Creating User Defined Views

ClosedCreating a User Defined View

  1. Select a geographical area and all desired attributes.
  2. Turn on overlays for the view by using View Settings and/or the Overlay toolbar. (Overlay Toolbar)
  3. Click Create View (CTRL + C) on the Main toolbar.
  4. Enter the new view name and click OK to save or Cancel to exit without changes.
  5. Open the view by selecting from the Quick View bar at left, or by clicking Select View on the Main toolbar.

ClosedCreate a Public View

  1. Set the FE.ini file to [Paths] UDViewPublic (path to shared User Defined View file). This designates the drive that the shared view file will reside.
  2. Return to the map display.
  3. Select a geographical area and all desired attributes.
  4. Turn on overlays for the view by using View Settings and/or the Overlay toolbar. (Overlay Toolbar)
  5. ClickCreate View (CTRL + C) on the Main toolbar.
  6. Click the Add to Share checkbox. This view is saved to a predetermined drive (see Step #1 above).
  7. Enter the new view name and click OK to save or Cancel to exit without changes.
  8. Open the view by selecting from the Quick View bar at left, by clicking Select View on the Main toolbar, or by selecting it from the new shared drive.

ClosedEdit a User Defined View Name

  1. Select Manage Views from the View menu.
  2. Select the view to be edited.
  3. Click Edit Selected View Name .
  4. Change the view name.
  5. Click OK to save changes.

ClosedUpdate a User Defined View

  1. Select Manage Views from the View menu.
  2. Select the view to be updated.
  3. Click Update Selected View with Environment.
  4. Click OK to save changes.

Or

  1. Open the view by selecting from the Quick View bar, or by clicking Select View on the Main toolbar.
  2. Select the view by name.
  3. Then click Update View (CTRL + U) on the Main toolbar.

ClosedDelete a User Defined View

  1. Select Manage Views from the View menu.
  2. Select the view to be deleted.
  3. Click Delete Selected View and the view is deleted.
  4. Click OK to save changes.

ClosedRecommended View Usage

  1. Create a view named "Template" (as described above in Create a User Defined View) with the most common settings and selections.
  2. Select "Template" to create a new view.
  3. Make changes to "Template".
  4. Save "Template" with a new name to create a new view.

This method allows you to quickly include common settings and selections in new views without entering them each time.