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Shapefile Controls
Overview

McIDAS-V supports the ability to load and display GIS shapefiles. The user can select and load a shape file (i.e., a file that ends with .shp) from the General->Files/Directories chooser in the Data Sources tab of the Data Explorer using the Shapefile Data Type. The zipped (.zip) version of shapefiles can also be loaded.

Image 1: Display Tab of Shapefile Controls Display Properties Dialog
Image 1: Display Tab of the Shapefile Display Properties Dialog
Properties

For shapefiles that also have a data base file (.dbf), users can control what shape segments are shown with the Filters tab.

Note: McIDAS-V supports a simple XML format for maps. The Shapefile Control can export the displayed shapes in this XML format the File->Save->Export Displayed Shapes... menu.

Image 2: Filters Tab of the Shapefile Display Properties Dialog
Image 2: Filters Tab of the Shapefile Display Properties Dialog
Properties

When the shapefile has an associated data base file (.dbf) a tabular listing of the attributes is shown in the Table tab. Use the Select Fields to Show button to select what fields to show. The table can be exported as a CSV file with the File->Save->Export Table... menu.

Image 3: Table Tab of the Shapefile Controls Properties Dialog
Image 3: Table Tab of the Shapefile Display Properties Dialog
Properties
Menus

Many of the menu items seen utilizing this display are standard options that can be found in the Menus section of the Layer Controls page. However, there is one option that is unique to this display.

The Edit menu has this unique option:


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