Save Layer

Once you have completed drawing all the objects and you want to save on the current layer, you can save your layer.

Save to current layer

To save the changes to your current layer, right-click on the map and select Save Drawing to Current Layer and Exit.

Save to new layer

To save the changes to a new layer, right-click on the map display and select Save Drawing to New Layer and Exit. This will open the Save Layer As... dialog box. View image

For each layer you can enter a unique name and then save it as one of three types. An overlay, an underlay or a fault trace. If you do not specify a layer type and/or a unique name, then the layer is saved as an overlay using a WinPICS default name.

After the layer type is selected you can save the layer in one of the following ways:

Create New Layer-Type in a unique name for the layer and click "Create New Layer". This will create a new layer which can be toggled on/off in the Edit Map Draw Order.
Append to Layer-Use the pull down bar to select a layer that already exists in your project and then click on "Append to Layer". This will add newly created layers to the already existing layer.
Overwrite Layer-Use the pull down bar to select a layer that already exists in your project and then click on "Create New Layer". This will delete all objects in the layer and save the newly created objects to that layer.
To turn layers on/off in Edit Map Draw Order you must first highlight the appropriate layer type (Map Underlay, Grid & Culture Overlays, or Fault Trace) and then select Turn on/off Sub Layers...

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