Map Layer Drawing Properties

Map layers can be any of a number of formats supported by ResSim, including ArcView® Shapefiles, ArcInfo® DEM files, AutoCAD® DXF files, U.S Geological Survey (USGS) Digital Line Graphs (DLG) files, USGS Digital Elevation Model (DEM) files, ASCII NET TIN files, and raster images. So, when you select Properties for a map layer, the editor that opens is specific to the type of map. ResSim allows you to configure several options for each type of map (except for AutoCAD® DXF files).

To access the Properties editors for a map layer:

• Open the Layer Selector ("Figure: Layer Selector") by selecting Layers... from the View menu of any module.
  

  Figure: Layer Selector
• In the Layers Tree, double-click on the map layer or right-click on it and select Properties from the context menu.

An editor specific to the type of map will open. The directory location of the map file in your ResSim watershed is shown at the top of each Properties editor.

The following sections describe most of the map layer editors currently available in ResSim.