, please create an Area on the main screen. Once you finish drawing it, the Modify Feature Info window will appear as shown below. img 2 : Creating a new Area feature and the resulting info window Name: Set the name of the object. Feature Style: You can apply a pre-defined style or ...

020] How to Use Point Layer Attributes in Global Mapper | Calculate & Formula Methods

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Automate Point Layer data management by performing arithmetic operations and complex formula-based attribute calculations. This tutorial explores the "Calculate/Copy Attribute Value(s)..." feature in Global Mapper. You will learn to add new attributes, duplicate existing data, and leverage the formula engine to streamline data preparation for 3D GIS and urban simulations. How to Use Calculate/Copy Attribute Value(s) The following four items are what differentiate point layers from elevation or raster layers, and they are commonly used in all vector-attribute layers: img 1 : Point Layer's Context Menus Calculate/Copy Attribute Value(s)... JOIN - Join Attribute Table/File to Layer Create Label Layer... SPLIT - Split Into Separate Layers Based on Attribute Value... Open the file from our last session and activate the point layer. img 2 : Control Center window showing the Poi...